{{Short description|American soccer player}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ryan Tinsley | full_name = | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|10|1}} | birth_place = New York City, United States | height = 5 ft 9 in | position = Midfielder | collegeyears1 = 1990 | collegeyears2 = 1991 | collegeyears3 = 1992–1993 | college1 = Irvine Valley Lasers | college2 = UC Irvine Anteaters | college3 = Fresno State Bulldogs | years1 = 1994 | years2 = 1994 | years3 = 1995 | years4 = 1995–1996 | years5 = 1996 | years6 = 1997–1999 | years7 = 1999 | years8 = 1999–2000 | clubs1 = Orange County Precise | clubs2 = San Diego Sockers ''(indoor)'' | clubs3 = Newport Beach Riptide | clubs4 = Saarbrücken | clubs5 = San Diego Sockers ''(indoor)'' | clubs6 = Kansas City Wizards | clubs7 = Chicago Fire | clubs8 = San Jose Earthquakes | caps1 = | caps2 = 19 | caps3 = | caps4 = | caps5 = 23 | caps6 = 61 | caps7 = 3 | caps8 = 35 | goals1 = | goals2 = 9 | goals3 = | goals4 = | goals5 = 26 | goals6 = 3 | goals7 = 0 | goals8 = 1 | manageryears1 = | managerclubs1 = }}
'''Ryan Tinsley''' (born October 1, 1971) is an American retired soccer midfielder who played professionally in the Continental Indoor Soccer League and Major League Soccer.
==Youth== Tinsley graduated from El Toro High School in 1989. He began his college career at Irvine Valley College where he was a 1990 All-Orange Empire Conference player. In July 1991, he transferred to UC Irvine where he played one season.<ref>"2 area players to join UCI's soccer team" ''The Orange County Register'' Tuesday, July 2, 1991</ref><ref>[http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ucir/sports/m-soccer/auto_pdf/2009MediaGuideSection2.pdf UC Irvine soccer records]</ref> In 1992, he transferred to Fresno State where he finished his college soccer career.
==Professional== In 1994, Tinsley played for the amateur Orange County Precise in the Pacific Soccer League.<ref>"O.C. Precise gets exiled in championship again" ''The Orange County Register'' Thursday, May 19, 1994</ref> On July 24, 1994, he signed with the San Diego Sockers of the Continental Indoor Soccer League.<ref>"Transactions" ''The Kansas City Star'' Friday, July 22, 1994</ref> In 1995, he played for the amateur Newport Beach Riptide of the Pacific Soccer League, winning the league title in April.<ref>"Riptide rips Vanguards for PSL title" ''The Orange County Register'' Thursday, April 27, 1995</ref> In June 1995, the Sockers transferred Tinsley to FC Saarbrücken<ref>"Transactions" ''The Kansas City Star'' Wednesday, June 28, 1995</ref> He spent the 1995–1996 season in Germany. On July 12, 1996, the Sockers selected Tinsley with the first pick in the 1996 CISL Supplemental Draft.<ref>"Sockers draft Tinsley with No. 1 choice" ''San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA)'' Friday, July 12, 1996</ref> On February 2, 1997, the Kansas City Wizards selected Tinsley in the first round (seventh overall) of the 1997 MLS Supplemental Draft.<ref>[http://www.socceramerica.com/article/16897/mls-1997-supplemental-draft-results.html 1997 MLS Supplemental Draft]</ref> He played two seasons in Kansas City where he was in the top four players both seasons as far as games and minutes played. He injured his knee during the 1999 pre-season and did not play a game before the Wizards traded him to the Chicago Fire in exchange for Jesse Van Saun and a first-round pick in the 2000 MLS SuperDraft.<ref>"Change is name of game for Fire" ''Chicago Sun-Times'' Friday, May 7, 1999</ref> He played three games for the Fire, then was traded to the San Jose Clash on June 30, 1999, in exchange for the fourth selection in the 2000 MLS SuperDraft, which Chicago used to draft future U.S. national team captain Carlos Bocanegra.<ref>"TRANSACTIONS" ''Times, The (Trenton, New Jersey)'' Wednesday, June 30, 1999</ref> He finished the 1999 season in San Jose, then became a regular during the 2000 season before retiring in October 2000.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://quicktime.cnnsi.com/soccer/mls/players/227/ San Jose Earthquakes player profile] * {{MLS player|ryan-tinsley}}
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