Gavin Wilkinson

Gavin Wilkinson

Personal information
Full name	Gavin Brian Wilkinson
Date of birth	5 November 1973 (1973-11-05)
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Portland Timbers (Technical Director)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1992–1996	Waitakere City
1996–1999	Perth Glory	68	(4)
1999–2000	Instant-Dict	13	(2)
2000	Geylang United	15	(2)
2000–2001	Kilkenny City	12	(0)
2001–2006	Portland Timbers	124	(4)
National team‡
1996–2002	New Zealand	33	(1)
Teams managed
2005–2006	Portland Timbers (assistant)
2007–2010	Portland Timbers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10/22/2007. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10/22/2007

Gavin Wilkinson (born 5 November 1973) is a former New Zealand footballer and current technical director of Portland Timbers. Prior to this position, Wilkinson was manager of Portland Timbers in the United Soccer Leagues before their promotion to Major League Soccer beginning with the 2011 season. As a player, he was known as a strong leader and defender.

International career

He played for the New Zealand national football team, the All Whites and collected 33 caps in official FIFA internationals, scoring 1 goal.

Career

Wilkinson played defense for with the USL Portland Timbers from 2001–2006, adding assistant coach duties in 2005 and 2006. Wilkinson retired as an active player and was named Head Coach and General Manager for Portland Timbers in September 2006. During the 2009 season, he directed the Timbers to the Commissioner's Cup as the regular season champion and a league record 24 game unbeaten string (14-0-10), smashing the previous record of 16.

Manager career

Wilkinson also runs EastSide United FC, a youth soccer club based in Gresham, OR.

On January 18, 2010, Wilkinson was named Technical Director of the expansion Portland Timbers club in Major League Soccer (MLS), set to begin play in the 2011 season. He assumed those duties while still coaching the Timbers through the 2010 season.

Gavin not only played for Portland Timbers, but has also played for the New Zealand National Team 40 times in various competitions including World Cup Qualifiers and the Confederations Cup, playing against countries like the United States, Germany & Brazil.

Honours

Perth Glory Most Glorious Player Award 1996/1997 season

USL-1 Coach of the Year 2007 and 2009

Managerial stats

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	L	D	Win %
Portland Timbers		26 September 2006	10 October 2010	118	50	29	39	42.37

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Awards
Preceded by Inaugural	Perth Glory Most Glorious Player Award 1996–97	Succeeded by Danny Hay
Preceded by Mike Anhaeuser	USL-1 Coach of the Year 2007	Succeeded by Colin Clarke
Preceded by Colin Clarke	USL-1 Coach of the Year 2009	Succeeded by Bob Lilley

External links

• Gavin Wilkinson – FIFA competition record