Playing career
York City
Tilley was born in Keynsham,Asia
Before arriving in North America, spent time playing in Hong Kong and China In 1994 he played for the Happy Valley Football Club in the Hong Kong First Division and led the team in scoring. Tilley then moved to the Chinese Pro League and made history becoming the first European to play and score in a Chinese Professional League match with Guangdong Hongyuan Football Club. In 1995 he played for the Frankwell Football Club in the Hong Kong First Division and led the team in scoring. In 1996 he transferred to Foshan Fosti FC and was named the team MVP.North America
In 1997, he started the season with the Toronto Lynx. He recorded 18 points (6+4) in 18 games before being traded to Montreal Impact. He ended the '97 campaign ninth in the league in scoring with 32 points (13+6). He earned Second Team A-League All-Star honors. He also represented the club at the 1997 A-League All-Star Game winning the MVP of the game.Rochester Raging Rhinos
Tilley played from 1998 to 2000. He was one of the catalysts in helping the franchise win an A-League title (1998) and a U.S. Open Cup championship (1999). During his career in Rochester, he played in 54 regular season matches and recorded 26 goals and 12 assists for 64 points. His best season was during the team's magical run in 1998, when the Rhinos finished the season with a 24-4-0 record and captured their first league championship. That season, Tilley was named to the All A-League Team as he finished second in league scoring with 21 goals and seven assists in 24 games. More importantly, he was named the MVP of the A-League Championship Game as the striker connected three times to lead the Rhinos to a 3-1 win over Minnesota. He set an A-League record with 18 postseason points (7+4). Despite playing only two full seasons with the Rhinos, his name appears numerous times in the franchise's record book. In Rhinos history, Tilley still ranks fifth in goals (26), fifth in points (64) and is tied for seventh in assists (12). In postseason history, he is first all-time in goals (10), assists (6) and points (26). If that wasn't enough, Tilley also remains third in points (7) and tied for third in goals (3) in Rhinos' U.S. Open Cup history. After his stint in Rochester, Tilley joined the Vancouver 86ers/Whitecaps organization for the 2000 and 2001 seasons. In 2000, he was team's MVP and top scorer and in 2001 he led the team in playoff scoring. Tilley was thePersonal life
Tilley was born in Keynsham, England, the only child of Terence Tilley and Sandra Tilley. He grew up in Kingswood, Bristol, England. He was known to be a big Liverpool fan as a kid. Tilley met his wife Monique, born in Ontario Canada, in 1991. The couple married in 1993. Tilley and his wife have two sons, Calum born in 1996 and Kieran born in 2002. They have lived in Cambridge Ontario since 1998.Managerial career
His first coaching experience was in 2002 by becoming the player/head coach for the Mississauga Olympians in the Canadian Professional Soccer League. On 26 March 2008, the Rochester Rhinos hired Tilley as the team's coach on a two-year contract. During the 2008 season Tilley led the Rhinos into the playoffs by finishing fourth in the standings. In the club's playoff run the Rhinos defeated the Charleston Battery in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals. There the Rhinos were defeated by theReferences
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