Gavin Wilkinson
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gavin Brian Wilkinson | ||
Date of birth | 5 November 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992–1996 |
Waitakere City | ||
1996–1999 |
Perth Glory | 68 | (4) |
1999–2000 | Instant-Dict | 13 | (2) |
2000 |
Geylang United | 15 | (2) |
2000–2001 |
Kilkenny City | 12 | (0) |
2001–2006 |
Portland Timbers | 124 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
1996–2002 |
New Zealand | 33 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2005–2006 | Portland Timbers (USL) (assistant) | ||
2007–2010 | Portland Timbers (USL) | ||
2012 | Portland Timbers (interim) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:47, 29 January 2013 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 October 2007 |
Gavin Wilkinson (born 5 November 1973) is a former New Zealand footballer who served as general manager and President of Soccer for the Portland Timbers from 2009 to 2022.
Prior to this position, Wilkinson was manager of
Wilkinson was a prominent figure mentioned in the
Playing career
Club career
Wilkinson played defence for with the
International career
Wilkinson played for the
Post-playing career
Wilkinson also runs EastSide Timbers FC, a youth soccer club based in Gresham, OR.[3]
On 18 January 2010, Wilkinson was named Technical Director of the expansion
Portland Thorns and Portland Timbers
Wilkinson was the general manager of the
Wilkinson and the Portland Timbers front office faced further accusations of misconduct in the face of abuse reports in February 2022, when Major League Soccer suspended Timbers player Andy Polo pending an investigation into allegations of domestic violence made by Polo's ex-partner.[7] Police reports later indicated that Timbers employees were present when police arrived to investigate the initial call in May 2021, months before The Athletic's report on Paul Riley was published, but the team failed to report the incident to the league for nine months. Polo's ex-partner detailed the event on Peruvian television, and claimed she had been pressured into not filing charges against Polo. An MLS investigation in March 2022 claimed the Timbers did not pressure Polo's ex-partner nor intentionally conceal the incident or their involvement. Wilkinson claimed Diego Valeri opposed the decision to cut Polo, which Valeri denied as he was no longer with the Timbers at the time of Polo's release from the team.[8]
After an October 2022 report commissioned by the U.S. Soccer Federation was revealed, Timbers and Thorns owner Merritt Paulson announced Wilkinson, team president Mike Golub, and Paulson himself would thereafter recuse themselves from all Thorns decisions. Their respective futures with regard to the Timbers were not included in the statement. Earlier that day, the Timbers Army and Rose City Riveters formally demanded the removal of Wilkinson and Golub and for Paulson to sell the teams.
On 5 October, Wilkinson and Golub were fired from the club.[9] A report in The Athletic stated that Wilkinson was set to receive a contract extension, with a clause which allowed the club to terminate for cause.[10]
Sporting Kansas City
Wilkinson was hired by Sporting Kansas City in January 2024 to serve as the club's sporting director.[11]
On 19 January 2024, Wilkinson and Sporting Kansas City "mutually agreed" to release Wilkinson from his role with SKC.[12]
Honours
Player
- Perth Glory
- Most Glorious Player Award (1x): 1996-1997
Manager
- Portland Timbers
Cascadia Cup (1x): 2012
USL-1 Coach of the Year (2x): 2007, 2009
Managerial stats
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
Portland Timbers
|
United States | 26 September 2006 | 10 October 2010 | 118 | 50 | 29 | 39 | 42.37 |
References
- ^ "A-International Scorers - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
- ^ "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
- ^ "EastSide United FC - Technical Director". ESUFC. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- ^ "Thorns FC statement on general manager/President of soccer Gavin Wilkinson | PTFC".
- ^ "Karina LeBlanc named Thorns FC general manager".
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ Freeman, Joe (9 February 2020). "Portland Timbers' Andy Polo accused of domestic violence, suspended by MLS". The Oregonian/Oregon Live. Advance Publications. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ Rueter, Jeff (1 August 2022). "Contextualizing the Timbers' Andy Polo saga, as questions remain among fans". The Athletic. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ Timbers, Portland. "President of soccer Gavin Wilkinson and president of business Mike Golub relieved of their duties | PTFC". Portland Timbers.
- ^ Linehan, Sam Stejskal, Paul Tenorio, Meg. "Timbers, Thorns FC fire Gavin Wilkinson, Mike Golub". The Athletic.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Bogert, Tom; Maurer, Pablo; Tenorio, Paul (11 January 2024). "Sporting KC hires former Portland Timbers, Thorns president Gavin Wilkinson". The Athletic. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ Illig, Michael. "Statement from Principal Owner Michael Illig". SportingKC.com. Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
External links
- Gavin Wilkinson – FIFA competition record (archived)