He also earned thirty-eight caps with the United States men's national soccer team including one game at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

He played at Granite City High School North for the Steelers under former U.S. national coach Bob Kehoe.

[1] In 1987, the St. Louis Steamers selected Trittschuh in the second round of the Major Indoor Soccer League draft.

Trittschuh played a single game for the United States men's national soccer team at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in a 5–1 loss to Czechoslovakia.

At the time the Soviet Union and its eastern bloc allies, including Czechoslovakia were transitioning from communism to democracy.

As a result, eastern teams were searching for talent to replace players who were moving to play in Western Europe.

[8] While Trittschuh played only a single season for Sparta Prague, he helped them win their league championship.

He became a regular starter for the team, but towards the end of the season the club ran out of money and stopped paying Trittschuh, so he returned to the U.S.

At the beginning of the 1999 season, Rapids coach Glenn Myernick moved Marcelo Balboa into the sweeper position.

As previously mentioned, he was a member of the U.S. team at the 1990 FIFA World Cup and played the full 90 minutes in their opening game against Czechoslovakia.

In 1989, Trittschuh served as an assistant coach with the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville men's soccer team.

He was named head coach of USL's Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC in advance of their inaugural 2015 season.