Bob Lilley (soccer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Lilley | ||
| Date of birth | May 2, 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, United States | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| George Mason Patriots | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1990 | Orlando Lions | ||
| 1989–1991 | Maryland Bays | ||
| 1990–1991 | Hershey Impact (indoor) | ||
| 1992–1997 | Harrisburg Heat (indoor) | 173 | (73) |
| 1994 | Pittsburgh Stingers (indoor) | 26 | (14) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1997–2001 | Hershey Wildcats | ||
| 2002–2003 | Montreal Impact | ||
| 2004–2007 | Vancouver Whitecaps | ||
| 2007–2008 | Detroit Ignition | ||
| 2009–2011 | Rochester Rhinos | ||
| 2014– | Rochester Rhinos | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Robert "Bob" Lilley (born May 2, 1966 in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, United States) is an American former soccer player and is in his second stint as head coach of the Rochester Rhinos. He has managed the Hershey Wildcats, Montreal Impact, Vancouver Whitecaps, Detroit Ignition, and Rochester Rhinos.
Before turning pro Lilley played at George Mason University where he was team captain. In 1989, Lilley signed with the Orlando Lions of the American Soccer League. In 1990, the ASL merged with the Western Soccer Alliance to form the American Professional Soccer League. Lilley spent the 1990 season with the Lions in the new APSL. In the fall of 1990, he joined the Hershey Impact of the National Professional Soccer League. In 1992, he moved to the Harrisburg Heat. In 1994, he spent the summer indoor season with the Pittsburgh Stingers in the Continental Indoor Soccer League. Following the 1996–1997 NPSL season, Lilley retired from playing and entered the coaching ranks.
His first coaching experience was with the Hershey Wildcats in 1997, experiencing much success with the club as being the team's one and only head coach. He led Hershey to the playoffs each year, as well winning A-League coach of the year in his rookie season. He was able to guide Hershey to one Northern Conference and three Atlantic Division titles as well as the 2001 A-League National Championship final, which they lost 2–0 to the Rochester Raging Rhinos. After the 2001 season, the team was folded by the ownership, having decided that the team would not be successful financially.
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