Philip Gyau
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Phillinoisip “Philip” Gyau (born February 7, 1966 in Silver Spring, Maryland
) is a former U.S. soccer forward
. He spent his outdoor career in the American Soccer League
and the American Professional Soccer League
, his indoor career with the Washington Warthogs
and Baltimore Blast
, and spent nine years with the U.S. National Beach Soccer team. He also earned six caps with the U.S. national team
. He currently coaches youth soccer.
, Phil grew up in Maryland after his father signed with the Washington Darts
of the North American Soccer League
(NASL). Gyau attended Gwynn Park High School in Brandywine, Maryland
from 1978 to 1982. After graduating from high school, he attended Howard University
where he played on the men’s soccer team from 1982 to 1985. In 1985, he played for Club España
of Washington D.C. when it won the National Amateur Cup
.
of the American Soccer League
(ASL). He moved to the Maryland Bays
in 1989 and played three seasons with them.http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1989/statsasl89.htm
to create the American Professional Soccer League
(APSL). In 1990, Gyau was a first team All Star and the APSL MVP while scoring twelve goals with the Bays. The Bays folded at the end of the 1991 season and Gyau moved to the Tampa Bay Rowdies. While he scored seven goals in sixteen games with the Rowdies in 1992, he moved to the Colorado Foxes
for the 1993 season. However, he moved from Colorado to the Los Angeles Salsa
after eight games. That year, the Foxes and the Salsa met in the APSL title game. Gyau scored the first goal of the game, but the Foxes tied it late and won in overtime. In 1994, Gyau was with the Montreal Impact
.
of the MISL. He played only one game, then moved to the Washington Warthogs
of the Continental Indoor Soccer League
(CISL). He spent at least two seasons with the Warthogs.
in a June 4, 1989 win over Peru
. He played a handful of games through the rest of 1989, then two games in 1990. His last game with the national team came in an October 19, 1991 loss to North Korea
’s girl’s soccer team. In his three years as coach, he took the team to a 26-28-2 record.http://www.chamberworks.com/bullis/sport_records.cfm?SID=4 He has also coached various youth teams, including the Bethesda Fury, with which he won three state and one regional championship; the Bethesda Eclipse, winner of four state and one regional championship. He is on staff with the D.C. United
as its U-13 Boys head coach.http://houston.mlsnet.com/t103/camps/academy/coaches/ He is also the founder and director of Next Level Development, a soccer development program. He is the St. Johns College High School varsity coach in Washington D.C. He also coached other teams, one of them being the Olney Pumas U-16 team in the NCSL league.Since that time e as been coaching MSC Revolution, a rising U-17 boys soccer team which he was one both NCSL Division 1 with, as well as the Bethesda Tournament, helping to rank the team 3rd in the state of Maryland.
Silver Spring, Maryland
Silver Spring is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It had a population of 71,452 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth most populous place in Maryland, after Baltimore, Columbia, and Germantown.The urbanized, oldest, and...
) is a former U.S. soccer forward
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
. He spent his outdoor career in the American Soccer League
American Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
and the American Professional Soccer League
American Professional Soccer League
The American Professional Soccer League is a former professional men's soccer league which featured teams from both the United States and Canada. It was the first outdoor soccer league to feature teams from throughout the United States since the demise of the original North American Soccer League...
, his indoor career with the Washington Warthogs
Washington Warthogs
The Washington Warthogs were a professional indoor soccer team in the Continental Indoor Soccer League from 1994-1997. They played their home games in the US Airways Arena in Landover, Maryland, an arena they shared with the Washington Capitals and Washington Bullets.The Warthogs featured the...
and Baltimore Blast
Baltimore Blast (current)
Baltimore Blast is an American professional indoor soccer team based in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Founded in 1992, the team plays in the Major Indoor Soccer League....
, and spent nine years with the U.S. National Beach Soccer team. He also earned six caps with the U.S. national team
United States men's national soccer team
The United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF...
. He currently coaches youth soccer.
Youth and college
The son of Joseph “Nana” Gyau, a member of the Ghana national football teamGhana national football team
The Ghana national football team, popularly known as the Black Stars, is the national association football team of Ghana and is controlled by the Ghana Football Association...
, Phil grew up in Maryland after his father signed with the Washington Darts
Washington Darts
Washington Darts was an American soccer club based in Washington, D.C. that was a member of the American Soccer League and later the North American Soccer League....
of the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
(NASL). Gyau attended Gwynn Park High School in Brandywine, Maryland
Brandywine, Maryland
Brandywine is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, although the postal delivery area includes part of Charles County as well near Malcolm....
from 1978 to 1982. After graduating from high school, he attended Howard University
Howard University
Howard University is a federally chartered, non-profit, private, coeducational, nonsectarian, historically black university located in Washington, D.C., United States...
where he played on the men’s soccer team from 1982 to 1985. In 1985, he played for Club España
Club España
Club España was an American soccer team which won the National Challenge Cup in 1987. The team also won the 1985 National Amateur Cup. The team ceased operations in 1987 when head coach, Hugo Berly, and most of the players, moved to the newly formed Washington Diplomats....
of Washington D.C. when it won the National Amateur Cup
National Amateur Cup
The National Amateur Cup is an American soccer competition open to all amateur teams affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation...
.
ASL
In 1988, Gyau signed with the Washington DiplomatsWashington Diplomats (APSL)
The Washington Diplomats were an American soccer team established in 1987 which played in the American Soccer League in 1988 and 1989 and the American Professional Soccer League in 1990.-History:...
of the American Soccer League
American Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
(ASL). He moved to the Maryland Bays
Maryland Bays
The Maryland Bays were an inaugural franchise of the third incarnation of the American Soccer League in 1988.They were based in Catonsville, Maryland, and played their games at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County. The team joined the American Professional Soccer League in 1990 when the ASL...
in 1989 and played three seasons with them.http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1989/statsasl89.htm
APSL
In the spring of 1990, the ASL merged with the Western Soccer LeagueWestern Soccer League
Western Soccer Alliance was a professional soccer league featuring teams from the West Coast of the United States and Western Canada. The league began in 1985 as the Western Alliance Challenge Series. In 1986, it became the Western Soccer Alliance...
to create the American Professional Soccer League
American Professional Soccer League
The American Professional Soccer League is a former professional men's soccer league which featured teams from both the United States and Canada. It was the first outdoor soccer league to feature teams from throughout the United States since the demise of the original North American Soccer League...
(APSL). In 1990, Gyau was a first team All Star and the APSL MVP while scoring twelve goals with the Bays. The Bays folded at the end of the 1991 season and Gyau moved to the Tampa Bay Rowdies. While he scored seven goals in sixteen games with the Rowdies in 1992, he moved to the Colorado Foxes
Colorado Foxes
The Colorado Foxes were a professional soccer team, based in Commerce City, Colorado, that played in the APSL between 1990 and 1997. The Foxes won two APSL titles, in 1992 and 1993. When Major League Soccer started and the Colorado Rapids became the region's premier team, the Foxes tried to stay...
for the 1993 season. However, he moved from Colorado to the Los Angeles Salsa
Los Angeles Salsa
The Los Angeles Salsa was an American Professional Soccer League franchise. The club played on the campus of California State University, Fullerton at Titan Stadium in a suburb of Orange County, California...
after eight games. That year, the Foxes and the Salsa met in the APSL title game. Gyau scored the first goal of the game, but the Foxes tied it late and won in overtime. In 1994, Gyau was with the Montreal Impact
Montreal Impact
Montreal Impact was a Canadian professional soccer club based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1992, the team played in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid until the 2011 season. The owner Joey Saputo now operates the MLS team Montreal ImpactThe...
.
CISL
In 1995, Gyau moved back to Washington, D.C., to sign with the Baltimore BlastBaltimore Blast (current)
Baltimore Blast is an American professional indoor soccer team based in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Founded in 1992, the team plays in the Major Indoor Soccer League....
of the MISL. He played only one game, then moved to the Washington Warthogs
Washington Warthogs
The Washington Warthogs were a professional indoor soccer team in the Continental Indoor Soccer League from 1994-1997. They played their home games in the US Airways Arena in Landover, Maryland, an arena they shared with the Washington Capitals and Washington Bullets.The Warthogs featured the...
of the Continental Indoor Soccer League
Continental Indoor Soccer League
The Continental Indoor Soccer League was an indoor soccer league that played from 1993 to 1997.-History:When the Major Soccer League folded in the summer of 1992, two of its former teams joined a group of hockey and basketball arena owners led by Ron Weinstein who wanted to create a league to...
(CISL). He spent at least two seasons with the Warthogs.
National team
Gyau earned his first cap with the U.S. national teamUnited States men's national soccer team
The United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF...
in a June 4, 1989 win over Peru
Peru national football team
The Peru national football team, known as 'el equipo inca', represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation . The team competes against the other nine members of FIFA's CONMEBOL conference, which encompasses the countries of South America...
. He played a handful of games through the rest of 1989, then two games in 1990. His last game with the national team came in an October 19, 1991 loss to North Korea
Korea DPR national football team
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea national football team represents the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in international association football and is controlled by the DPR Korea Football Association, the governing body for football in North Korea.North Korea surprised with a...
Beach soccer
Gyau began playing beach soccer beginning in 1997 including nine years as the captain of the U.S. National Beach Soccer Team.Coaching
In 1998, Gyau became the head coach of the National Beach Soccer Team, a position he held until 2002. In 2003, he became the head coach of The Bullis SchoolThe Bullis School
Bullis School is an independent, non-denominational, co-educational college preparatory day school for grades 3-12. The school enrolls 640 students and located in Potomac, Maryland, in the suburbs of Washington, DC.- History :...
’s girl’s soccer team. In his three years as coach, he took the team to a 26-28-2 record.http://www.chamberworks.com/bullis/sport_records.cfm?SID=4 He has also coached various youth teams, including the Bethesda Fury, with which he won three state and one regional championship; the Bethesda Eclipse, winner of four state and one regional championship. He is on staff with the D.C. United
D.C. United
D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league since its inception, in 1996.Over the...
as its U-13 Boys head coach.http://houston.mlsnet.com/t103/camps/academy/coaches/ He is also the founder and director of Next Level Development, a soccer development program. He is the St. Johns College High School varsity coach in Washington D.C. He also coached other teams, one of them being the Olney Pumas U-16 team in the NCSL league.Since that time e as been coaching MSC Revolution, a rising U-17 boys soccer team which he was one both NCSL Division 1 with, as well as the Bethesda Tournament, helping to rank the team 3rd in the state of Maryland.