Mike Solari

Mike Solari (born January 16, 1955) is an American football coach and former player. Solari has previously worked for five other National Football League (NFL) teams, including a stint as offensive coordinator of the Kansas City Chiefs from 2006 to 2007. He played collegiately as an offensive lineman at San Diego State University.

Playing career
Solari got his start as playing both ways at  El Camino High School in South San Francisco, California (Class of 1973), where he was a standout, particularly on the offensive side of the ball (tackle).  His next stop was as an offensive lineman at College of San Mateo. He then moved onto San Diego State, where his teammates included two other JC transfers, future NFL head coaches Herman Edwards and John Fox.

Coaching career
After SDSU, Solari coached at the high school level in Southern California, for the Mission Bay Pirates in the Pacific Beach sector of San Diego, and as a wrestling and assistant track coach at Orange Glen High School in 1978–79. Next he began his college coaching career at nearby MiraCosta College, a community college in Oceanside. He then went to United States International University (USIU) as an assistant football coach on Tom Walsh's staff.

Solari spent time at Boise State, Cincinnati, Alabama, Kansas and Pittsburgh as assistant football coach.

He was with the Dallas Cowboys as assistant offensive line coach and special teams coach.

Solari joined the San Francisco 49ers in 1992 as tight ends coach and assistant offensive line coach.  There he won a Super Bowl ring as a member of 1994 49ers coaching staff.

In 1997, he joined the Kansas City Chiefs as their O-line coach.  And for many years, tutored some of the best lineman in the NFL, including Pro Football Hall of Famers Will Shields and Willie Roaf. Upon the retirement of Dick Vermeil and the signing of incumbent OC Al Saunders by Washington, Solari was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2006. After the conclusion of the 2007 season, Solari was fired by the Chiefs following a 4-12 season and was replaced by former Georgia Tech head coach and long-time NFL coach Chan Gailey.

Solari joined the  Seahawks staff in 2008, he changed its offensive line scheme to more zone blocking.

On January 21, 2010, Solari was named offensive line coach for the San Francisco 49ers.

Solari joined the Packers staff as an offensive line assistant following the 2014 season.

On January 21, 2016, Solari was hired by the New York Giants as offensive line coach.

On January 15, 2018, Solari was rehired by the Seattle Seahawks as their offensive line coach.

Personal life
He is married to wife Patti and has three children; Tamara, Stephanie and Michael.

References

1955 births
Living people
American football offensive linemen
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Boise State Broncos football coaches
Cincinnati Bearcats football coaches
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High school football coaches in California
Junior college football coaches in the United States
Kansas City Chiefs coaches
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National Football League offensive coordinators
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Pittsburgh Panthers football coaches
San Diego State Aztecs football players
San Francisco 49ers coaches
San Mateo Bulldogs football players
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United States International Gulls football coaches
People from Daly City, California
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