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Full name | John Joseph Doyle | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | March 16, 1966 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | San Jose, California, United States | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1985–1988 | San Francisco Dons | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1987 | San Jose Earthquakes | ||||||||||||||||
1989–1990 | San Francisco Bay Blackhawks | ||||||||||||||||
1990–1993 | Örgryte IS | ||||||||||||||||
1992 | → San Francisco Bay Blackhawks (loan) | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1993–1994 | VfB Leipzig | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1995 | → Atlanta Ruckus (loan) | 25 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
1996–2000 | San Jose Earthquakes | 135 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1987–1994 | United States | 53 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | San Jose Earthquakes (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Joseph Doyle (born March 16, 1966) is an American former professional soccer player who played professionally in both Europe and the United States including the Western Soccer League, American Professional Soccer League and Major League Soccer. He was the 1995 A-League Defender of the Year and the 1996 MLS Defender of the Year. He also earned fifty-three caps with the U.S. national team between 1987 and 1994 including two games at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He was a member of the U.S. team at the 1988 Summer Olympics and was most recently the general manager of the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer before resigning on August 29, 2016.[1][2][3]