Jeff Bilyk

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]

Jeff Bilyk
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-05-07) May 7, 1977
Place of birth Bayport, New York, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 Clemson Tigers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 Miami Fusion 35 (0)
1999MLS Pro 40 (loan) 11 (1)
2000MLS Pro 40 (loan) 3 (0)
2002 Milwaukee Rampage 23 (0)
2003–2006 Virginia Beach Mariners 63 (0)
2007 Hampton Roads Piranhas 0 (0)
2008 Charlotte Eagles 10 (1)
Managerial career
2007–2009 Davidson Wildcats (assistant)
2012–2015 Appalachian State Mountaineers (assistant)
2015–2016 Appalachian State Mountaineers (associate head coach)
2019– Charlotte Independence (academy)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

References

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