John Doyle (soccer, born 1966)
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Full name | John Joseph Doyle | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | March 16, 1966 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | San Jose, California, United States | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1985–1988 | San Francisco Dons | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1987 |
San Jose Earthquakes | ||||||||||||||||
1989–1990 | San Francisco Bay Blackhawks | ||||||||||||||||
1990–1993 | Örgryte IS | ||||||||||||||||
1992 | → San Francisco Bay Blackhawks (loan) | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1993–1994 |
VfB Leipzig | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1995 |
→ Atlanta Ruckus (loan) | 25 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
1996–2000 | San Jose Earthquakes | 135 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1987–1994 | United States | 53 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | San Jose Earthquakes (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Joseph Doyle (born March 16, 1966) is an American former professional
Youth
Doyle attended
Professional
Western Soccer League
In 1987, Doyle spent the collegiate off-season with the
Europe
In 1990, he moved to Europe where he signed with Swedish club
Return to the U.S.
With the demotion of Leipzig, Doyle signed with Major League Soccer (MLS). However, when the league delayed its first season to 1996, Doyle joined the
In order to ensure an initial equitable distribution of talent to each of the league's new teams, MLS
National and Olympic teams
The U.S. Olympic team called in Doyle for a May 30, 1987, qualification match against Canada. The U.S. had lost 2–0 to Canada a week earlier and needed to win by that margin or greater to continue qualification. The team rose to the challenge and defeated Canada 3–0. Doyle continued to play with the Olympic team, including its three games at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. In those games, he scored a goal in the 4–2 loss to the Soviet Union. He would continue to play for the national team in 1989, when the U.S. began qualification for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He played two games for the U.S. at the finals.[9]
Post playing career
After his retirement from the Earthquakes, Doyle worked as a TV and radio color commentator for the team. In 2004, he was hired as assistant coach, replacing Dominic Kinnear who was promoted to head coach after Frank Yallop's departure to coach the Canada national team. He stayed on until the franchise was relocated to Houston for the 2006 season. On October 3, 2007, he was named the new general manager of the Earthquakes. Doyle was fired by the Earthquakes on August 29, 2016.[10]
Doyle is also the Director of Coaching of Mustang Soccer League, in Danville, California.
Honors
- Western Soccer Alliance
- First Team All Star: 1989
- A-League
- Defender of the Year: 1995
- First Team All Star: 1990, 1992, 1995
- Major League Soccer
References
- ^ "John Doyle | San Jose Earthquakes". Archived from the original on September 5, 2015.
- ^ "JOHN DOYLE". San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ^ "The Official Site of Earthquakes Soccer, LLC". mlsnet.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007.
- ^ "All Americans". nscaa.com. Archived from the original on August 28, 2006.
- ^ "WSA 1987 Season". a-leaguearchive.tripod.com. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
- ^ "WSA 1989 Season". a-leaguearchive.tripod.com. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
- ^ "APSL 1992 Season". a-leaguearchive.tripod.com. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
- ^ "Doyle, John" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
- ^ John Doyle – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "San Jose Earthquakes part ways with longtime GM John Doyle | MLSSoccer.com".
- ^ All-Star Game flashback, 1996 Archived December 28, 2014, at the Wayback Machine at MLSsoccer.com
- ^ All-Star Game flashback, 1997 at MLSsoccer.com
- ^ "Fact and Record Book | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer. p. 178. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Fact & Record Book". Major League Soccer. January 2023. p. 184. Retrieved July 28, 2023.