Perry Van der Beck
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Perry Van der Beck | ||
Date of birth | November 5, 1959 | ||
Place of birth | Florissant, Missouri, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1978–1982 |
Tampa Bay Rowdies | 73 | (5) |
1979–1984 |
Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) | 46 | (20) |
1983 |
Team America | 28 | (1) |
1984 |
Tampa Bay Rowdies | 24 | (5) |
1984–1987 |
Dallas Sidekicks (indoor) | 57 | (15) |
1987–1988 |
St. Louis Steamers (indoor) | 47 | (7) |
1988–1992 | Wichita Wings (indoor) | 173 | (58) |
1989–1993 |
Tampa Bay Rowdies | 82 | (9) |
1995–1997 | Tampa Bay Terror (indoor) | 36 | (6) |
1997 | St. Louis Ambush (indoor) | 5 | (1) |
Total | 571 | (127) | |
International career | |||
1979–1985 |
United States | 23 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
1996–1997 | Tampa Bay Terror | ||
1998–2001 | Tampa Bay Mutiny (assistant) | ||
2001 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | ||
2010 | Tampa Bay Rowdies (interim) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Perry Van der Beck (born November 5, 1959, in
Van der Beck began his playing career with the
After coaching for several other clubs and youth soccer organizations, Van der Beck was hired as the technical director and youth director for the new Tampa Bay Rowdies in 2008. He was later promoted to be the club's executive vice president and director of player development. In January 2014 he was again promoted to the position of general manager. Following the hiring of former teammate Farrukh Quraishi as president and general manager, Van der Beck returned to his role as the team's technical director.
NASL
In 1978, the
In 1983, Van der Beck played with
During his time with the Rowdies, the NASL had played both an
MISL
Van der Beck remained with the Sidekicks for three seasons, capping his time with the team by winning the MISL championship in
National Team
In 1979, Van der Beck played his first game with the U.S. national team. He would go on to earn 23 caps, scoring two goals with the team. He was an integral part in the U.S. failed attempts to qualify for the 1982 and 1986 FIFA World Cups.
In 1979, he was a member of the U.S. soccer team at the 1979 Pan American Games.[2] In 1980, he would have been the captain of the U.S. soccer team at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Despite qualifying for the tournament, the U.S. did not send a team to Moscow when President Jimmy Carter organized a boycott of the games in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
In 1985, Van der Beck was selected the
Van der Beck served on the US Soccer Board of Directors from 1986 to 1993.
In 2011, Van der Beck was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame.
Van der Beck has owned and operated the original Camp Kikinthagrass since 2003.
NPSL
He served as the player/coach with the
Coaching and front office
At the end of the 1997 season, he retired from playing and joined the Tampa Bay Mutiny of Major League Soccer (MLS) as an assistant coach for the 1998 season. In 2001, he became the head coach of the Mutiny for its last 11 games of the team's existence when then head coach, Alfonso Mondelo was fired. While assistant coach of the Mutiny, he also coached the Northdale Rangers of the Florida Youth Soccer Association to three State Cups and the 1998 Region III Cup. After MLS shut down the Mutiny at the end of the 2001 season, Van Der Beck replaced Peter Vermes as the Super Y-League Olympic Development Program National Camp Technical Director. He also spent one season as a staff coach with the Adidas Elite Soccer Program, which identifies the nation's best high school players and coaches them in weeklong training programs.[3]
Tampa Bay Rowdies
In June 2008, Van der Beck was hired as the technical director of the expansion
USL vice president
On June 23, 2016, the United Soccer League announced that Van der Beck would be the new Vice President of Competition and Operations, replacing David Wagner. In his new role he is responsible for the day-to-day league operations, competition, schedule, discipline and refereeing.[9]
References
- ^ "USL Names van der Beck NOT VP of Competition & Operations". June 23, 2016.
- ^ 1979 Pan American Games: Argentina vs. USA
- ^ "News | Tampa Bay Rowdies". rowdiessoccer.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2014.
- ^ Technical Staff - fctampabay.com
- ^ "News | Tampa Bay Rowdies". rowdiessoccer.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2014.
- ^ "Rowdies NASL: Rowdies Name Farrukh Quraishi President and General Manager". Archived from the original on November 21, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
- ^ "Fennelly: Longtime Rowdies, a self-made owner and bruised feelings".
- ^ "Assistant GM Perry Van Der Beck no longer with Rowdies | Tampa Bay Times". www.tampabay.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2016.
- ^ "USL Names van der Beck VP of Competition & Operations". June 23, 2016.
External links
- Perry Van der Beck at National-Football-Teams.com
- NASL/MISL stats