Jim Cherneski Explained

Jim Cherneski
Fullname:James Cherneski
Birth Date:12 September 1974
Birth Place:Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Egerton F.C.
Collegeyears1:1992–1996
College1:Towson Tigers
Years1:1997
Clubs1:Baltimore Bays
Caps1:8
Goals1:3
Years2:1998
Clubs2:Eastern Shore Sharks
Caps2:18
Goals2:2
Years3:1999
Clubs3:New Hampshire Phantoms
Caps3:4
Goals3:1
Years4:2000–2001
Clubs4:Rhode Island Stingrays
Caps4:5
Goals4:0
Years5:2002
Clubs5:Worcester Kings
Caps5:2
Goals5:0
Years6:2007–2010
Clubs6:Crystal Palace Baltimore
Caps6:10
Goals6:2
Years7:2017–
Clubs7:Egerton
Caps7:12
Goals7:5
Manageryears1:2007–2010
Managerclubs1:Crystal Palace Baltimore
Manageryears2:2017–
Managerclubs2:Egerton
Pcupdate:February 27, 2018

Jim Cherneski (born September 12, 1974, in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American soccer player, currently player-coach for Egerton, initially alongside Jlloyd Samuel and Dean Gorré. After the death of Samuel in May 2018, and departure of Gorré to manage Suriname, he took the job outright assisted by Nathan Ellington and Emerson Boyce.

TRUSOX

Cherneski invented Trusox in 2010. They are socks that help grip a players sock to their cleat or shoe. Players that wear Trusox include: Gareth Bale, Luis Suarez, Robin van Persie, Arjen Robben, and Jerome Boateng.[1]

Career

Youth and college

When Cherneski was nine years old he moved to Florida, where he was coached on various youth teams including the Countryside Cosmos coached by Richard Dieckman, Peter Mellor, Steve Heighway, Gordon Hill and Derek Smethurst.[2] Cherneski was a starting defender for the Florida Class 4A state high school champions in 1991,[3] and after a brief and ultimately unsuccessful trial at English side Brighton and Hove Albion, played college soccer at Towson University alongside Pete Medd, leading the team to a Top 15 Division 1 NCAA National Ranking and serving as captain during his senior year.

Professional

After a brief coaching stint at Towson, Cherneski subsequently played for many years in the USL, having stints with the Baltimore Bays, the Eastern Shore Sharks, the New Hampshire Phantoms, the Rhode Island Stingrays and the Worcester Kings.

After having taken several years off from soccer to concentrate on family issues, Cherneski received an email from a former college coach that ultimately inspired him to set up his own team in his hometown of Baltimore. Whilst in England on a college tour in 2006, Cherneski met with a representative from Crystal Palace, who were interested setting up a team somewhere else in the world. Over the course of the following year representatives from Palace flew over to America, ultimately resulting in the creation of Crystal Palace Baltimore.[2]

Cherneski became player-coach of the team prior to its inaugural season in 2007, in which they finished fifth, and took the team to its first post-season playoff campaign in 2008, where they ultimately lost in the USL2 semi finals to the Charlotte Eagles. In addition to managing the team, Cherneski still occasionally makes playing appearances. Cherneski scored two goals in a 6–3 loss to FC Tampa Bay[4] in the last game of Baltimore's 2010 USSFD2 regular season campaign.

Career statistics

(correct as of October 2, 2010)

ClubSeasonLeagueCup[5] Play-OffsTotal
AppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssists
Baltimore Bays199783???????83?
Eastern Shore Sharks1998182???????182?
New Hampshire Phantoms199941???????41?
Rhode Island Stingrays2000–200150???????50?
Worcester Kings200220???????20?
Crystal Palace Baltimore2007300000---300
Crystal Palace Baltimore2008400100000500
Crystal Palace Baltimore2009100000000100
Crystal Palace Baltimore2010220000000220
Total2007–present10201000001220
Career Totals1997–present488?100???498?

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indoor Soccer 101.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20120224075949/http://www.cpfc.co.uk/page/CPFCUSA/0%2C%2C10323~1119462%2C00.html Jim Cherneski and Pete Medd Profiles
  3. http://www.somdnews.com/stories/06032009/indytop105007_32251.shtml The Palace of Waldorf
  4. Web site: USSF Division-2 Pro League . ussf.demosphere.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120402164102/http://ussf.demosphere.com/stats/2010/1634317.html . 2012-04-02.
  5. Includes U.S. Open Cup