Tim Tyma (born December 14, 1960) is a former American soccer forward, coach and referee. Tyma played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League and National Professional Soccer League.
Player
Youth Tim Tyma, younger brother of John Tyma, graduated from Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School where he was member of the 1975 Ohio State High School soccer championship team. Tyma attended Cleveland State University where he played on the men's soccer team in 1979.
Professional Tyma left college after his freshman season to turn professional with the Kansas City Comets of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He spent most of two seasons on the Comets reserve team, seeing time in only four first-team games. In 1984, Klaas de Boer left Cleveland State to become the head coach of the expansion Canton Invaders of the American Indoor Soccer Association. He signed Tyma, who at the time was working odd jobs in the Chicago area. The Invaders won the 1985 AISA championship in his first season there. That summer, Tyma played one game with the Tulsa Tornado's of the outdoor United Soccer League before the bankrupt team and league shut down in the middle of their season. He returned to the indoor game that winter in Canton, where he would help the team repeat as champions in 1986 and finish as runners-up in 1987. That year, Tyma was the AISA Defender of the Year. In January 1988, the Invaders traded him and Pete Smith to the Milwaukee Wave in exchange for Randy Pikuzinski. Tyma went on to be named the 1988 and 1989 AISA Defender of the Year with the Wave. On October 23, 1991, the Wave sold Tyma's contract to the Illinois Thunder.DEALS USA TODAY – Wednesday, October 23, 1991 On June 17, 1992, the Wave purchased Tyma's contract back from the Thunder.Wave reacquires Tyma from Thunder Milwaukee Sentinel – Wednesday, June 17, 1992 However, a few weeks later, Wave coach Keith Tozer decided to return Tyma's rights to the Thunder who failed to protect him in the expansion draft. The Cleveland Crunch then selected him in the draft and he signed with the Crunch in September 1992.Wave may make offer for Sockers goalkeeper Nogueira Milwaukee Sentinel – Wednesday, September 16, 1992 He played five seasons with the Crunch.NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS – 1992–1993 NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL REPORT – 1993-1994 NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS – 1994–1995 NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS – 1995–1996 NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS – 1996–1997 A knee injury suffered during the 1996–1997 season eventually led to surgery just prior to the 1997–1998 season. The Crunch activated him off the injured list in January 1998, but he was unable to play and was waived a month later.TRANSACTIONS Rocky Mountain News (CO) – Saturday, February 21, 1998
Coach On July 30, 1996, Tyma signed a two-year contract with the Cleveland Crunch as a player-coach. Currently Tyma is an assistant coach for the girls varsity team at North Royalton High School in North Royalton, Ohio, in suburban Cleveland.
Referee Following his retirement from playing, Tyma became a referee in the National Professional Soccer League and later in the college ranks. He continues to serve as a professional indoor soccer referee.
He was inducted into the Illinois State Soccer Association Hall of Fame in 1992.Illinois State Soccer Association Hall of Fame
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