{{Short description|American soccer coach and former player (born 1977)}} {{Use American English|date=March 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Tim Sahaydak | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{bda|1977|06|01}} | birth_place = [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]] | height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}} | position = Defender | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Liberty High School | collegeyears1 = 1995–97 | college1 = [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer|North Carolina Tar Heels]]
| years1 = 1997–98 | clubs1 = [[Columbus Crew]] | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1998–2000 | clubs2 = → [[Generation Adidas|MLS Project-40]] (loan) | caps2 = 26 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1999–2001 | clubs3 = [[Miami Fusion]] | caps3 = 22 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2001 | clubs4 = [[Charleston Battery]] | caps4 = 5 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2002 | clubs5 = [[Pittsburgh Riverhounds]] | caps5 = 15 | goals5 = 0 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | manageryears1 = 2007–2012 | managerclubs1 = [[VCU Rams women's soccer]] <small>(co-head coach)</small>
| manageryears2 = 2013– | managerclubs2 = [[UCF Knights women's soccer]] <small>(associate head coach)</small> }}'''Tim Sahaydak''' (born June 1, 1977) is an American [[association football|soccer]] coach and former player. He is currently associate head coach of the [[UCF Knights women's soccer]] program. As a player, he played several seasons in [[Major League Soccer]] (MLS) for [[Miami Fusion F.C.]]
==Playing career== Sahaydak attended [[Liberty High School (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)|Liberty High School]] in [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]], where he was an All-State representative. While touring with a state team, he was in Moscow during the [[1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/05/catching_up_with_liberty_highs.html | title=Catching Up With: Former Liberty High School soccer standout Tim Sahaydak | work=The Express-Times | date=May 26, 2013 | accessdate=December 26, 2013 | author=Ross, Bill}}</ref><ref name="morningcall">{{cite news | url=https://www.mcall.com/1993/03/04/soccer-keeps-tim-sahaydak-plenty-busy-all-year-round/ | title=Soccer Keeps Tim Sahaydak Plenty Busy All Year 'round | work=The Morning Call | date=March 4, 1993 | access-date=December 26, 2013 | author=Long, Ernie}}</ref>
===College career=== Sahaydak joined the [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer]] program on a scholarship in 1995. He left in 1997 after his sophomore year.<ref name="uck-profile">{{cite web | url=http://www.ucfknights.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/tim_sahaydak_846002.html | title=Tim Sahaydak | publisher=CBS Interactive | work=UCFKnights.com | accessdate=December 26, 2013}}</ref>
===Professional career=== After leaving college Sahaydak was signed as a [[Generation Adidas|Project-40]] player, eventually being assigned to the [[Columbus Crew]]. From 1998 to 2000, he played matches for the Project-40 team in the [[United Soccer Leagues]] (USL) [[A-League (1995–2004)|A-League]]. After two seasons with the Crew, he transferred to the [[Miami Fusion]]. Between 1999 and 2001, Sahaydak played 22 times for the Fusion.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/tim-sahaydak | title=Players – Tim Sahaydak | publisher=Major League Soccer | accessdate=December 27, 2013}}</ref>
==Coaching career== Sahaydak took to coaching as co-head coach of the [[VCU Rams women's soccer]] program alongside his wife, former international player [[Tiffany Roberts]]. After six years with the Rams, he joined the [[UCF Knights women's soccer]] program as associate head coach again alongside his wife.<ref name="uck-profile" /><ref name="vcuprofile">{{cite web | url=http://vcuathletics.com/information/directory/bios/Sahaydak_Tim | title=Bios – Tim Sahaydak | work=VCU Rams | accessdate=December 27, 2013}}</ref>
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