Bernie James
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bernie James | ||
| Date of birth | November 25, 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1980 | Seattle Sounders | 0 | (0) |
| 1980–1982 | Edmonton Drillers | 74 | (1) |
| 1980–1982 | Edmonton Drillers (indoor) | 46 | (8) |
| 1982–1987 | Cleveland Force (indoor) | 208 | (18) |
| 1987–1989 | Tacoma Stars (indoor) | 102 | (7) |
| 1988–1989 | Seattle Storm | ||
| 1989–1991 | Cleveland Crunch (indoor) | 97 | (1) |
| 1994–2000 | Seattle Sounders | 108 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1988 | United States | 2 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1994–2000 | Seattle Sounders (assistant) | ||
| 2001 | Seattle Sounders (interim) | ||
| 1997– | Roosevelt High School | ||
| 1997– | Crossfire Premier Soccer Club | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Bernie James (born November 25, 1958 in Coventry, England) is a former U.S. soccer player and current youth soccer coach. James spent twenty-four years as a professional, both beginning and ending his career with different versions of the Seattle Sounders. He played in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League, American Professional Soccer League and A-League. He served as an assistant coach with the Sounders for seven seasons and as interim head coach for one. He was a member of the U.S. Olympic soccer team which qualified for, but did not play in, the 1980 Summer Olympics due to the United States' boycott in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. He also earned two caps with the U.S. national team in 1988.
While born in England, James grew up along with his brothers: Greg, Joe, Chris, and David and sister Tara, in Washington state. He attended Bellevue High School in Bellevue, Washington where he was a four-year letterman on the boys' soccer team. He was named to the all League team as a senior in 1977.
Rather than attending college, James chose to sign with the Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer League (NASL) after graduating from high school. In his two and a half years with the Sounders, he never played a first team game, instead he saw time only with the reserve team during the 1978 and 1979 seasons. The Sounders traded him to the Edmonton Drillers in 1980 where he became and integral part of the team over the next three seasons. In addition to playing outdoor with the Drillers, James was a significant part of the 1980-1981 and 1981-1982 NASL indoor seasons. In 1981, Edmonton won the NASL indoor championship over the Chicago Sting. The Drillers folded at the end of the 1982 outdoor season and James jumped to Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL).
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