Kazbek Tambi

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Kazbek Tambi
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-12-08) December 8, 1961 (age 61)
Place of birth Paterson, New Jersey, United States
Position(s) Midfield
Youth career
1979–1983 Columbia University
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983–1984 New York Cosmos (indoor) 5 (0)
1984 New York Cosmos 5 (0)
1984–1985 New York Cosmos (indoor) 24 (4)
1985–1986 Minnesota Strikers (indoor) 26 (3)
1986–1987 New York Express (indoor) 3 (0)
1988 New Jersey Eagles
Managerial career
1998–2006 Seton Hall men (assistant)
2002–2004 New Jersey Stallions Women
2005– United States U16 women
2007– Seton Hall women
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kazbek Tambi is a retired American soccer midfielder who formerly coached both Seton Hall University women's soccer team and the United States U-17 women's soccer team. He spent two seasons in the North American Soccer League, four in the Major Indoor Soccer League and one in the American Soccer League. He was also a member of the U.S. Olympic soccer team at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

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Player

Youth

Tambi was born in Paterson, New Jersey and attended Ridgewood High School in Ridgewood, New Jersey, graduating in 1979. [1] He is Karachay and his family was originally from the North Caucasus region of Karachayevo-Cherkessia, which they fled as refugees during World War II to Turkey before settling in Paterson. [2] He was a four-year starter on the school's soccer team, earning All State his senior year. After graduating from high school, he attended Columbia University from 1979 to 1983 where he played on the men's soccer team. He was the team captain and was part of the team which reached the 1983 Final Four. He graduated from Columbia with a bachelor's degree in economics in 1983.

National team

In 1983, Tambi was the captain of the U.S. team at the 1983 Pan American games. In 1984, he was a member of the U.S. team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He was originally named as an alternate to the team, but earned a roster spot when Dan Canter was injured just before the tournament.

Professional

The New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League drafted Tambi and he signed with the team on October 15, 1984. At the end of that season, the league folded and the Cosmos moved to the Major Indoor Soccer League. However, they were unable to complete the 1984–1985 MISL season before folding. On September 17, 1985, Tambi signed with the Minnesota Strikers of MISL. [3] On September 5, 1986, the Strikers released Tambi. [4] He then signed with the New York Express in November. The Express released him on January 3, 1987. [5] Tambi began law school in 1987, but returned to soccer in the spring of 1988 when he signed with the New Jersey Eagles of the American Soccer League.

Coach

Since retiring from playing professionally, Tambi has coached extensively at the club, collegiate, professional and national team levels. On the club level, Tambi has served as the head coach of Arsenal World Class. He has spent time with both girls and boys team associated with the club.

In 1998, Seton Hall University hired Tambi as an assistant coach to the men's soccer team. Tambi would remain in that position through the 2006 season. On January 25, 2007, Seton Hall announced Tambi would become the head coach of the women's soccer team. [6] Tambi completed his law degree from Seton Hall in 1990. He practices law in addition to his coaching duties.

Tambi has also coached at the professional level, spending three seasons (2002–2005) with the defunct New Jersey Stallions women's team which competed in the W-League. In June 2005, the U.S. Soccer Federation hired Tambi as the coach for the U.S. U-16 girls national team.

In 2004, Ridgewood High School inducted Tambi into its Athletic Hall of Fame. [1] Tambi has been a resident of Paramus, New Jersey. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 RHS Athletic Hall of Fame: Kazbek Tambi – Class of 1979 Archived 2009-03-29 at the Wayback Machine , Ridgewood High School. Accessed July 30, 2007.
  2. ↑ Milli Takım antrenörü Kazbek Tambi ile spor değerleri üzerine söyleşi Forum: Turkish-American Newspaper (Turkish)
  3. ↑ SPORTS PEOPLE; Comings and Goings – New York Times
  4. ↑ Strikers release defender Star Tribune: Newspaper of the Twin Cities – Saturday, September 6, 1986
  5. ↑ EXPRESS CUTS TAMBI, ADDS 2 EX-COSMOS, The Record (Bergen County) , January 4, 1987
  6. ↑ "Kazbek Tambi Named New Head Women's Soccer Coach – Seton Hall". Archived from the original on 2011-07-09. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
  7. ↑ Bell, Jack. "U.S. Women's Coach Pleads for Better Players", The New York Times , May 18, 2009. Accessed February 8, 2011. ""They've made a concerted effort to bring loads of Brazilian players and coaches and have followed the Brazilian philosophy, which is about having great technical skills and playing a beautiful game," Tambi said during a recent interview at his home in Paramus, N.J."
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