Lyle Yorks

Lyle Yorks
Personal information
Date of birth	January 30, 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	Mansfield, Connecticut, United States
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
College career
Years	Team
1988–1991	Virginia Cavaliers
Senior career*
Years	Team
1992–1993	Milwaukee Wave (indoor)
1993–1994	Næstved
1995	New York Fever
1998	D.C. United
International career
	United States U16
	United States U20
Managerial career
1995–1997	California Golden Bears (assistant)
	Stanford University (assistant)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lyle Yorks (born January 30, 1970) is a retired American

Gatorade National Player of the Year and was a member of the U.S. soccer teams at both the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship and 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship

. He is the managing director of James Grant Sports.

Youth

Club

Yorks attended

bachelor degree in sociology from Virginia and later earned a master's degree in sports management from the University of San Francisco

.

National teams

In 1985, Yorks was a member of the U.S. U-16 national team which went 1–2 in the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship. Yorks played all three games. In 1989, he played two games for the U.S. U-20 national team which took fourth place at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.^[3]

Professional

On November 21, 1992, Yorks signed with the

USISL. In December 1995, he signed with Major League Soccer as the league prepared for its first season in 1996.^[7] However, he was not selected in the January 1996 MLS drafts. In February 1998, Yorks was invited to the D.C. United training camp. On March 10, 1998, United signed Yorks. He played one game, then was waived on May 11, 1998.^[8] A month later, he played an exhibition game with the Richmond Kickers.^[9]

The team hoped to sign him for the remainder of the regular season, but Yorks retired from playing professionally.

Coach

Following his playing career, Lyle was an assistant coach at the University of California at Berkeley from 1995 to 1997 as well as one season at Stanford University.

He was inducted into the Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame in 2008.^[10]

Soccer Agent

Lyle is currently the Global Head of Sport for James Grant Sports Management Ltd.^[11] As USSF registered FIFA agent, Lyle has brokered some of the biggest deals for US players both in MLS and Europe.

References

^ 2008 Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame Archived 2008-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
^ VIRGINIA NAMES SOCCER CAPTAINS Richmond Times-Dispatch – Tuesday, September 3, 1991
^ FIFA Player Profile
^ November 21, 1992 Transactions
^ NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS – 1992–1993 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
^ Wave makes Wright move, signs all-star Milwaukee Sentinel – Thursday, January 7, 1993
^ MLS CLOSE TO SIGNING COLOMBIAN SUPERSTAR Washington Post – Wednesday, December 13, 1995
^ D.C. United Transactions^{[permanent dead link]}
^ DUGAN MAKES MOST OF RETURN WITH KICKERS Richmond Times-Dispatch – Thursday, June 18, 1998
^ 2008 Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame Archived 2008-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
^ Proactive Management Team

[1] 2008 Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame Archived 2008-08-07 at the Wayback Machine

[2] VIRGINIA NAMES SOCCER CAPTAINS Richmond Times-Dispatch – Tuesday, September 3, 1991

[3] FIFA Player Profile

[4] November 21, 1992 Transactions

[5] NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS – 1992–1993 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine

[6] Wave makes Wright move, signs all-star Milwaukee Sentinel – Thursday, January 7, 1993

[7] MLS CLOSE TO SIGNING COLOMBIAN SUPERSTAR Washington Post – Wednesday, December 13, 1995

[8] D.C. United Transactions^{[permanent dead link]}

[9] DUGAN MAKES MOST OF RETURN WITH KICKERS Richmond Times-Dispatch – Thursday, June 18, 1998

[10] 2008 Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame Archived 2008-08-07 at the Wayback Machine

[11] Proactive Management Team

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