In 1982, Wurzberger became the head coach of the American River College men's team, a position he held until 1984. He completed his bachelor's degree requirements at Sacramento State in 1982. He then went on to earn a master's degree in 1985. Both degrees were in physical education. In 1985, he became the head coach of the school's soccer team and took the team to an 8–9–4 record. The next year, UCLA hired Wurzberger as an assistant coach on the Bruins soccer team.
In 1989, the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks of the Western Soccer League (WSL) hired Wurzberger as the team's first coach. Wurzberger took his first year team to an 11–5 record and a spot in the championship game where they lost to the San Diego Nomads. Between the 1989 and 1990 season, the WSL merged with the east-coast based American Soccer League (ASL) to form the American Professional Soccer League (APSL). Wurzberger continued to lead the Blackhawks to great success as the team ran to a 13–7 record and another spot in the title game. However, the team again came up short, this time losing to the Maryland Bays.
In 1992, Wurzberger moved to Seattle, Washington to become the first full-time head coach of the University of Washington men's soccer team. He resigned that position December 12, 2010.
In addition to coaching the UW Huskies, Wurzberger was an assistant coach for the U.S. soccer team at the 1993 World University Games. Then, in 1997, he was an assistant coach of the U.S. U-18 national and the head coach of the U.S. U-16 national team in 1998.
