Jeff Bilyk

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jeff Bilyk

| fullname =

| image =

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1977|5|7}}

| birth_place = Bayport, New York, United States

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}

| position = Midfielder

| collegeyears1 = 1995–1998

| college1 = Clemson Tigers

| years1 = 1999–2001

| years2 = 1999

| years3 = 2000

| years4 = 2002

| years5 = 2003–2006

| years6 = 2007

| years7 = 2008

| clubs1 = Miami Fusion

| clubs2 = → MLS Pro 40 (loan)

| clubs3 = → MLS Pro 40 (loan)

| clubs4 = Milwaukee Rampage

| clubs5 = Virginia Beach Mariners

| clubs6 = Hampton Roads Piranhas

| clubs7 = Charlotte Eagles

| caps1 = 35

| caps2 = 11

| caps3 = 3

| caps4 = 23

| caps5 = 63

| caps6 = 0

| caps7 = 10

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 1

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| goals7 = 1

| manageryears1 = 2007–2009

| managerclubs1 = Davidson Wildcats (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2012–2015

| managerclubs2 = Appalachian State Mountaineers (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 2015–2016

| managerclubs3 = Appalachian State Mountaineers (associate head coach)

| manageryears4 = 2019–

| managerclubs4 = Charlotte Independence (academy)

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Jeff Bilyk (born May 7, 1977, in Bayport, New York) is a retired American soccer player who spent three years in Major League Soccer. He is currently the academy director for the Charlotte Independence.{{cite web |title=STAFF DETAIL |url=https://www.independencesoccer.club/staff-detail/AF44F713-0358-695D-7B4369BCF828124B |website=IndependenceSoccer.Club |access-date=27 December 2021}}

Player

Bilyk attended Clemson University, playing on the men's soccer team from 1995 to 1999. In February 1999, the Columbus Crew selected Bilyk in the second round (eighteenth overall) of the 1999 MLS College Draft. The Crew waived him on April 2, 1999.[https://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/02/sports/transactions-040029.html April 2, 1999 Transactions] He then signed with the Miami Fusion where he played from 1999 to 2001. In 1999, he played eleven games on loan to MLS Pro 40 and in 2000, he played three games on loan to Pro 40.{{Cite web |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/aleague/stats/2000/stats.uspstax.html |title=2000 MLS Pro 40 |access-date=2012-01-02 |archive-date=2011-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629130233/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/aleague/stats/2000/stats.uspstax.html |url-status=dead }} In 2002, he played for the Milwaukee Rampage as the Rampage won the USL A-League championship.[http://www.uslsoccer.com/postseason/usl1/198769.html 2002: Milwaukee claims second USL-1 title] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610063317/http://www.uslsoccer.com/postseason/usl1/198769.html |date=2011-06-10 }} He played as a midfielder for USL First Division side Virginia Beach Mariners from 2003 to 2006.{{cite news|work=The Virginian-Pilot|author=Wykes, Tris|title=Mariners soccer franchise terminated by league; season canceled|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-30180657_ITM|date=2007-03-30}} On April 18, 2007, the Hampton Roads Piranhas signed Bilyk.{{Cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/178322.html |title=PDL Piranhas sign three USL-1 vets: Fenger, Bilyk and Danbusky to mentor new team |access-date=2011-11-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090109005637/http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/178322.html |archive-date=2009-01-09 |url-status=dead }} Injuries kept him from playing. On March 24, 2008, he joined the Charlotte Eagles of the USL Second Division.[http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3610126 Bilyk Signs with Eagles; Brings more MLS experience to 2008 roster]

Coach

From 2007 to 2009, Bilyk served as an assistant coach with Davidson College.[http://www.davidsonwildcats.com/news/2007/7/27/msoc06272007.aspx Jeff Bilyk Joins Men's Soccer Coaching Staff] Bilyk joined the staff off the Appalachian State Mountaineers men's soccer team in 2012, and was promoted to associate head coach in 2015.{{cite web |title=JEFF BILYK PROMOTED TO ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH |url=https://appstatesports.com/news/2015/7/28/210235828.aspx |website=AppStateSports.com |access-date=27 December 2021}}