T. J. Gore

Timothy "T. J." Gore (born September 7, 1987 in Macomb, Michigan) is an American soccer player.

T. J. Gore
Personal information
Full name Timothy Gore
Date of birth (1987-09-07) September 7, 1987
Place of birth Macomb, Michigan, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position(s) Midfielder/Forward
Youth career
2006–2009 Vermont Catamounts
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Michigan Bucks 12 (1)
2010–2011 Rochester Rhinos 27 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 29, 2013

Career

College and amateur

Gore attended De La Salle Collegiate High School in Warren, Michigan, for 2 years before transferring to Dakota High School in Macomb, a suburb of Detroit, Michigan, where he named to the All-State Team his senior season and was a finalist for Michigan's Gatorade High School Player of the Year, and played club soccer for the Vardar club, who he helped lead to the Michigan and Midwest Championships in 2005.

He played four years of college soccer at the University of Vermont, where he was hailed as one of the best forwards in the America East conference, earning a spot on the all-conference first team as a freshman in 2006. He was named to the America East All-Conference Second Team in 2007, was an all-league selection for the third straight year after being named to the America East All-Conference Second Team as a junior in 2008, and finished his collegiate career with 10 goals and 13 assists in 74 games for the Catamounts.

During his college years he also played for Michigan Bucks in the USL Premier Development League.[1]

Professional

Gore turned professional in 2010 when he signed with the Rochester Rhinos.[2][3] He made his professional debut on April 25, 2010 in a game against the Austin Aztex.[4]

Honors

Rochester Rhinos
  • USSF Division 2 Pro League Regular Season Champions (1): 2010

References
  1. http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2009/22344.html#STATS Archived 2010-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Rhinos Add Gore, Ferdinand To Roster". soccersceneusa.blogspot.com.
  3. Rhinos Sign Gore and Ferdinand Archived 2010-07-12 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "USSF Division-2 Pro League". ussf.demosphere.com.
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