| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1985-12-06)6 December 1985 (age 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto,Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2002 | Calgary Storm | ||
| 2003–2005 | Sheffield United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Hansa Rostock II | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004–2005 | Canada U20[1] | 17 | (4) |
| 2008 | Canada U23 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 June 2008 | |||
Ryan Gyaki (born 6 December 1985) is a Canadian former professionalsoccer player and professionalsoccer coach. He was last signed withFC Hansa Rostock inGermany.[2] Currently, he is thehead coach of theMount Royal University men's soccer team inCalgary, Canada, called The Cougars.
Awarded "Canadian U20 player of the Year" in 2005, Gyaki was a creativemidfielder who usually played in a forward playmaking role as anattacking midfielder. He represented the Canada national team in 2005 as captain of the U20 soccer team.
Gyaki, a former standout in the Calgary youth soccer scene, made his transition to the professional ranks at only 17 years old. He played forSheffield United F.C. inEngland, before a knee injury sidelined him for the remaining part of the season. The following season, he signed a contract withF.C. Hansa Rostock in the German firstBundesliga.
After continuing knee problems, Gyaki decided to retire his professional career as a player and focus on this coaching career instead. In 2014, Gyaki becameassistant coach of the men's soccer team atMount Royal University and in 2015 he succeeded as head coach. In his first season as manager, Gyaki guided theMount Royal Cougars to the playoffs for the first time in University history, finishing third in the Prairie Division.
Gyaki started his career withCalgary Storm and was discovered at 17 years old, bySheffield United inCuba while touring with a Calgary select team. He signed with Sheffield United F.C. in the English Premier League.
Unfortunately, after just one game with United's reserves in August 2005, he damaged knee ligaments and missed the entire 2005–06 promotion campaign. After five years with the Premiership and Championship outfit, he left United in 2007 and signed with F.C. Hansa Rostock[3] in the German first Bundesliga.
After a continuing battle with knee problems, he was released byFC Hansa Rostock on 27 May 2009.
In 2004–05 season, after recovering from torn abdominal muscles, Gyaki captained the Canadian U20 national team and scored all four of their goals during qualifying for the2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in theNetherlands.[4] He played 90 minutes in all three of Canada's games in the tournament against Colombia, Syria and Italy. He was named Canada Youth Player of the Year in 2005. Gyaki presented Canada in Seventeen games on Under-20 Level and scores four goals.[1] He was rated as one of the top 10 players to watch at the under 20 world cup in 2005.
Gyaki holds an Austrian and a Canadian passport and his girlfriendVivienne Gliesche was Miss Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2007.[5] His father is fromBurgenland and his mother is fromWien, his grandparents raised inOberwart inAustria.[6]