Gavin Glinton

Gavin Glinton
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-03-01) 1 March 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Oakland Roots
(Manager)
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 Bradley Braves 75 (53)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001 Chicago Fire Reserves 12 (13)
2002–2003 Los Angeles Galaxy 31 (3)
2003 Dallas Burn 10 (0)
2006 Charleston Battery 26 (13)
2006–2007 Los Angeles Galaxy 20 (4)
2008 San Jose Earthquakes 6 (0)
2009 Carolina RailHawks 16 (2)
2010–2011 Nam Định 45 (18)
International career
2004–2014 Turks and Caicos Islands 10 (4)
Managerial career
2004–2005 Bradley Braves (assistant)
2017–2019 Sacramento Republic (academy)
2020 New Mexico United (assistant)
2022–2024 Oakland Roots (assistant)
2024 Oakland Roots (interim)
2024– Oakland Roots
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gavin Glinton (born 1 March 1979) is a Turks and Caicos Islands football coach and former professional player.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] He is currently the head coach for the Oakland Roots in the USL Championship. He played for the LA Galaxy, Dallas Burn, and San Jose Earthquakes in the MLS. He also played for the Charleston Battery and Carolina Railhawks in the USL. He is currently the Technical Director at Sacramento United Soccer Club, having previously serving as an Assistant Coach for New Mexico United, and the U13 and U14 Academy Coach at Sacramento Republic FC.

  1. ^ "Gavin Glinton, el hombre gol de las Turcas y Caicos" (in Spanish). spherasports.com. 6 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Glinton Makes Quick Impact". Los Angeles Times. 24 March 2002.
  3. ^ "Exploring the professional paths of former Bradley soccer players". The Bradley Scout.
  4. ^ "Glinton Gets Quick Results". Los Angeles Times. 5 May 2002.
  5. ^ "Yallop Proving He's a First Class Coach". World Soccer Talk. 17 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Gavin Glinton - Fort Worth Star article".
  7. ^ "Gavin Glinton - Thanh Nien article".[dead link]