John Kowalski (born December 22, 1951 in Milkow, Poland) is a former coach of the professional United States soccer clubs Tampa Bay Mutiny (Major League Soccer), Pittsburgh Riverhounds (NASL) and Pittsburgh Spirit (Major Soccer League originally called the Major Indoor Soccer League). He currently coaches the Robert Morris University women's soccer team. He currently coaches the U-14 Girls Stars United team, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsyvlania.

Kowalski also briefly managed the United States national team in 1991, compiling a 2-0-1 record. Perhaps most notably, Kowalski was the head coach of the 1989 and 1992 U.S. five-a-side (Futsal) teams which won a bronze medal in the Netherlands in 1989^[1] and a silver medal in Hong Kong in 1992.^[2] Since the Futsal World Championship is a FIFA sanctioned event, the 1992 silver medal is the highest medal achievement the United States men's team has accomplished in FIFA worldwide soccer competition. The 1989 bronze was the first official US medal in a FIFA world competition.^[3]

He is married and has a daughter. He is of Polish origin.

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