Robert "Bob" Lilley (born May 2, 1966 in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, United States) is an American former footballer and current head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... CECOM Crest Fort Monmouth is a United States Army post in Eatontown, New Jersey. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... The Whitecaps (officially Whitecaps F.C.) are a Canadian professional soccer team, which currently plays in the USL First Division (formerly the A-League) of the United Soccer Leagues (USL), the largest system of national soccer leagues in North America. ...

Playing career

Before turning pro Lilley played at George Mason University where he was team captain. He was a former midfielder in his playing days, where he spent three seasons with the Hershey Impact and six more with the Harrisburg Heat of the indoor National Professional Soccer League. He also played outdoor soccer with Orlando Lions and the Maryland Bays of the American Soccer League, eventually retiring in 1997. George Mason University, also known as GMU or simply Mason, is a public university in the United States. ... The Hershey Impact was an indoor soccer club based in Hershey, Pennsylvania that competed in the National Professional Soccer League. ... The Harrisburg Heat was a professional soccer team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. ... The National Professional Soccer League was a professional indoor soccer league in the USA. It started out as the American Indoor Soccer Association in 1984 but changed its name to the National Professional Soccer League in 1990. ... The Orlando Lions are a defunct USL A team that played during the 1990 season along with 9 other teams. ... The Maryland Bays were an inaugural franchise of the third incarnation of the American Soccer League in 1988. ... The American Soccer League, operating between 1921 and 1933, was the first significant viable professional soccer league in the United States. ...

Management career

His first coaching experience was with the Hershey Wildcats in 1997, experiencing much success with the club as being the team's one and only head coach. He led Hershey to the playoffs each year, as well winning A-League coach of the year in his rookie season. He was able to guide Hershey to one Northern Conference and three Atlantic Division titles as well as the 2001 A-League National Championship final, which they lost 2-0 to the Rochester Raging Rhinos. After the 2001 season, the team was folded by the ownership, having decided that the team would not be successful financially. The Hershey Wildcats were a professional soccer team, based in Hershey, Pennsylvania, that played in the A-League between 1997 and 2001. ... The Rochester Raging Rhinos are a USL First Division professional soccer team in Rochester, New York. ...

On January 23, 2002 he was appointed the new head coach of the Montreal Impact signing on a two year contract. His first season with the Impact, the team finished first in the Northeast Division, and also claimed the Voyageurs Cup. In 2003 he led Montreal to the Eastern Conference title and, the Voyageurs Cup for the second time in a row. And for the second time in his career he wins the A-League Coach of the Year, becoming the only the second two-time Coach of the Year recipient in league history, following Alan Hinton in 1994, and 1995. is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... The Montreal Impact (French: Impact de Montréal) is a soccer team in the North American USL First Division. ... The Voyageurs Cup is the only trophy for top-level professional soccer in Canada. ... Alan Thomas Hinton is a former English footballer most notably playing for Derby County and Nottingham Forest in the 1960s. ...

After the 2003 season he left the Impact for personal reasons, eventually signing a two-year deal with the Vancouver Whitecaps on November 1, 2004 becoming the team's first American coach, and the first coach never to have previously played for Vancouver. He led Vancouver to the playoffs in 2004 but were eliminated in the quarterfinals, but were able to claim the Cascadia Cup. In 2006 he led the Whitecaps to their first North American championship since 1979, when they defeated the Raging Rhinos 3-0 at PAETEC Park becoming the first team in USL First Division history to win the title on the road. The Whitecaps (officially Whitecaps F.C.) are a Canadian professional soccer team, which currently plays in the USL First Division (formerly the A-League) of the United Soccer Leagues (USL), the largest system of national soccer leagues in North America. ... is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Cascadia Cup logo, designed by James Bullen. ... PAETEC Park is a soccer-specific stadium currently being constructed in Rochester, New York for the Rochester Raging Rhinos soccer team of the USL First Division. ...

Managerial stats

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External links

• Whitecaps profile of Bob Lilley
• United Soccer League profile of Bob Lilley