Turks and Caicos Islands
The Turks and Caicos Islands (abbreviated TCI; and ) are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean and no ...
football
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coach and former professional player. He is currently the head coach for the Oakland Roots in the
USL Championship
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, having previously served as an Assistant Coach for
New Mexico United
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, and the U13 and U14 Academy Coach at Sacramento Republic FC. He played for the LA Galaxy, Dallas Burn, and San Jose Earthquakes in the MLS. He also played for the Charleston Battery and Carolina Railhawks in the USL.
College and amateur career
Born in
Grand Turk
Grand Turk is an island in the Turks and Caicos Islands, a British Overseas Territory, tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean and northern West Indies. It is the largest island in the Turks Islands (the smaller of th ...
, Glinton grew up in
Livermore, California
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, attended Livermore High School, played club soccer with Tri-Valley Premier. He also played PDL with the Silicon Valley Ambassadors, and played four years of college soccer at
Bradley University
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, where he was a four-time All-American. He scored 53 career goals at Bradley, including 15 in 1998 and 2000, was named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference First-team all four seasons (becoming first player in league history to earn first team honours four times), and was named his team's offensive MVP all four years. During his college years he also played with the
Chicago Fire Reserves
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in the
Premier Development League
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. He was inducted into the Bradley University Hall of Fame in 2012 and the Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame in 2014.
Club career
Glinton was drafted by
Major League Soccer
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's
Los Angeles Galaxy
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in 2002 before transferring to the
Dallas Burn
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in 2003. His two-year totals include 44 games played with two goals and six assists. In 2004, he took a break from professional football to become assistant coach at his alma mater,
Bradley University
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.
In 2006, he joined
USL First Division
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team
Charleston Battery
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for the 2006 season. After a successful season with the Battery where he led the team with 13 goals and was elected "Offensive MVP" by the fans, Glinton was called up by the Galaxy. He proved to be a great clutch player after the 2007 season. In the 2007 season, he was mostly used as a substitute by Galaxy coach
Frank Yallop
Frank Walter Yallop (born 4 April 1964) is a British-Canadian professional soccer coach and former player.
He played 13 years in England for Ipswich Town, including the club's first three seasons in the Premier League. He also played in Major ...
, where he scored 4 goals. Gavin followed Yallop to the San Jose Earthquakes when the coach selected him in the 2007 MLS Expansion Draft. The Earthquakes released him following the 2008 season. In February 2009, he had an unsuccessful two week trial with St Patrick's Athletic of the
League of Ireland
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, whom he played for in a friendly game against
Premier League
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club Chelsea, drawing 2–2. Later that month, he signed with the
Carolina RailHawks
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On December 6, 2016, the RailH ...
in the
USL First Division
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Vietnam
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in March 2010.
International career
Glinton plays for the Turks and Caicos Islands national team, and is their highest ever goalscorer with four goals. He scored one of the goals in the country's first ever win in a FIFA international over the
Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands () is a self-governing British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory, and the largest by population. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which are located so ...
Cuba
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. He has earned eight caps in total, three of them in World Cup qualification games.
Coaching career
After Oakland Roots parted ways with head coach Noah Delgado on 28 April 2024, Glinton was appointed as the club's interim head coach. On 12 November 2024, it was announced that Glinton would be appointed permanent manager for Oakland. On 2 June 2025, the club announced that they had parted ways with Glinton, citing disappointment with the team's on-field performances under his management.
Premier Development League
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, also played for the national team and was the all-time national team appearances record holder before being surpassed by Philip Shearer.
Career statistics
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Providenciales
Providenciales (known locally as Provo) is an island in the northwest Caicos Islands, part of the Turks and Caicos Islands, a British Overseas Territory. The island has an area of and a 2012 Census population of 23,769. Providenciales is the th ...
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2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
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Honors
Los Angeles Galaxy
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MLS Cup
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2002
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Major League Soccer
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Supporter's Shield:
2002
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