Darren Tilley

Darren Tilley

Personal information
Full name	Darren John Tilley
Date of birth	28 March 1967 (1967-03-28) (age 44)
Place of birth	Keynsham, Somerset, England
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1983-1984	Bristol Rovers
1986-1988	Bath City FC
1991	Kitchener FC
1991-1993	York City FC
1994	Happy Valley AA
1994	Guangdong Hongyuan	13	(3)
1995	Frankwell FC
1996	Foshan Fosti
1997	Toronto Lynx	18	(6)
1997	Montreal Impact	?	(7)
1998-1999	Rochester Rhinos	51	(26)
2000	Montreal Impact	7	(0)
2000-2001	Vancouver 86ers	34	(14)
2002-2003	Mississauga Olympians
Teams managed
2008-2009	Rochester Rhinos
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Darren Tilley (born in Keynsham, Somerset) is an English football coach for USL-1 club Rochester Rhinos.

Playing career

Tilley played for York City F.C. in the English Third Division from 1991-1993.^[1] In 1997, Tilley began the season with the Toronto Lynx before being traded to the Montreal Impact. He then played for the Rochester Rhinos from 1998 to 2000 and is one of the franchise's top all-time scorers. In 2000, he began the season with the Montreal Impact^[2] before finishing it with the Vancouver 86ers.^[3] Tilley was the CSL Golden Boot winner in 2002 playing for Canadian club Mississauga Olympians. He retired following the 2003 season.

Managerial career

On March 26, 2008, the Rochester Rhinos hired Tilley as the team's coach. During the 2008 season Tilley led the Rhinos into the playoffs by finishing fourth in the standings. In the club's playoff run the Rhinos defeated the Charleston Battery in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals. There the Rhinos were defeated by the Puerto Rico Islanders on a 3-2 aggregate on goals. The following season Tilley led the Rhinos to a sixth place finish in the standings enough to clinch a playoff spot. In the postseason the Rhinos were eliminated in the quarterfinals by the Islanders once again on a 5-3 aggregate on goals. On September 28, 2009 Rochester announced that the organization would not be renewing his contract for the 2010 season.^[4]

References

1. ^ "Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database: York City". Neil Brown. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/york/york.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-03. 
2. ^ 2000 Montreal Impact
3. ^ 2000 Vancouver 86ers
4. ^ Coach Darren Tilley out in Rochester

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Name	Tilley, Darren John
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Date of birth	1967-03-28
Place of birth	Keynsham, Somerset, England
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