| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Florissant, Missouri) is an American former soccer player, former coach and technical director, and the former Vice President of Competition and Operations for the United Soccer League.[1]
Van der Beck began his playing career with the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the original North American Soccer League and ended it with the St. Louis Ambush of the indoor National Professional Soccer League. He also earned twenty-three caps, scoring two goals, with the U.S. national team between 1979 and 1985. He played for various indoor and outdoor teams until 1998, when he retired from the pitch and became an assistant coach with the Tampa Bay Mutiny.
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.