Darryl Gomez (born October 21, 1977) is a Trinidadian-Kittitian former

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and

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. Gomez began playing football at the college level in 1996 with the

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. After his completing his scholarship in 2000 he played in the

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with the

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, and the

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. Following his time in the A-League and NPSL he played in the Canadian Professional Soccer League (later renamed Canadian Soccer League) with several different clubs, and would eventually conclude his playing career in the league. Throughout his tenure within the CPSL/CSL his most notable accolade was winning the

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in 2008 with the

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. After retiring with the

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he was appointed the head coach for the organization in 2014. In his first year as head coach he achieved a

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along with the CSL Championship. Gomez also played at the international level originally with the Trinidad and Tobago U23. In 2001, he later switched his national commitments to the

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Playing career

Gomez began his professional career in the Canadian Professional Soccer League with the Oshawa Flames in 1999, making his debut on May 30 in a match against

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. In 2000, he went abroad to the United States to play for the

of the

. In the winter of 2000 he played in the National Professional Soccer League with the

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. In 2001, he returned to Canada to play with the

, where he played in 17 matches. After a season in USL A-League he returned to resume play in the CPSL with the

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based

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. He was loaned to league rivals

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for the remainder of the 2002 season. In 2004, he was selected for the CPSL All-Star team against

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He would continue playing in the CPSL between the

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, and the Canadian Lions. In his first tenure with the Serbian White Eagles in 2008 he assisted in securing the

. He finished his career with the

, and assisted in clinching the First Division title in 2010.

International career

Gomez made his debut for the

on May 16, 2001 against

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. He featured in the CONCACAF 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds where he recorded his first international goal against

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on June 19, 2004. He also participated in the

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, and

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Managerial career

In 2014, he made the transition from player to head coach for the

. In his debut season as head coach Gomez managed to achieve an undefeated season which led to York Region clinching the First Division title. The achievement marked a new milestone as York Region became the third club in CSL history to go undefeated; the first being the

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, and the second being the

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. He managed to add the

by defeating runners up

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in a penalty shootout. At the conclusion of the season, Gomez was awarded the CSL Coach of the Year award. In 2016, he became the head coach for G.S. United men's elite team in the

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Managerial stats

Honours

Player

Vaughan/York Region Shooters *

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Eastern Conference:

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

First Division:

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

Serbian White Eagles *

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

Manager

York Region Shooters *

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First Division:

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gomez, Darryl 1977 births Living people Trinidad and Tobago men's footballers Saint Kitts and Nevis men's footballers Richmond Kickers players Toronto Lynx players SC Toronto players York Region Shooters players Serbian White Eagles FC players Men's association football midfielders Trinidad and Tobago expatriate men's footballers Saint Kitts and Nevis expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in the United States Saint Kitts and Nevis expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in Canada Saint Kitts and Nevis expatriate sportspeople in Canada A-League (1995–2004) players Saint Kitts and Nevis men's international footballers Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Brampton City United FC players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) coaches York Region Shooters coaches Sportspeople from San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago