1. Tyrone Robert Mears was born on 18 February 1983 and is an English former professional footballer who played as a right-back and is currently the head coach for Fort Lauderdale United in the USL Super League.
32 Facts About Tyrone Mears
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From Stockport in the north west of England, Mears once played for the Jamaica national football team despite not being eligible to do so.
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Tyrone Mears came through the ranks at Manchester City and signed trainee forms in August 2001.
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Tyrone Mears only made one appearance for City, replacing Stuart Pearce as a substitute in the 84th minute against Nottingham Forest in March 2002.
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Tyrone Mears signed a three-year contract and was expected to provide cover for Graham Alexander.
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Nevertheless, Tyrone Mears was awarded the club's most improved player this season.
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Tyrone Mears memorably produced an athletic overhead clearance on the line, after Stiliyan Petrov lobbed West Ham keeper Roy Carroll in a match against Aston Villa in September 2006.
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Derby manager, Billy Davies, who had managed Tyrone Mears at his previous club Preston, said of him, ""He is a very attacking full-back with excellent pace who adds great competition.
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At the start of the season, Tyrone Mears competed with Paul Connolly over the right-back position and played first five matches to the start of the season in all competitions.
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On 29 August 2008, Tyrone Mears caused controversy when he flew to France to go on trial with Olympique de Marseille without the express permission of Derby manager Paul Jewell.
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Tyrone Mears went on to make seven appearances in all competitions.
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Tyrone Mears's performances saw him being linked with a move to Premier League rivals' Sunderland, but this was denied by the club.
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Nevertheless, Tyrone Mears was awarded South West Clarets Player of the season, Accrington Clarets Player of the season and Earby Clarets Player of the season.
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Manager Owen Coyle later said he expected Tyrone Mears to be absent for a minimum of five months.
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Since making his return, Tyrone Mears became a first team regular until he was dropped from the first team by new Manager Dougie Freedman, but managed to regain his first team place soon after.
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At one point, Tyrone Mears was set to join Blackpool on loan, but the move was in doubt, as he rejected the move.
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On 29 December 2014, Tyrone Mears joined Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer.
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Tyrone Mears established himself in the right-back position throughout the season and made 37 appearances in all competitions, as he helped finished fourth place in Western Conference, sixth place overall, and reach the play-offs in the semi-final.
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In 2016 season, Tyrone Mears continued to established himself in the first team as a right-back position despite suffering from injury at the start of the season.
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Tyrone Mears went on to make 32 league appearances despite missing out 1 match, due to tactical changes at one point against FC Dallas on 14 July 2016.
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Tyrone Mears was released by Atlanta at the end of their 2017 season.
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Tyrone Mears was selected by Minnesota United FC in the first round.
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On 28 August 2018, Tyrone Mears returned to England signing for West Bromwich Albion on a short-term contract until 1 January 2019.
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Tyrone Mears's deal was later extended by another month to run until the end of January 2019.
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Tyrone Mears was released at the end of the season in July 2019.
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An official from the Jamaica Football Federation stated that Jamaica fielded Tyrone Mears without undergoing thorough checks because verification of a player's passport is not required for friendly internationals and such matches do not affect a player's international eligibility.
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In March 2023, Tyrone Mears joined the staff of the Inter Miami CF Academy, primarily as an assistant coach for the club's U-17 side.
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On 25 January 2024, Tyrone Mears was announced as the first-ever head coach for the USL Super League club to be based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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Tyrone Mears is studying a course in criminal justice and counter-terrorism at Southern New Hampshire University via online.
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Tyrone Mears is a father of four children, and his spouse is Nadine Tyrone Mears.
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Tyrone Mears revealed he left school when he was 15 to pursue his football career.
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Tyrone Mears holds a US green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.