John Harkes | Greenville Triumph SC Head Coach

Episode 106: John Harkes | Greenville Triumph SC Head Coach & National Soccer Hall of Fame Member Subscribe on Apple Podcast | Google Play | Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: John Harkes Very fortunate to have such a long playing career with great accomplishments being on the first team to qualify for 1990 World Cup and then in the inaugural season of the MLS in 1996 Loved building a club in Cincinnati and loves the challenge in Greenville with building the Greenville Triumph SC in it’s the inaugural season in 2019 He has always been an optimistic guy even with coaching Played all the other sports but gravitated to soccer immediately growing up in Kearny, NJ (Soccertown USA) Competing against the older guys was the biggest thing that helped them Academics were the biggest challenge once he got to UVA and it was a tough decision to forego his senior season to play on the US Men’s National Team Motivation comes more from having a chip on his shoulder and proving people wrong Was accepted in Europe after scoring the “Goal of the Year” against Peter Schilling Best players he faced were Romario, Roberto Baggio, Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Bryan Robson (Captian Marvel), and Mark Hughes TV broadcasting was fun but Coaching is rewarding Loves being in Greenville and the genuine warmness of people and clubs like Reedy River Riot are helping educate fans Some of his favorite music on his playlist consists of AC/DC, U2, and soulful Blues Words of Wisdom from John Harkes: “You’re never bigger than the club.” “You’re only as good as the next game.” “You can’t expect other people to believe in you unless you believe in yourself first.” Social Media: To Follow Rich Take On Sports on Twitter: @richtakesports To Follow Richmond Weaver on Twitter: @richmondweaver To Follow Rich Take On Sports on Instagram: @richtakeonsports To Follow Richmond Weaver on Instagram: @richmondweaver93 To Follow Rich Take On Sports on Facebook: @richtakeonsports To Follow John Harkes on Twitter: @johnharkes6 To Follow John Harkes on Instagram: @jharkesy6 To Follow Greenville Triumph on Twitter: @GVLTriumph To Follow Greenville Triumph on Instagram: gvltriumph To learn more information about Greenville Triumph: Greenville Triumph To learn more information about Reedy River Riot: Reedy River Riot Featured Image Photo Credit: Steve Wallace | Creative Concepts