John Joseph Doyle (born March 16, 1966) is an American former professional

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player who played professionally in both Europe and the United States including the

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and

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. He was the 1995 A-League Defender of the Year and the 1996 MLS Defender of the Year. He also earned fifty-three

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with the U.S. national team between 1987 and 1994 including two games at the

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. He was a member of the U.S. team at the

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and was most recently the general manager of the

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of Major League Soccer before resigning on August 29, 2016.

Youth

Doyle attended Washington High School in

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where he played on the boys' soccer team. The team won the league championship Doyle's senior year. At the end of his senior year, he held the school's scoring record and had been named All-League each year he played. Doyle was named Athlete of the Decade for the 1980s. Doyle also played soccer with the Fremont City youth soccer club where he was a four-time state champion. After high school, he attended the

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where he played

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. He was a 1986 second team

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. He was inducted into the University of San Francisco Hall of Fame in 1999 and named a Legend of the Hilltop in 2005.

Professional

Western Soccer League

In 1987, Doyle spent the collegiate off-season with the

of the

. In 1989 and 1990, he also played for the

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during the college soccer off-season. In 1989, he was named to the WSL All-Star team.

Europe

In 1990, he moved to Europe where he signed with Swedish club

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. In 1992, he returned to the Blackhawks for six games during the summer. In 1993, he played for German First Division club

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