{{Short description|American soccer player and coach}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Kyle Polak | image = | fullname = Kyle Wilson Polak | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|2|6}} | birth_place = Huntington Beach, California, U.S. | height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}} | position = Goalkeeper | currentclub = Cape Fear SC (Goalkeeper coach)<ref name="Cape-Fear"/> | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Wolfpack SC | youthyears2 = 1999–2003 | youthclubs2 = Fountain Valley Barons | youthyears3 = 2002–2003 | youthclubs3 = Cal State Fullerton Titans | youthyears4 = 2004–2006 | youthclubs4 = Dominguez Hills Toros | years1 = 2007 | clubs1 = Chivas USA | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2008–2009 | clubs2 = Wilmington Hammerheads | caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2009–2011 | clubs3 = Charleston Battery | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2011–2012 | clubs4 = Wilmington Hammerheads | caps4 = 10 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2011 | clubs5 = → Charleston Battery (loan)<ref name="TPA"/> | caps5 = 0 | goals5 = 0 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | medaltemplates = | manageryears1 = 2008–2012 | managerclubs1 = Wilmington Family YMCA (Athletic director) | manageryears2 = 2011–2012 | managerclubs2 = Wilmington Hammerheads (Assistant coach) | manageryears3 = 2013– | managerclubs3 = Cape Fear SC (Goalkeeper coach) }}
'''Kyle Polak''' (born February 6, 1984)<ref name="CSU_Fullerton"/> is an American former soccer player, who is currently working as Goalkeeper coach by Cape Fear SC.<ref name="Cape-Fear">[http://www.capefearsoccer.com/Default.aspx?tabid=182796 CFSC Coaching Staff - Cape Fear Soccer Association]</ref>
==Career== Polak started his active career in the Wolfpack Soccer Club in Fountain Valley, California. He played besides from 1999 to 2003 for the Barons, the Athletic team of the Fountain Valley High School. After his graduating signed for his studies by the California State University, Fullerton.<ref name="CSU_Fullerton">[http://www.gotoros.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=31 Kyle Polak - CSUDH Athletics]</ref>
===College=== Polak played two years of college soccer at the California State University, Fullerton before transferring to California State University, Dominguez Hills as a junior. Polak holds the record for career wins (44) and career shut outs (24) at Dominguez Hills, and was named Male Athlete of the Year. Daktronics Men's Soccer far West 1st Team. NSCAA first team All-Region and First Team All-California Collegiate Athletic Association 2006.<ref>[http://www.wilmingtonhammerheads.com/news/310609.html Hammerheads Sign Three]</ref>
Second-team all California Collegiate Athletic Association (2004–05) + First team all California Collegiate Athletic Association (2006). + Daktronics Men's Soccer Far West 1st-Team (2006) + NSCAA first team All-Region (2006)
===Professional=== After spending a year with Major League Soccer team Chivas USA's reserves in 2007, Polak signed with the Wilmington Hammerheads in the USL Second Division prior to the 2008 season. He didn't make any first team appearances for the Hammerheads in his rookie season, spending the entire year as backup to first choice keeper John O'Hara; he finally made his pro debut on July 2, 2009, in a 3–2 loss to Charlotte Eagles<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2009/1052089.html |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |access-date=2009-10-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105233838/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2009/1052089.html |archive-date=2010-01-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> when Hammerheads #1 Daryl Sattler picked up an injury. He signed than September 3, 2009, for League rival Charleston Battery, who played because of injuries, never a game with the club.<ref name="TPA"/>
On March 24, 2011, Polak signed for a second stint with Wilmington, now playing in the USL Pro league.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/511205.html |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |accessdate=2011-03-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928141913/http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/511205.html |archivedate=2011-09-28 }}</ref> He signed then a two-month loan contract with USL Pro League rival Charleston Battery,<ref name="TPA"/> Polak played never a game for Battery and returned in summer 2011 to Wilmington.<ref name="TPA">[http://www.theplayersagent.com/profile/105427/kyle_wilson_polak Kyle Wilson Polak - The Players' Agent]</ref> He played than the following two years in only ten games, before joined to Cape Fear SC.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sports.blogs.starnewsonline.com/11599/andriy-budnyy-and-kyle-polak-resign-for-2012/ |title=Andriy Budnyy and Kyle Polak resign for 2012 |access-date=2014-04-04 |archive-date=2014-04-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407092554/http://sports.blogs.starnewsonline.com/11599/andriy-budnyy-and-kyle-polak-resign-for-2012/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== Coaching career == Polak began his working as Assistant athletic director by the Wilmington Family YMCA in North Carolina and worked for them until August 2011.<ref name="Linke">[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/kyle-polak/42/700/727 Kyle Polak]</ref> In August his signing by Wilmington Hammerheads, was named as the club Assistant coach and worked in this position until December 2012.<ref name="Linke"/> In December 2012 was named as Goalkeeper coach by the Cape Fear Soccer Club.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sports.blogs.starnewsonline.com/category/kyle-polak/ |title=Kyle Polak {{!}} Cape Fear Sports |access-date=2014-04-04 |archive-date=2014-04-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407092557/http://sports.blogs.starnewsonline.com/category/kyle-polak/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Honors==
;Wilmington Hammerheads * USL Second Division Regular Season Champions (1): 2009
==References== {{reflist}}
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