14 Facts About Gavin Glinton

Gavin Glinton was born on 1 March 1979 and is a Turks and Caicos Islands football coach and former professional player.

Gavin Glinton is currently the head coach for the Oakland Roots in the USL Championship, having previously served as an Assistant Coach for New Mexico United, and the U13 and U14 Academy Coach at Sacramento Republic FC.

Gavin Glinton played for the LA Galaxy, Dallas Burn, and San Jose Earthquakes in the MLS.

Gavin Glinton played for the Charleston Battery and Carolina Railhawks in the USL.

Gavin Glinton played PDL with the Silicon Valley Ambassadors, and played four years of college soccer at Bradley University, where he was a four-time All-American.

Gavin Glinton scored 53 career goals at Bradley, including 15 in 1998 and 2000, was named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference First-team all four seasons, and was named his team's offensive MVP all four years.

Gavin Glinton was inducted into the Bradley University Hall of Fame in 2012 and the Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame in 2014.

Gavin Glinton was drafted by Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy in 2002 before transferring to the Dallas Burn in 2003.

Gavin Glinton proved to be a great clutch player after the 2007 season.

Gavin Glinton followed Yallop to the San Jose Earthquakes when the coach selected him in the 2007 MLS Expansion Draft.

Gavin Glinton plays for the Turks and Caicos Islands national team, and is their highest ever goalscorer with four goals.

Gavin Glinton scored one of the goals in the country's first ever win in a FIFA international over the Cayman Islands in a Caribbean Cup game in Cuba.

Gavin Glinton has earned eight caps in total, three of them in World Cup qualification games.

On 12 November 2024, it was announced that Gavin Glinton would be appointed permanent manager for Oakland.