Sipho Sibiya
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sipho Sibiya Riopel | ||
| Date of birth | July 28, 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Pretoria, South Africa | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder / Forward | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991 | Seattle Pacific Falcons | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1997 | Vancouver 86ers | ||
| 1996–2000 | Edmonton Drillers (indoor) | 144 | (97) |
| 1998 | Montreal Impact | 19 | (3) |
| 2000–2003 | Milwaukee Wave (indoor) | 86 | (51) |
| 2003–2004 | St. Louis Steamers (indoor) | 25 | (16) |
| 2004 | Edmonton Aviators | 20 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | Cleveland Force (indoor) | 30 | (13) |
| 2005 | Baltimore Blast (indoor) | 8 | (2) |
| 2007 | Winnipeg Alliance (indoor) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Saskatoon Accelerators (indoor) | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Prince George Fury (indoor) | 6 | (8) |
| National team | |||
| 2004 | Canada futsal | 2 | (0) |
| 2006-2010 | Canada beach soccer | 11 | (8) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006 | Canada beach soccer (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2008 | Saskatoon Accelerators | ||
| 2009–2010 | Prince George Fury | ||
| 2011 | Vancouver Whitecaps women (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Sipho Sibiya Riopel (born July 28, 1971), also known as Siphos Sibya, is a retired South African-Canadian soccer player who is an assistant coach with the Vancouver Whitecaps women's team.
Player[]
Youth[]
In 1991, Sibiya, at the time known as Sipho Riopel, played a single season for Seattle Pacific University.[1]
Professional[]
In 1994, Sibiya began his professional career with the Vancouver 86ers of the American Professional Soccer League. He played four seasons in Vancouver. In 1998, he played a single season with the Montreal Impact of the USISL A-League.[2] In December 1998, he tore his achilles tendon playing indoor soccer. The injury kept him from playing outdoors in 1999. In 1996, Sibiya began playing winter indoor soccer with the expansion Edmonton Drillers of the National Professional Soccer League. Sibiya played all four plus seasons of the team's existence. The Drillers began the 2000–2001 season, but folded after nine games. On December 4, 2001, the Milwaukee Wave selected Subiya in the first round of the dispersal draft.[3] He played three seasons with the Wave. On August 38, 2003, the Wave traded Sibiya and future considerations to the Cleveland Force for Giuliano Oliviero. The Force then traded Sibiya and D.J. Newsom to the St. Louis Steamers for Ato Leone.[4] In June 2004, Sibiya was again part of a complicated three team trade. The Steamers traded Siphiya to the Milwaukee Wave for Joe Reiniger. The Wave then traded Siphiya, Gary DePalma and future considerations to the Cleveland Force in exchange for Lee Edgerton.[5] While this was taking place, Sibiya was playing for the Edmonton Aviators of the USL A-League.[6] On March 29, 2005, the Force traded Sibiya and Joel John Bailey to the Baltimore Blast for Neil Gilbert and Allen Eller.[7] On March 21, 2007, Sibiya signed with the Winnipeg Alliance of the Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League.[8] In 2008, Sibiya became a player-coach for the Saskatoon Accelerators of the Professional Arena Soccer League.[9] In 2009, he became a player-coach with the Prince George Fury of the Professional Arena Soccer League.[10]
National team[]
Sibiya played for the Canada national beach soccer team which went to the quarterfinals of the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
Coach[]
Sibiya has held numerous coaching positions, including assistant coach to the 2006 Canada national beach soccer team and head coach of the Saskatoon Accelerators and Prince George Fury. He is an assistant coach with the Vancouver Whitecaps women's team. From September 2009 to November 2011, he served as Technical Director for the Guildford Athletic Club in Surrey, British Columbia.
References[]
- ^ SPU Falcons soccer records
- ^ "Sipho Sibiya | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ^ Tozer Tinkering to Revive Wave
- ^ August 28, 2003 Transactions
- ^ June 11, 2004 Transactions
- ^ Aviators announce roster
- ^ March 29, 2005 Blast Press Release Archived May 16, 2011, at archive.today
- ^ ALLIANCE FC ACQUIRE VETERAN INDOOR PLAYER Archived March 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2008–2009 Saskatoon Accelerators
- ^ Prince George Fury
External links[]
- Sipho Sibiya on-air interview from 1997
- Sipho Sibiya – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Living people
- 1971 births
- Sportspeople from Pretoria
- A-League (American soccer) players
- American Professional Soccer League players
- Baltimore Blast (2001–2008 MISL) players
- Black Canadian soccer players
- Canadian beach soccer players
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Canadian soccer players
- Cleveland Force (2002–2005 MISL) players
- Edmonton Drillers (1996–2000) players
- Edmonton Aviators / F.C. players
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008) players
- Milwaukee Wave players
- National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players
- Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players
- Seattle Pacific Falcons men's soccer players
- South African emigrants to Canada
- South African expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- South African soccer players
- St. Louis Steamers (1998–2006) players
- Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players
- Winnipeg Alliance players
- Canadian soccer coaches
- Association football forwards
- Canadian men's futsal players
- Player-coaches
- Association football midfielders