| Brian Tinnion | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 11, 1948 | |
| Place of birth | Workington, England | |
| Playing position | Forward / Midfielder | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1965-1968 1968-1976 1971-1972 1976 1977 1978 1978-1984 1979-1981 1980-1981 |
Workington Wrexham → Chester (loan) New York Cosmos Team Hawaii Colorado Caribous Detroit Express Detroit Express (indoor) Wichita Wings (indoor) |
98 (24) 279 (54) 3 (0) 20 (8) 26 (7) 24 (4) 24 (2) 19 (14) 21 (7) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1982-1984 1990-1994 1994-1999 2000-2001 |
Detroit Express Detroit Rockers Eastern Michigan University Detroit Rockers |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Brian Tinnion (born June 11, 1948 in Workington, Cumberland) is a retired English football (soccer) forward who played eleven seasons in the lower English divisions, four in the North American Soccer League, three in the American Soccer League and one in the Major Indoor Soccer League. He also coached professionally in the American Soccer League andNational Professional Soccer League as well as at the collegiate level with Eastern Michigan University. He was the 1982 ASL league leading scorer and most valuable player (MVP).
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Player
Tinnion began his career in 1965 with Workington A.F.C. which then played in the Third Division. However the team dropped to the Fourth Division in 1967. In 1968, he transferred to fellow fourth division club Wrexham F.C. During the 1971-1972 season, he played three games on loan to Chester F.C., but otherwise was a regular first team player with Wrexham during his eight seasons in Wales.[1] In 1976, he left Wrexham for the United States where he signed for the New York Cosmos. He played one season in New York before being selected by Team Hawaii in the expansion draft. Hawaii lasted only one season before folding and the Colorado Caribous picked him up in the dispersal draft. He played twenty-four games with Colorado, scoring four goals, in 1978 before being traded to the Detroit Express. The Express left the NASL following the 1980 season and moved to the second division American Soccer League. In 1982, the Express won the league title as Tinnion led the league in scoring and was named the league MVP.[2] That season, Tinnion coached the team as well as played midfielder. However, he was not listed as head coach as the league prohibited player-coaches.[3] The league changed the rules in 1983 and Tinnion was the official head coach for 1983 and 1984. Tinnion also spent 1980-1981 Major Indoor Soccer League with the Wichita Wings.
Coach
After retiring from playing, Tinnion remained in Detroit where he continued to coach. In 1990, he was hired as the Detroit Rockers which played in the National Professional Soccer League. He was named the 1990-1991Coach of the Year.[4] The next season, he led the team to the league title. In December 1994, he resigned from the Rockers to become the head coach at Eastern Michigan University.[5] The university dropped men’s soccer in 1999 and in December 2001, Tinnion returned as the head coach of the Rockers, but the team folded at the end of the season.[6] His son, Paul Tinnion, is currently head coach of the Eastern Michigan University women’s soccer team.[7]
References
- ^ Brian Tinnion’s British career
- ^ The Year in American Soccer – 1982
- ^ Harvey top coach in ASL? The Daily Oklahoman - Wednesday, August 25, 1982
- ^ The Year in American Soccer – 1991
- ^ Woeful Rockers next up for Wave
- ^ The Year in American Soccer – 2001
- ^ Paul Tinnion coaching profile
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