- Gavin Wilkinson
Gavin Wilkinson (born November 5, 1973) is a former New Zealand soccer player and current coach and General Manager of the USL First Division Portland Timbers. As a player, he was known as a strong leader and Defender. He played for the New Zealand national soccer team, the All Whites and collected 38 caps in official FIFA internationals, scoring 1 goal. Gavin played defense for six seasons with the USL Portland Timbers.
- Scot Thompson
Scot Thompson (born February 11, 1981 in New York, New York) is an American soccer player who currently plays for the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division. Thompson played college soccer at UCLA from 1999 to 2002, helping lead the Bruins to a national championship in 2002. He finished his career at UCLA with 68 starts, and was named to the first-team All-Pac 10 as a senior.
- Justin Thompson
Justin Thompson (born in Canada) is a professional footballer currently playing for USL First Division side Portland Timbers where he plays in defence. Thompson played for Fairfield University in Fairfield, CT from 2001 to 2003 where he captained the Stags during his final two years. In 2002, the NSCAA selected him as a Regional All-American. Justin founded the ACT Sports Group in 2003 where he is involved in a number of soccer-related activities, …
- Chris Bagley
Chris Bagley (born May 20, 1980 in Holbrook, Massachusetts, United States) is a striker currently playing for American USL First Division side Portland Timbers. He joined the Timbers in 2007 after 3 seasons with USL Second Division team Wilmington Hammerheads. He has also played for the MLS club New England Revolution as well as 3 seasons with the USL First Division Side Charleston Battery, winning the A-League Championship in 2003.
- Mike Randolph
Mike Randolph is an American soccer defender who currently plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer.
- Josh Wicks
Josh Wicks (born November 1, 1983 in Landstuhl, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany) is a soccer goalkeeper, from San Bernardino, California playing for the Portland Timbers. In 2005, in his first year as a professional, Wicks enjoyed a successful campaign. Wicks began the season as the backup to Mike Franks. However, injuries to the number one keeper allowed him to appear in 13 games, including two games in the playoffs.
- Kevin Goldthwaite
Kevin Goldthwaite (born December 9, 1982 in Sacramento, California) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer. Goldthwaite played college soccer at Notre Dame from 2001-2004. He was named second-team all-Big East a a junior in 2003 and first-team all-Big East in 2004. Goldthwaite was also a semifinalist for the Hermann Trophy in 2004.
- Clive Charles
Clive Charles (October 3, 1951-August 26, 2003) was a football player, coach and television announcer. Charles was born in London, the youngest of nine children. He grew up in a working class neighborhood playing street soccer. When he was 12 years old, he began playing with the West Ham United youth teams and signed with the club as an apprentice when he turned 15.
- Alan Gordon
Alan Gordon (born October 16, 1981 in Gilbert, Arizona) is an American soccer player who currently plays striker for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. Gordon played two years of college soccer for Oregon State University, winning All Pac-10 honors twice, and scoring 11 goals as a junior and 15 as a senior. Before that, he played at Yavapai College, where he scored 39 goals in his two seasons.
- Josh Saunders
Josh Saunders (born March 2, 1981) is an American soccer goalkeeper who has enjoyed stints in both MLS and the USL First Division (formerly the A-League) and had split his time between Los Angeles Galaxy and the Portland Timbers prior to being released by the Galaxy during the 2007 pre-season. During his senior season at the University of California, Berkeley, he became the first keeper ever to be named Pac-10 Player of the Year.
- Cameron Knowles
Cameron Knowles (born October 11, 1982) is a New Zealand soccer player who plays for the Portland Timbers in the USL First Division. After playing college soccer for the University of Akron and in the USL Premier Development League for Chicago Fire Premier, Knowles was drafted by Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer in the fourth round of the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft. He played in four games his rookie season. Following the 2006 season, Knowles was waived by RSL, …
- Fadi Afash
Fadi Afash (born January 4, 1974 in Syria) is a former football (soccer) player with the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division. Afash is perhaps best known among Timbers fans for scoring the "sunshine goal". He also had spells with California Gold (then the Stanislaus County Cruisers) and the Utah Blitzz.
- Roger Levesque
Roger Levesque (born January 22, 1981) is an American soccer player, currently playing for the Seattle Sounders of the A-League (America). Levesque played college soccer at Stanford University from 1999 to 2002. After two seasons as a reserve, Levesque became a starter as a junior, and ended the season as a second-team All-American, having scored 14 goals and 9 assists. In his senior year he led the team in points with 7 goals and 13 assists, …
- Edwin Miranda
Edwin Miranda (born January 28, 1981 in Zacatecoluca, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran-American soccer player, who currently plays defensive midfield for the Puerto Rico Islanders of the USL First Division. Miranda played four years of college soccer at Cal State-Northridge, where he was twice named Big West Conference Defender of the Year. After graduating, Miranda was drafted 54th overall by the then-Dallas Burn in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft.
- Luke Kreamalmeyer
Luke Kreamalmeyer (born September 28, 1982 in Edwardsville, Illinois) is an American soccer player who plays for the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division. He recently married his college sweetheart and his nickname is Shitpants Luke. Kreamalmeyer played college soccer at Bradley University from 2001 to 2004. Kreamalmeyer was named first team All-Missouri Valley Conference as a junior and senior, and finished his career with 26 goals and 20 assists for the Braves.
- Michael O'Neill
Michael Andrew Martin O'Neill (born 5 July 1969 in Portadown, County Armagh) is a retired Northern Ireland footballer. O'Neill played as a midfielder or forward for Chimney Corner, Coleraine, Newcastle, Dundee United, Hibs, Coventry City, Aberdeen (on loan), Reading (on loan), Wigan, St Johnstone, Portland Timbers, Clydebank, Glentoran and Ayr United. At international level he played 31 games for Northern Ireland, scoring 4 times, including 2 in a 5-3 win over Austria, …
- Chris Agnello
Chris Agnello (ah-NELL-o, born 1968) an American soccer coach. His most recent position was as Coach/General Manager of the Portland Timbers soccer team in the USL First Division. Chris Agnello developed into one of Utah's top youth players in the early 1980's, winning a state championship with Woods Cross High School and being named the Gatorade National Player of the Year for Utah in 1985.
- Kiki Lara
Ricardo Lara (born October 3, 1981 in Mesilla, New Mexico, more commonly known as Kiki Lara) is a midfielder currently playing for American USL First Division side Portland Timbers Played his college soccer in San Antonio Texas at the University of the Incarnate Word. He captained the team from 2001 to 2003 and was also named an All-American in each of those 3 seasons. He is the cousin of Minnesota Thunder midfielder Freddy Juarez.
- Dale Mitchell
Dale William Mitchell (born April 21, 1958 in Vancouver) is a former top-level professional soccer striker who played for several North American teams in the 1980s and 1990s and is tied for having scored the most career goals for the Canadian national team, having scored 19 times in 55 appearances. Mitchell played in the former North American Soccer League, beginning his pro career with the Vancouver Whitecaps (1977, 1978), playing with Portland Timbers (1979 to 1982), …
- Andy McNamara
Andrew Michael McNamara (born August 31, 1969 in Camden, New Jersey) is an American sportscaster, most known for his work as a soccer play-by-play announcer. He has been the voice of the Portland Timbers Football Club (USL First Division) on radio and internet since 2001, and worked as an international television commentator for the FIFA 2001 Under-17 World Championship in Trinidad and Tobago.
- Clyde Best
Clyde Best MBE (born February 24, 1951 in Bermuda) was a Bermudian football player who most notably played striker for West Ham United, and was one of the first post-World War II black players in British football. While he initially suffered through some unpleasant fan chanting, Clyde became a true fan favourite at Upton Park. He was a strong, powerful player with the skills of the traditional English centre forward, …
- John Bain
John Bain is a retired Scottish-U.S. soccer player and current soccer coach. Bain, a native of Falkirk, Scotland was born on June 3, 1957. His father was a scout for the British club Bristol City with whom Bain would later sign. Bain began with Bristol City in July 1974, but was unable to break into the first team. In 1976, Bristol loaned him to Brentford F.C. for the 1976-1977 season and helped the team win promotion.
- Willie Donachie
William Donachie (born 5 October 1951) is a Scottish former professional footballer and current manager of Football League One side Millwall. He won 35 full caps for Scotland, playing in the 1978 World Cup. Donachie was born in Glasgow, but began his football career in England as a junior with Manchester City, turning professional in December 1968.
- Ron Futcher
Ronald (Ron) Futcher (born 25 September, 1956 in Chester) is a former professional soccer forward. He was the fourth leading career scoring of the North American Soccer League. Futcher started his professional career with hometown Chester City in the old English Fourth Division, appearing in 4 first-team games in 1973-74. He played the next four seasons with Luton Town, scoring 7 goals in 17 games in the First Division in 1974-75, …
- Mark Draycott
Mark Draycott (born January 12, 1985 in Swindon, England) is an English soccer player currently playing for Ventura County Fusion in the USL Premier Development League. Mark began his career as a trainee with Swindon Town, where he scored goals at all levels up to and including the reserves before he was released in 2003. He still holds the record for the most goals scored in the FA Youth Cup in one season, breaking the record set by Wayne Rooney, …
- Brian Gant
Brian Gant is a former professional soccer player and Canadian international. A defender, Gant played 8 seasons in the North American Soccer League, 1974 to 1976 with the Vancouver Whitecaps and 1977 to 1982 with the Portland Timbers. For Canada, Gant played 15 'A' internationals between 1973 and 1981. Since 1990, Gant has been a youth coach with F.C. Portland, a youth soccer club in Portland, Oregon. Brian's brother Bruce Gant is also a former NASLer.
- Rob Baarts
Robert "Rob" Baarts is a retired Canadian soccer forward who currently coaches youth soccer in the Portland, Oregon area of the United States. Rob Baarts grew up in Surrey, British Columbia and attended college at the University of Portland. He spent four seasons on the Pilot’s soccer team under coach Clive Charles. When he finished his career at Portland, he had 29 goals and 14 assists. Baarts’ highlight with the Pilots came in 1988 when he, …
- Osni Neto
Osni Purificacao Neto is a football (soccer) player from Brazil. He plays forward with the Serbian White Eagles of the Canadian Soccer League. Neto joins the Lynx from Inter de Limeira, before Neto had spells with Vasco da Gama, and SE Palmeiras where he won the Brazil Cup in 1998. Neto made his Lynx debute on April 29 versus the Vancouver Whitecaps and scored the Lynx first goal of the season against the Portland Timbers.
- Mubarike Chisoni
Mubarike Chisoni (born May 10, 1981 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe), better known as Mamba Chisoni, is a Zimbabwean football (soccer) player who currently for the Indiana Invaders of the USL Premier Development League. Chisoni played mostly as a left winger, using his speed and quickness to attack defenses from the flank. Chisoni spent the 2005 season with the Los Angeles Galaxy, where he made 11 appearances and one start with the first team.
- Greg Maas
Greg Maas is a retired U.S. soccer goalkeeper who spent his entire professional career in Portland. Maas attended the University of Portland where he was a goalkeeper on the Pilot’s soccer team from 1984 to 1987. During the 1986 collegiate off season, he began playing with F.C. Portland of the Western Soccer Alliance (WSA). He would continue to play for F.C. Portland until it changed its name to the Portland Timbers in 1989.
- Garry Ayre
Garry Ayre (born on October 12, 1953 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a former Canadian national team and NASL player. A member of Canada's 1976 Olympic team, at the Olympic Games in Montreal, Ayre played against the Soviet Union and North Korea. He was also a member of Canada's national team at the Pan American Games in Mexico in 1975. He was with amateur side New Westminster Blues in 1976.
- Vic Crowe
Victor Herbert Crowe (born Abercynon, Glamorgan, 31 January 1932) is a former Welsh footballer. Vic Crowe signed for Aston Villa in 1951 and established himself in the team when Danny Blanchflower vacated the right-half berth in 1954. He missed the 1957 FA Cup Final due to injury but captained the side to the Second Division title in 1960 and League Cup Final success in 1961. He was capped 16 times by Wales.
- Brent Goulet
Brent Goulet is a retired U.S. soccer forward and the head coach of the German Third Division club SV Elversberg.
- Shawn Medved
Shawn Medved is a retired American soccer forward. He currently coaches youth soccer.
- Don Megson
Donald Harry Megson (born 12 June 1936 in Sale, Greater Manchester) was an English footballer and football manager. Don Megson is regarded as one of Sheffield Wednesday's greatest servants. He was signed from Mossley in the Cheshire League by Wednesday in 1952. He made his first team debut in November 1959, becoming a regular in the side as a left-back and eventually taking up the role of club captain.
- Scott Bower
Scott Bower (born June 27, 1978, Port Angeles, Washington) is an American soccer player, who most recently played for the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer. Scott played college soccer at Stetson University from 1996 to 1997 and then at Clemson University in 1998. He left his senior year to sign for Project-40 where he was acquired by the then-San Jose Clash. Althougth promising, Bower did not see a lot of playing time.
- Richard Steinmetz
Richard Steinmetz (born February 16, 1959, in Chicago) is an American actor. In May 2004, Steinmetz joined the cast of "Passions" as Martin Fitzgerald, the long-missing patriarch of the Lopez-Fitzgerald family. Steinmetz has a long list of theater credits both in New York and Los Angeles and is well recognized for his role as Jeff Hartman on "Loving" and Jimmy Stanley on "Melrose Place". His feature film credits include "The One" with Jet Li, …
- Greg Ion
Gregory ("Greg") Ion (born 12 March 1963) is a former Canadian soccer player. Ion was part of the Canadian team that participated in their only FIFA World Cup to date in 1986. A midfielder, Ion played the 1982 NASL season with the Portland Timbers and 1983 with the Montreal Manic. He played 1984 with the Tulsa Roughnecks, scoring 4 goals in 21 matches. During the 1980s he also played for the Vancouver 86ers of the Canadian Soccer League.
- Ike Mackay
Ike MacKay (born August 2, 1948) is a former professional soccer player. He played 9 times for the Canadian national soccer team. A forward, MacKay played four North American Soccer League seasons. He played for the Vancouver Royals in the league's inaugural season, 1968. MacKay later played three seasons with the Portland Timbers, scoring 3 goals in 10 games in 1976, 1 goal in 16 games in 1977, and 2 assists in 24 games in 1978.
- Archie Roboostoff
Archie Roboostoff is a former U.S. soccer forward who spent five seasons in the North American Soccer League. He was also a member of the U.S. Olympic soccer team at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Roboostoff was selected for the U.S. Olympic team in 1971 as it began the qualification process for the 1972 Summer Olympics to be held in Munich. Roboostoff earned his first cap with the U.S. national team as a substitute in an August 10, 1973 loss to Poland.