 John Wolyniec withNew York Red Bulls in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Wolyniec | ||
| Date of birth | (1977-01-24)24 January 1977 (age 48) | ||
| Place of birth | Staten Island,New York, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1998 | Fordham Rams | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998 | Brooklyn Knights[1][2] | 7 | (3) |
| 1999 | Long Island Rough Riders | 27 | (15) |
| 1999 | MetroStars | 4 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Chicago Fire | 19 | (2) |
| 2000 | →MLS Pro-40 (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2000 | →Milwaukee Rampage (loan) | 4 | (3) |
| 2001 | New England Revolution | 1 | (0) |
| 2001 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 15 | (1) |
| 2002 | Milwaukee Rampage | 26 | (10) |
| 2002 | Chicago Fire | 2 | (1) |
| 2003–2005 | MetroStars | 63 | (17) |
| 2005–2006 | Columbus Crew | 18 | (3) |
| 2006 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 10 | (1) |
| 2006–2010 | New York Red Bulls | 75 | (8) |
| Total | 267 | (62) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004 | United States | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2021 | New York Red Bulls II | ||
| 2022– | San Jose Earthquakes (technical director) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Wolyniec (born January 24, 1977) is an American professionalsoccer coach, executive, and former player. He is currently the technical director of theSan Jose Earthquakes.
During his playing days, Wolyniec played forMajor League Soccer clubNew York Red Bulls three separate times: In 1999 as the MetroStars, from 2003 to 2005 as the MetroStars, and from 2006 until he retired in 2010. He also played for MLS clubsChicago Fire,Columbus Crew, andLos Angeles Galaxy. He also played forUSL A-League clubsRochester Raging Rhinos and theMilwaukee Rampage, winning titles with them in 2001 and 2002 respectively. Wolyniec also represented theUnited States national team in 2004, earning two caps.
After retiring as a player, Wolyniec was appointed head coach ofNew York Red Bulls II, the reserve side for theNew York Red Bulls. In hissecond season as head coach, Wolyniec guided Red Bulls II to both the regular season and championship titles.
Wolyniec is native ofStaten Island, New York City and attendedMonsignor Farrell High School before playing four years ofcollege soccer atFordham University, where he led the nation in goals in 1998.[3][4] He is of Polish descent.[5]
Wolyniec was drafted by theMetroStars as the seventh–pick overall in the1999 MLS College Draft. However, despite being a high pick, he was cut before playing any games. Wolyniec then signed with theLong Island Rough Riders of theA-League and led the team in goals. In the midst of the worst season in league history, the MetroStars called him up for a late-season stretch and he promptly scored in his first game with the team.
In 2000, theChicago Fire re-drafted Wolyniec with the 44th overall pick of the2000 MLS SuperDraft. That season, the Fire sent him on loan with theMLS Project-40[6] and theMilwaukee Rampage where he scored three goals in four games.[7][8] Back with the Fire, he scored just one goal all year, and, after scoring one early in 2001, was traded to theNew England Revolution forEric Wynalda. Wolyniec was cut after he playing one game. He spent the next two years in the A-League, with theRochester Raging Rhinos in 2001 and with the Milwaukee Rampage in 2002. He was named league MVP during his time with the Rampage.[9]
In 2003, then MetroStars head coachBob Bradley re-acquired Wolyniec in theMLS supplemental draft. Wolyniec came into his own during his second stint with the team, scoring a number of key goals, including two overtime game-winners and a late winner in theU.S. Open Cup semifinals againstD.C. United. He finished the year with five MLS goals (seven in all competitions).
On May 26, 2004, Wolyniec scored two goals and assisted on another in a 3–1 victory overBoavista F.C. of thePortuguese Liga.[10] Even as the team signed a trio of foreign strikers in 2004, he kept his starting place, scored ten goals to tie for the team lead, and began to mature into a team leader. But after scoring two goals in eight games in 2005, he was traded to theColumbus Crew in exchange for prolific scorerAnte Razov.
After scoring three goals for the Crew, Wolyniec was dealt in May 2006 toLos Angeles Galaxy in a four-player deal. In August, he was traded again, joiningNew York Red Bulls for his third stint with the club formerly known as MetroStars.
The 2007 and 2008 seasons saw Wolyniec primarily as a reserve player for New York, managing to score 3 goals in 21 appearances in 2007 and being held scoreless in 19 regular season appearances in 2008. With the Red Bulls barely qualifying for the 2008 MLS Playoffs, CoachJuan Carlos Osorio surprisingly inserted Wolyniec into the starting lineup for the club's first leg match against the defending championHouston Dynamo, Wolyniec would assist on Juan Pablo Angel's goal in a match that ended 1-1. With New York needing a victory to advance out of the first round for the second time in team history, Osorio repeated the same lineup that drew 1-1. Wolyniec was again a key figure scoring the third goal in a 3–0 rout of Houston in Robertson Stadium. Wolyniec continued his fine play in the Western Conference Final, helping set up the Red Bulls' lone goal in the 1–0 victory overReal Salt Lake, and thus advancing to the club's first ever MLS Cup Final.[11] In theMLS Cup Final, Wolyniec scored the Red Bulls lone goal in a 3–1 loss to theColumbus Crew. During the 2009 season Wolyniec was the only New York player to score in all competitions that the club participated in (League, US Open Cup, CONCACAF Champions League). On May 12, 2010, Wolyniec had his first multi-goal game for theNew York Red Bulls scoring two goals in a 3–0 victory overNew England Revolution in a2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualification match.[12] On May 26, 2010, Wolyniec recorded another two goals in a 3–0 victory overColorado Rapids leading the club to the Round of 16 of the2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.[13]
Wolyniec was waived by New York on July 30, 2010, to make room on the roster for new signingThierry Henry.[14] On September 9, 2010, Wolyniec announced his retirement from professional soccer in order to take a position in the Red Bull Academy.[15] Wolyniec ended his Red Bulls career beloved by supporters and ranks among the all-time club leaders in games played. On February 15, 2013, was promoted to Reserve Team Coach/Player Development Coordinator by the club.[16]
Wolyniec earned a call-up to theU.S. national team in 2004, getting his first cap againstDenmark on January 18, 2004.[17] He earned a total of two caps.
Wolyniec was appointed as the inaugural head coach ofNew York Red Bulls II on March 2, 2015.[18] His first match as head coach was against his former club as a player,Rochester Rhinos, on March 28. The match ended as a 0–0 draw.[19] In 2016, in hissecond season as head coach, Wolyniec lead New York Red Bulls II to both the regular season and championship titles.[20] Wolyniec stepped down as Red Bulls II coach on December 10, 2021.[21]
| Team | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| New York Red Bulls II | 206 | 88 | 43 | 75 | 307 | 381 | 340 | +41 |
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| USA | League | Open Cup | League Cup | North America | Total | |||||||
| 1999 | MetroStars | Major League Soccer | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 |
| 1999 | Long Island Rough Riders | USISL A-League | 27 | 15 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 28 | 16 |
| 2000 | MLS Pro-40(loan) | USL A-League | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | Milwaukee Rampage(loan) | USL A-League | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 |
| 2000 | Chicago Fire | Major League Soccer | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 19 | 1 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2001 | New England Revolution | Major League Soccer | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | Rochester Rhinos | USL A-League | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 1 |
| 2002 | Chicago Fire | Major League Soccer | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | Milwaukee Rampage | USL A-League | 26 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 34 | 13 |
| 2003 | MetroStars | Major League Soccer | 25 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 31 | 7 |
| 2004 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 10 | ||
| 2005 | 8 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2005 | Columbus Crew | Major League Soccer | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 18 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2006 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Major League Soccer | 10 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 1 |
| 2006 | New York Red Bulls | Major League Soccer | 11 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 3 |
| 2007 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 3 | ||
| 2008 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2009 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 23 | 4 | ||
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | ||||||
| Total | USA | 267 | 62 | 21 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 307 | 76 | |
Chicago Fire
Rochester Raging Rhinos
Milwaukee Rampage
New York Red Bulls II
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