Jeff Bilyk Explained

Jeff Bilyk
Birth Date:1977 5, mf=yes
Birth Place:Bayport, New York, United States
Position:Midfielder
Collegeyears1:1995–1998
College1:Clemson Tigers
Years1:1999–2001
Years2:1999
Years3:2000
Years4:2002
Years5:2003–2006
Years6:2007
Years7:2008
Clubs1:Miami Fusion
Clubs2:MLS Pro 40 (loan)
Clubs3:MLS Pro 40 (loan)
Clubs5:Virginia Beach Mariners
Clubs6:Hampton Roads Piranhas
Clubs7:Charlotte Eagles
Caps1:35
Caps2:11
Caps3:3
Caps4:23
Caps5:63
Caps6:0
Caps7:10
Goals1:0
Goals2:1
Goals3:0
Goals4:0
Goals5:0
Goals6:0
Goals7:1
Manageryears1:2007–2009
Managerclubs1:Davidson Wildcats (assistant)
Manageryears2:2012–2015
Managerclubs2:Appalachian State Mountaineers (assistant)
Manageryears3:2015–2016
Managerclubs3:Appalachian State Mountaineers (associate head coach)
Manageryears4:2019–
Managerclubs4:Charlotte Independence (academy)

Jeff Bilyk (born May 7, 1977, in Bayport, New York) is a retired American soccer player who spent three years in Major League Soccer. He is currently the academy director for the Charlotte Independence.[1]

Player

Bilyk attended Clemson University, playing on the men's soccer team from 1995 to 1999. In February 1999, the Columbus Crew selected Bilyk in the second round (eighteenth overall) of the 1999 MLS College Draft. The Crew waived him on April 2, 1999.[2] He then signed with the Miami Fusion where he played from 1999 to 2001. In 1999, he played eleven games on loan to MLS Pro 40 and in 2000, he played three games on loan to Pro 40.[3] In 2002, he played for the Milwaukee Rampage as the Rampage won the USL A-League championship.[4] He played as a midfielder for USL First Division side Virginia Beach Mariners from 2003 to 2006.[5] On April 18, 2007, the Hampton Roads Piranhas signed Bilyk.[6] Injuries kept him from playing. On March 24, 2008, he joined the Charlotte Eagles of the USL Second Division.[7]

Coach

From 2007 to 2009, Bilyk served as an assistant coach with Davidson College.[8] Bilyk joined the staff off the Appalachian State Mountaineers men's soccer team in 2012, and was promoted to associate head coach in 2015.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: STAFF DETAIL . IndependenceSoccer.Club . 27 December 2021.
  2. https://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/02/sports/transactions-040029.html April 2, 1999 Transactions
  3. Web site: 2000 MLS Pro 40 . 2012-01-02 . 2011-06-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629130233/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/aleague/stats/2000/stats.uspstax.html . dead .
  4. http://www.uslsoccer.com/postseason/usl1/198769.html 2002: Milwaukee claims second USL-1 title
  5. News: The Virginian-Pilot. Wykes, Tris. Mariners soccer franchise terminated by league; season canceled. 2007-03-30.
  6. Web site: PDL Piranhas sign three USL-1 vets: Fenger, Bilyk and Danbusky to mentor new team . 2011-11-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090109005637/http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/178322.html . 2009-01-09 . dead .
  7. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3610126 Bilyk Signs with Eagles; Brings more MLS experience to 2008 roster
  8. http://www.davidsonwildcats.com/news/2007/7/27/msoc06272007.aspx Jeff Bilyk Joins Men's Soccer Coaching Staff
  9. Web site: JEFF BILYK PROMOTED TO ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH . AppStateSports.com . 27 December 2021.