Bernie James

Bernie James
James circa 1984
Personal information
Full name Bernie James
Date of birth (1958-11-25) November 25, 1958 (age 65)
Place of birth Coventry, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1980 Seattle Sounders 0 (0)
1980–1982 Edmonton Drillers 74 (1)
1980–1982 Edmonton Drillers (indoor) 46 (8)
1982–1987 Cleveland Force (indoor) 208 (18)
1987–1989 Tacoma Stars (indoor) 102 (7)
1988–1989 Seattle Storm
1989–1991 Cleveland Crunch (indoor) 97 (1)
1994–2000 Seattle Sounders 108 (0)
International career
1988 United States 2 (0)
Managerial career
1994–2000 Seattle Sounders (assistant)
2001 Seattle Sounders (interim)
1997– Roosevelt High School
1997– Crossfire Premier Soccer Club
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bernie James (born November 25, 1958[citation needed], in Coventry, England[1]) is a former U.S. soccer player and current youth soccer coach. James spent twenty-four years as a professional, both beginning and ending his career with different versions of the Seattle Sounders. He played in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League, American Professional Soccer League and A-League. He served as an assistant coach with the Sounders for seven seasons and as interim head coach for one. He was a member of the U.S. Olympic soccer team which qualified for, but did not play in, the 1980 Summer Olympics due to the United States' boycott in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. He also earned two caps with the U.S. national team in 1988.

  1. ^ "Crossfire Premier Soccer". Archived from the original on 17 August 2007.