Troy Dayak
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Troy Dayak | ||
| Date of birth | January 29, 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Walnut Creek, California, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1992 | San Francisco Bay Blackhawks | ||
| 1993 | San Jose Hawks | ||
| 1993–1994 | Cleveland Crunch (indoor) | 26 | (1) |
| 1995 | San Jose Grizzlies (indoor) | 26 | (10) |
| 1996–1998 | San Jose Clash | 57 | (5) |
| 1998 | → San Francisco Bay Seals (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | San Francisco Bay Seals | 31 | (4) |
| 2001–2005 | San Jose Earthquakes | 82 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 1990–1991 | United States | 9 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2005–2007 | California Cougars (indoor) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Troy Dayak (born January 29, 1971 in Walnut Creek, California) is a former American soccer player who played as central defender. He spent his entire Major League Soccer career with the San Jose Clash/Earthquakes and nearly all of his professional career playing for Bay Area teams.
Dayak (nicknamed Cowboy) grew up in Walnut Creek, California and attended Livermore High School. In 1989, he attended the University of San Francisco for one year and then signed with the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks of the Western Soccer League (WSL). Seventeen years old at the time, he was the youngest player to sign with the WSL or its successor leagues, the APSL and A-League. In 1990, the WSL merged with the American Soccer League to form the American Professional Soccer League (APSL). In 1991, the Blackhawks won the APSL championship and Dayak was named a first team All Star. In 1993, the Blackhawks owner moved the team to the lower division USISL and renamed the team the San Jose Hawks. Despite going to the 1993 Sizzlin' Six tournament, the team folded at the end of the season.
In 1993, Troy signed with the Cleveland Crunch of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL), helping lead them to the 1993–1994 NPSL title. In 1995, he signed with the San Jose Grizzlies of the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL).
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