Roy Fink (Hebrew: רועי פינק; born 9 May 1977) is an Israeli retired footballer and coach.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 May 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Herzliya, Israel | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1988 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| 1988–1993 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | ||
| 1993–1996 | Bnei Yehuda | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2003 | Tampa Spartans | 71 | (53) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | ||
| 1997–1998 | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | ||
| 2001 | Cape Cod Crusaders | ||
| 2002–2003 | Boulder Rapids Reserve | 14+ | (3+) |
| International career | |||
| Israel U16 | |||
| Israel U18 | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2014 | New Haven Chargers | ||
| 2015–2018 | Franklin Pierce Ravens | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography
editFink was born into a sporting family; his grandfather, Perry Neufeld, was a professional footballer with Maccabi Tel Aviv and was capped by the Palestine/Eretz Israel national team during the Mandate era. His mother, Thelma, held Israeli swimming records, and his sister, Tal, reached the ATP's top 100 in the youth ranks.
Playing career
editFink started his career playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv where he played for the U9-U12 Boys teams. He then transferred to Hapoel Kfar Saba, where he played all the way from U12-U16, and also played for the Israeli under-16 team.
At the age of 16 Fink was purchased by Bnei Yehuda and led the team to a second place in the under-18 league and the youth cup final, and was capped by the under-18 team.
In 1996, he moved to Hapoel Ramat Gan, before signing for city rivals Hakoah Ramat Gan in 1997. Afterwards, he joined the University of Tampa where he was a standout. In his career at the University of Tampa Fink led the Spartans to a National Championship as a captain (2001). Fink was awarded as 4 years All-Conference first team as well as four years South Region First team selection. Fink was awarded as 2000 and 2001 All-America and in 2001 National College Soccer Player of the Year. Fink was also awarded as the Jewish All American at the University of Tampa.[1] Fink also played for Cape Cod Crusaders in the summer of 2001 and for Boulder Rapids Reserve in the summer of 2002 and 2003.
Managerial career
editFink began his coaching career as the assistant director of coaching at Strictly Soccer Futbol Club in St. Petersburg, Florida, as well as serving as an assistant coach for the Colorado Rapids U-23.[2] He served as the head coach of the University of New Haven from 2012–14, then moved to Franklin Pierce as the head coach from 2015–18.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Sunshine State Conference Athletes of the Week". Archived from the original on 20 May 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2007.
- ^ "Former UT Soccer Star Roy Fink Named to Colorado Rapids U-23 Coaching Staff". University of Tampa. 23 May 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2007.
- ^ "Franklin Pierce University: Roy Fink".