LYSL Elite Technical Director Troy Dayak

Technical Director Experience

Certified Director of Coaching in April 2007.

Hired in 2005 as the league Technical Director of Livermore Youth Soccer League.

Coaching Experience

2005-2007 Head Coach and Vice President of MISL California Cougars.

MLS Experience

Dayak is a 16 year professional soccer star, currently affiliated with the MLS San Jose Earthquakes; Troy has been a part of two of the Earthquakes' MLS Championships.

On October 8, 2005, the San Jose Earthquakes held a rally for Troy after there last season home game. This was his last home game as an MLS player. It was LYSL DAY and hundreds of LYSL players and parents attended the game to support the team and especially Troy.

His numerous credentials include:

•  Has played for many professional soccer teams including the NPSL Cleveland Crunch, San Jose Grizzlies, San Jose Clash and San Francisco Bay Seals (as Team Captain and Assistant Coach)

• Has won a National Championship in each of three professional U.S. soccer leagues

• Served as the 2001 MLS All-Star Captain; awarded Comeback Player of the Year and Humanitarian of the Year

Other Pro Experience

Appeared in 27 games in 2000 as player/assistant coach for the Bay Area Seals. Scored four goals and notched four assists for 12 points. One of top scorers among defenders in A-League. During 1999 A-League season suffered season-ending right knee injury, tearing the posterior cruciate ligament and the medial collateral ligament in third game of season with the San Francisco Bay Seals. At age 17, became youngest player ever to sign in the American Professional Soccer League (APSL), the highest level of soccer in the United States at the time, signing with the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks. Helped Blackhawks win the APSL Championship in 1991. Played with the Cleveland Crunch (indoor) of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) during 1993-1994 season, helping lead them to the title. Part of San Jose Grizzlies indoor team in 1995.

International

Appeared for United States at the U-16, U-20, U-23 levels, while also earning 11 caps for the senior national team. Played in U-16 World Cup in Canada. Helped U-20 national team to best-ever 4th place finish at World Youth Championships in Saudi Arabia in 1989. Played in 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

Personal

Married to wife Karen with daughter Adaurie and son T.J. Also played baseball and football at Livermore High School. Offered scholarship to play football (free safety/running back) at Oregon State, but turned it down to pursue soccer career. Coaches youth teams in Tracy and Livermore. Owns soccer store, Dayak's Den Soccer, in Tracy, store specializes in team and league uniforms...Has his own fan club, the Dayak's Den Fan Club in Tracy. Enjoys playing golf and riding motorcycles with his father, Pete. Brother, Tanner, served in the military, spending time in Kosovo and Germany. Possesses Agricultural License to be a licensed farmer. Owns a farm of mostly alfalfa that covers 40 acres in Tracy. Planning to build regulation-size lighted soccer field on his property with the help of friends and family. Coached several teams in his off-season...Spoke to kids and signed autographs at numerous youth soccer tournaments during the off-season...Earned U.S. Soccer Federation "A" License in January of 2005.

Inducted into the California Youth Soccer Association Hall of Fame in January 2005.

Current board member, U.S. Soccer Athletes Council.

A strong believer in community involvement, Troy is involved in many youth programs throughout Northern California. He frequently conducts soccer camps, youth team training and personal training programs for a variety of organizations, participating in over 100 programs during his lengthy professional career.

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