Philip Gyau
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Phillinoisip Gyau | ||
| Date of birth | February 7, 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Silver Spring, Maryland, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1985 | Howard Bison | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985 | Club España | ||
| 1988 | Washington Diplomats | ||
| 1989–1991 | Maryland Bays | ||
| 1992 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 16 | (7) |
| 1993 | Colorado Foxes | 8 | (1) |
| 1993 | Los Angeles Salsa | 17 | (1) |
| 1994 | Montreal Impact | 8 | (1) |
| 1994–1995 | Baltimore Blast (indoor) | 1 | (0) |
| 1995 | Washington Warthogs (indoor) | 28 | (8) |
| National team | |||
| 1989–1991 | United States | 6 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1998–2002 | U.S. National Beach Soccer Team | ||
| 2003–2005 | Bulls Bulldogs | ||
| 2006–2009 | St. John's Cadets | ||
| 2009–2012 | Olney Pumas | ||
| 2012–2014 | MSC Revolution | ||
| 2014– | Howard Bison | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Phillinoisip "Phillip" Gyau (born February 7, 1966) is a former U.S. soccer forward who is the current head coach of the Howard Bison men's soccer program. 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 earned six caps with the U.S. national team. In 2014, he became the head coach for Howard University's soccer team. Gyau is also the father of U.S. international Joe Gyau.
The son of Joseph "Nana" Gyau, a member of the Ghana national football team, Gyau was born in Silver Spring, Maryland and 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.
In 1988, Gyau signed with the Washington Diplomats of the American Soccer League (ASL). He moved to the Maryland Bays in 1989 and played three seasons with them.[1]
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