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Frank YallopFrank Yallop (born April 4, 1964 in Watford, England) is a former English-Canadian soccer player, and the current head coach of the Candian men's national soccer team. He had played professional soccer for nearly 20 years in England and the United States. In 1983, at age 16, Frank signed a professional contract with Ipswich Town F.C., for whom he would play 376 games, scoring 8 goals. After a lengthy career in England, Yallop returned to North America in 1996, when he signed with Major League Soccer and was drafted 57th overall by the Tampa Bay Mutiny in the MLS Inaugural Player Draft. After three seasons with the Mutiny, in which he started practically every game, Yallop retired from professional soccer at the end of the 1998 season. He began his coaching career in 1998 with the US Project-40 team, taking the team on a 5 game tour of England. Following the tour, Frank became assistant coach for the Tampa Bay Mutiny. In 2000 he became chief assistant coach for D.C. United under Thomas Rongen. In 2001, Frank Yallop was named head coach for the San Jose Earthquakes, just 2 days before the MLS SuperDraft. During the pre-season, Frank acquired Jeff Agoos, Landon Donovan, Dwayne DeRosario, Manny Lagos, Ramiro Corrales, and Ronnie Ekelund, as well as assistant coach Dominic Kinnear. In his first year, Frank Yallop proceeded to lead the San Jose Earthquakes to their first MLS Championship. In 2003, the Earthquakes, under Yallop, were able to win their second MLS title. In 2004, despite still having a year left on his contract, Frank left the Earthquakes to become head coach of the Canadian men's national soccer team. Yallop was named the 2001 MLS Coach of the Year and was named the Mutiny's Defender of the Year in both 1997 and 1998. He also earned 52 caps for the Canadian National Team during his playing career. Yallop, Frank Yallop, Frank Yallop, Frank Yallop, Frank
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