Ian Joy
| Ian Joy | ||
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| Personnel | ||
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| Surname | Ian Paul Joy | |
| birthday | July 14, 1981 | |
| place of birth | San Diego , USA | |
| position | Defense | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| 1994-1996 | Manchester United | |
| 1996-2000 | Tranmere Rovers | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 2000 | Montrose FC | 28 (2) |
| 2001 | Kidderminster Harriers | 23 (0) |
| 2002-2003 | Chester City | 3 (0) |
| 2003 | Columbus crew | 0 (0) |
| 2004-2005 | Hamburger SV II | 34 (0) |
| 2005-2008 | FC St. Pauli | 43 (1) |
| 2008-2009 | Real Salt Lake | 20 (0) |
| 2009 | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 3 (0) |
| 2010 | Portland Timbers | 23 (0) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1999-2007 | USA U-20 | 16 (0) |
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1 Only league games are given. Status: end of career |
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Ian Paul Joy (born July 14, 1981 in San Diego ) is a former American football player .
By the end of the 2010 season he played for the Portland Timbers in the USSF Division 2 Professional League . In April 2011 he announced the end of his career and moved to the media department at Real Salt Lake .
Player career
Born in the USA, Joy grew up in Bo'ness, Scotland , and was active as a teenager in the youth academies of Manchester United and Tranmere Rovers . He then played as a professional footballer for Montrose FC , Kidderminster Harriers and Chester City . At the end of 2003 he moved to Major League Soccer to the Columbus Crew , where he was not used outside of the reserve team.
In 2004 he moved to Hamburger SV and played one season for the club's second team. He then moved to FC St. Pauli in what was then the third-class Regionalliga Nord. There he became a crowd favorite and in 2006 he was promoted to the second Bundesliga with the team.
In January 2008, he moved again to the US and played a major role in Real Salt Lake reaching the MLS play-offs for the first time in their history.
Despite a successful trial training at Fortuna Düsseldorf in January 2009, he stayed in Major League Soccer. In the 2009 season, injuries threw him back and he asked to terminate his contract with Real Salt Lake in order to move back to Europe. On September 16, 2009 Joy signed at FC Ingolstadt 04 .
After three games, he moved to the Portland Timbers , where he became team captain during the 2010 season. His contract was not renewed after the last season.
In April 2011, Joy announced via Twitter that he had retired from the professional soccer business. Since then, he has appeared frequently on ESPN700 radio station, where he acts as a commentator for Real Salt Lake games.
Trivia
- In addition to American citizenship, Joy also has British citizenship, as his mother is from Scotland.
- After his resignation, he acquired a stake in the Salt Lake City retail company ZAGG and has two stores in Missouri .
Individual evidence
- ^ Ian Joy Announces His Retirement . In: ProstAmerika.com . Archived from the original on May 1, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
Web links
- Ian Joy in the database of weltfussball.de
- Ian Joy in the database of transfermarkt.de
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Joy, Ian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Joy, Ian Paul (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 14, 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Diego , California , USA |