Darryl Gomez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darryl Evan George Gómez | ||
| Date of birth | October 21, 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996-2000 | Winthrop Eagles | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999 | Oshawa Flames | 7 | (2) |
| 2000 | Richmond Kickers | 8 | (0) |
| 2001 | Toronto Lynx | 17 | (0) |
| 2002-2004 | Metro Lions | 29 | (7) |
| 2002 | → Toronto Supra (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2005 | Vaughan Shooters | 17 | (6) |
| 2007 | Canadian Lions | 4 | (2) |
| 2008 | Serbian White Eagles | 9 | (5) |
| 2009-2010 | Italia/York Region Shooters | 26 | (3) |
| 2011 | Serbian White Eagles | 21 | (1) |
| 2012-2013 | York Region Shooters | 25 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| Trinidad and Tobago U-23 | 1 | (0) | |
| 2004 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2014- | York Region Shooters | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 14, 2014. | |||
Darryl Gomez (born October 21, 1977) is a Trinidadian-Kittitian footballer who is currently the head coach of the York Region Shooters of the Canadian Soccer League.[1]
Playing career
Gomez began his professional career in the Canadian Professional Soccer League with the Oshawa Flames in 1999, making his debut on May 30 in a match against Glen Shields Sun Devils.[2] In 2000, he went abroad to the United States to play for the Richmond Kickers of the USL A-League. In 2001, Gomez was signed by the Toronto Lynx. The following year Gomez began his stint with the Metro Lions of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. That same year he was loaned out to the Toronto Supra, making his debut on August 29, 2002 against the Durham Flames and recording a goal in 5-2 victory.[3] He would continue playing in the CPSL between the Serbian White Eagles, Vaughan Shooters, and the Canadian Lions.[4] His biggest achievements within the league was capturing the CSL Championship with the White Eagles, and various division titles with Italia/Vaughan Shooters.[5] He would conclude his playing career with York Region and afterwards making the transition to head coach.
Managerial career
In 2014 Gomez made the transition from player to head coach for the York Region Shooters. In his debut season as head coach Gomez managed to achieve an undefeated season which led to York Region clinching the Regular season as champions. The achievement marked a new milestone as York Region become the second club in CSL history to go undefeated; the first being the Ottawa Wizards in 2003. He managed to win the Double by winning the CSL Championship by defeating second place team Toronto Croatia in penalties.[6] At the conclusion of the season, Gomez was awarded the CSL Coach of the Year award.[7]
Managerial stats
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| York Region Shooters |  |
25 May 2014 | Present | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 72.22 |
Honours
Player
- Vaughan/York Region Shooters
- Eastern Conference Champions
- Regular Season Champions: 1
- Serbian White Eagles
Managerial
- York Region Shooters
References
- ↑ Support Local Soccer. "CSL: Kingston FC 1, York Region Shooters 1". Retrieved 2012-05-12.
- ↑ LONDON CITY IMPRESSIVE IN CPSL OPENING WEEKEND
- ↑ Result of the August 29, 2002 CPSL game between Toronto Supra and Durham Flames played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke at 9:00pm.
- ↑ Result of the Sunday September 16th, 2007 CSL game between Canadian Lions and Trois-Rivieres Attak played at Birchmount Stadium in Scarborough at 4:00pm.
- ↑ Result of the Sunday October 26, 2008 CSL game between Trois-Rivieres Attak and Serbian White Eagles
- ↑ Result and details of the Sunday October 26, 2014 Canadian Soccer League game between York Region Shooters and Toronto Croatia
- ↑ VUCEMOLIVIC GRGIC CSL’s MVP …… Awards kick off championship weekend