Gavin Glinton

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Gavin Glinton
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-03-01) 1 March 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)
Striker
Team information
Current team
New Mexico United (assistant)
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 Bradley Braves 75 (53)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001
Chicago Fire Reserves
12 (13)
2002–2003
Los Angeles Galaxy
31 (3)
2003
Dallas Burn
10 (0)
2006 Charleston Battery 26 (13)
2006–2007
Los Angeles Galaxy
20 (4)
2008 San Jose Earthquakes 6 (0)
2009
Carolina RailHawks
16 (2)
2010–2011
Nam Định
45 (18)
International career
2004–2014 Turks and Caicos Islands 10 (4)
Managerial career
2004–2005 Bradley Braves (assistant)
2012–2017 Impact Soccer Club (TD/DOC)
2017–2019 Sacramento Republic (academy)
2020 New Mexico United (assistant)
2021-2022 Sacramento United (TD/DOC)
2022–
Oakland Roots
(assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gavin Glinton (born 1 March 1979) is a Turks and Caicos Islands football coach and former professional player.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] He played for the LA Galaxy, Dallas Burn, and San Jose Earthquakes in the MLS. He also played for the Charleston Battery and Carolina Railhawks in the USL. He is currently the Technical Director at Sacramento United Soccer Club, having previously serving as an Assistant Coach for New Mexico United, and the U13 and U14 Academy Coach at Sacramento Republic FC.

College and amateur career

Born in

Premier Development League
. He was inducted into the Bradley University Hall of Fame in 2012 and the Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame in 2014.

Club career

Glinton was drafted by

Dallas Burn in 2003. His two-year totals include 44 games played with two goals and six assists. In 2004, he took a break from professional football to become assistant coach at his alma mater, Bradley University
.

In 2006, he joined

V-League of Vietnam in March 2010.[10]

International career

Glinton plays for the Turks and Caicos Islands national team, and is their highest ever goalscorer with four goals.[11] He scored one of the goals in the country's first ever win in a FIFA international over the Cayman Islands in a Caribbean Cup game in Cuba. He has earned eight caps in total, three of them in World Cup qualification games.[12]

Personal life

Gavin's younger brother,

Premier Development League
, also played for the national team and was the all-time national team appearances record holder before being surpassed by Philip Shearer.

Honors

Los Angeles Galaxy

References

  1. ^ "Gavin Glinton, el hombre gol de las Turcas y Caicos" (in Spanish). spherasports.com. 6 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Glinton Makes Quick Impact". Los Angeles Times. 24 March 2002.
  3. ^ "Exploring the professional paths of former Bradley soccer players". The Bradley Scout.
  4. ^ "Glinton Gets Quick Results". Los Angeles Times. 5 May 2002.
  5. ^ "Yallop Proving He's a First Class Coach". World Soccer Talk. 17 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Gavin Glinton - Fort Worth Star article".
  7. ^ "Gavin Glinton - Thanh Nien article".[dead link]
  8. ^ "Pats Snap up Latvian Star". St Patrick's Athletic. 23 February 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  9. ^ "St Patrick's Athletic (2) - Chelsea (2)".
  10. ^ "V-League bottom side signs former LA Galaxy player". thanhniennews.com. 3 March 2010. Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  11. ^ Goals for Turks and Caicos Islands National Team – RSSSF
  12. ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments – FIFA

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