Jim Zylker

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Jim Zylker
Personal information
Full name James Francis Zylker
Date of birth (1951-01-11) January 11, 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth San Francisco, California, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1969–1970 Cañada Colts
1971–1973 San Jose State Spartans
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
San Francisco Vikings
1975–1976 San Jose Earthquakes 17 (1)
1976 San Antonio Thunder 5 (0)
Managerial career
2001–2004 Cañada Lady Colts (asst.)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jim Zylker (born January 11, 1951, in San Francisco, California) is a retired American soccer player who spent two seasons in the North American Soccer League. He was also a member of the United States soccer team at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

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Youth

Zylker grew up in San Francisco, California. He graduated from South San Francisco High School and first attended Cañada College where he was a two-time community college All-American. [1] He transferred to San Jose State University where he played three seasons (1971–1973) on the men's soccer team. He was a 1972 second team All American [2] and holds the school's single season assists record. [3] [4] He was inducted into the SJSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004.

In 1971, he joined the United States Olympic soccer team as it prepared for the 1972 Olympics. He played the final United States group game, a 7–0 loss to West Germany. [5] In 1975, he returned to the Olympic team as it failed to qualify for the 1976 Summer Olympics. He played seven games in total with the United States Olympic team.

Zykler played for the San Francisco Vikings, a club founded by his grandfather. In 1975, he signed with the San Jose Earthquakes of the North American Soccer League. He played fifteen games that season. He began the 1976 season in San Jose before being traded to the San Antonio Thunder midway through the season.

He has coached the Cañada College women's soccer team. [6]

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References

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  2. "1972 All Americans". Archived from the original on November 15, 2006. Retrieved November 5, 2008.
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