Ryan Tinsley

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Ryan Tinsley
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-10-01) October 1, 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth New York City, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1990 Irvine Valley Lasers
1991 UC Irvine Anteaters
1992–1993 Fresno State Bulldogs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994 Orange County Precise
1994 San Diego Sockers (indoor) 19 (9)
1995 Newport Beach Riptide
1995–1996 Saarbrücken
1996 San Diego Sockers (indoor) 23 (26)
1997–1999 Kansas City Wizards 61 (3)
1999 Chicago Fire 3 (0)
1999–2000 San Jose Earthquakes 35 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ryan Tinsley (born October 1, 1971) is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in the Continental Indoor Soccer League and Major League Soccer.

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Youth

Tinsley graduated from El Toro High School in 1989. He began his college career at Irvine Valley College where he was a 1990 All-Orange Empire Conference player. In July 1991, he transferred to UC Irvine where he played one season. [1] [2] In 1992, he transferred to Fresno State where he finished his college soccer career.

Professional

In 1994, Tinsley played for the amateur Orange County Precise in the Pacific Soccer League. [3] On July 24, 1994, he signed with the San Diego Sockers of the Continental Indoor Soccer League. [4] In 1995, he played for the amateur Newport Beach Riptide of the Pacific Soccer League, winning the league title in April. [5] In June 1995, the Sockers transferred Tinsley to FC Saarbrücken [6] He spent the 1995–1996 season in Germany. On July 12, 1996, the Sockers selected Tinsley with the first pick in the 1996 CISL Supplemental Draft. [7] On February 2, 1997, the Kansas City Wizards selected Tinsley in the first round (seventh overall) of the 1997 MLS Supplemental Draft. [8] He played two seasons in Kansas City where he was in the top four players both seasons as far as games and minutes played. He injured his knee during the 1999 pre-season and did not play a game before the Wizards traded him to the Chicago Fire in exchange for Jesse Van Saun and a first-round pick in the 2000 MLS SuperDraft. [9] He played three games for the Fire, then was traded to the San Jose Clash on June 30, 1999, in exchange for the fourth selection in the 2000 MLS SuperDraft, which Chicago used to draft future U.S. national team captain Carlos Bocanegra. [10] He finished the 1999 season in San Jose, then became a regular during the 2000 season before retiring in October 2000.

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References

  1. ↑ "2 area players to join UCI's soccer team" The Orange County Register Tuesday, July 2, 1991
  2. ↑ UC Irvine soccer records
  3. ↑ "O.C. Precise gets exiled in championship again" The Orange County Register Thursday, May 19, 1994
  4. ↑ "Transactions" The Kansas City Star Friday, July 22, 1994
  5. ↑ "Riptide rips Vanguards for PSL title" The Orange County Register Thursday, April 27, 1995
  6. ↑ "Transactions" The Kansas City Star Wednesday, June 28, 1995
  7. ↑ "Sockers draft Tinsley with No. 1 choice" San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA) Friday, July 12, 1996
  8. ↑ 1997 MLS Supplemental Draft
  9. ↑ "Change is name of game for Fire" Chicago Sun-Times Friday, May 7, 1999
  10. ↑ "TRANSACTIONS" Times, The (Trenton, New Jersey) Wednesday, June 30, 1999
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