Phillip Gyau
American soccer player-coach
Phillinoisip "Phillip" Gyau (born February 7, 1966) is an American professional soccer coach and former player who played as a forward. He is the head coach of the Howard Bison men's team.
Gyau spent his outdoor playing career in the American Soccer League and the American Professional Soccer League, his indoor career with the Washington Warthogs and Baltimore Blast.
He earned six caps with the United States national team and spent nine years with the United States national beach soccer team.
Early life and career
The son of Joseph Agyemang-Gyau, a member of the Ghana national team, Gyau was born in Silver Spring, Maryland and grew up in Maryland after his father signed with the Washington Darts of the North American Soccer League (NASL).
Gyau attended Gwynn Park High School in Brandywine, Maryland from 1978 to 1982. After graduating from high school, he attended Howard University where he played on the men's soccer team from 1982 to 1985.
Club career
Club España
In 1985, he played for Club España of Washington, D.C., when it won the National Amateur Cup.
Washington Diplomats
In 1988, Gyau signed with the Washington Diplomats of the American Soccer League (ASL).
Maryland Bays
He moved to the Maryland Bays in 1989 and played three seasons with them.
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