Tim Sahaydak | |
Birth Place: | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
Position: | Defender |
Youthclubs1: | Liberty High School |
Collegeyears1: | 1995–97 |
College1: | North Carolina Tar Heels |
Years1: | 1997–98 |
Clubs1: | Columbus Crew |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1998–2000 |
Clubs2: | → MLS Project-40 (loan) |
Caps2: | 26 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 1999–2001 |
Clubs3: | Miami Fusion |
Caps3: | 22 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2001 |
Clubs4: | Charleston Battery |
Caps4: | 5 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2002 |
Clubs5: | Pittsburgh Riverhounds |
Caps5: | 15 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Manageryears1: | 2007–2012 |
Managerclubs1: | VCU Rams women's soccer (co-head coach) |
Manageryears2: | 2013– |
Managerclubs2: | UCF Knights women's soccer (associate head coach) |
Tim Sahaydak (born June 1, 1977) is an American soccer coach and former player. He is currently associate head coach of the UCF Knights women's soccer program. As a player, he played several seasons in Major League Soccer (MLS) for Miami Fusion F.C.
Sahaydak attended Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where he was an All-State representative. While touring with a state team, he was in Moscow during the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt.[1] [2]
Sahaydak joined the North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer program on a scholarship in 1995. He left in 1997 after his sophomore year.[3]
After leaving college Sahaydak was signed as a Project-40 player, eventually being assigned to the Columbus Crew. From 1998 to 2000, he played matches for the Project-40 team in the United Soccer Leagues (USL) A-League. After two seasons with the Crew, he transferred to the Miami Fusion. Between 1999 and 2001, Sahaydak played 22 times for the Fusion.[4]
Sahaydak took to coaching as co-head coach of the VCU Rams women's soccer program alongside his wife, former international player Tiffany Roberts. After six years with the Rams, he joined the UCF Knights women's soccer program as associate head coach again alongside his wife.[5]