Daryl Shore (born
January 6,
1970 in
Peekskill, New York) is a retired U.S.
soccer goalkeeper who is currently an assistant coach with the
Chicago Fire. He spent his playing career in the
USISL and
USL A-League and held head coaching positions in the
USL A-League before joining the Chicago Fire.
Player
Shore attended
Birmingham-Southern College where started on the men’s soccer team from 1989 to 1993. He was a two-time NAIA All American and graduated in 1993. He was inducted into the Birmingham-Southern College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998. In 1994, Shore signed with the
Birmingham Grasshoppers of the USISL. In 1994, he was the USISL’s Mid-South Goalkeeper of the Year. In 1995, Shore moved to the
New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers where he was an assistant coach as well as player. In 1998, he became the head coach of the team, which was now playing in the
USL A-League under the name the
New Orleans Storm. Shore retired at the end of the season and became a full time head coach with the expansion
Lehigh Valley Steam.
Coach
Shore began his coaching career as an assistant at his alma mater for two years, 1993-1994. Then he became a player/assistant coach in 1995 with the
New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers. In 1998, Shore became a full time head coach with the
New Orleans Storm of the
USL A-League. In 1999, he moved to the
Lehigh Valley Steam. In 2000, the
Chicago Fire of
Major League Soccer hired Shore as the team’s goalkeeper coach. In 2001, he became an assistant coach. In January 2002, he took on more duties with the team as he was named the Director of Youth Development and the assistant coaching director of the Chicago Fire Juniors.
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