Miles Joseph

Miles Joseph

Personal information
Date of birth	May 2, 1974 (1974-05-02) (age 37)
Place of birth	West Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Defender / Midfielder / Forward
Youth career
1992–1995	Clemson
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1996–2000	MetroStars	96	(10)
2000	Columbus Crew	20	(2)
2001	Dallas Burn	9	(0)
2003	Dallas Sidekicks (indoor)	7	(0)
National team
1996–1997	United States	3	(0)
Teams managed
2003–	Siena College (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Miles Joseph (born May 2, 1974 in West Springfield, Massachusetts) is a retired U.S. soccer player who earned three caps with the United States national soccer team. He spent six seasons in Major League Soccer and the part of one season in Major Indoor Soccer League. He was also a member of the U.S. soccer team at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Youth and college

While born in Massachusetts, Miles grew up in Clifton Park, New York and graduated from Shenendehowa High School in 1992. During his high school career, he won three state championships. He entered Clemson University in the fall of 1992.

Professional

The MetroStars selected Miles in the second round (12th overall) in the 1996 MLS College Draft. He was with the MetroStars until they traded him to the Columbus Crew on May 3, 2000 for a second round 2001 draft pick.^[1] Joseph finished the 2000 season with Columbus before being traded to the Dallas Burn for the 2001 season. At the end of the season, the Burn released him. On February 13, 2003, the Dallas Sidekicks signed Miles as a free agent. He played only seven games with the Sidekicks in the 2002-2003 season before leaving the team to become an assistant coach with the Siena College women’s soccer team on August 5, 2003. Miles is currently serving his second year as Assistant Coach for Major League Soccer's Real Salt Lake.

National teams

Joseph was selected for the roster of the U.S. team at the 1993 U-20 World Cup held in Australia. He scored a goal in the 6-0 victory over Turkey.^[2] The U.S. went 1-1-1 in group play, qualifying for the second round where it fell to Brazil. In 1996, U.S. coach Bruce Arena named Joseph to the U.S. soccer team at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Once again, the team went 1-1-1, but this time failed to make the second round. Joseph earned his first cap with the U.S. national soccer team when he came on for Cobi Jones in the 89th minute of a 3-1 win over El Salvador on August 30, 1996. He was again a late game substitute on December 21, 1996 in a 2-2 tie with Honduras. He started his last national team game, a 2-1 loss to China, before coming off at halftime for Cobi Jones.^[3]

Miles has now joined the technical coaching staff for Real Salt Lake (MLS). Prior to joining RSL, he was the Technical and Coaching Director for Players Soccer Academy and the Executive Director for the New York Elite soccer program in the Clifton Park, New York area.

References

1. ^ PLUS: SOCCER -- MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER; MetroStars Trade Joseph to Columbus
2. ^ FIFA Player Profile
3. ^ USA - Details of International Matches 1995-1999

External links

• MetroStars profile
• Dallas Sidekicks profile
• Siena University coaching profile
• Elite FC
• Real Salt Lake

Persondata
Name	Joseph, Miles
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Date of birth	May 2, 1974
Place of birth	West Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
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