Bernie James Sports manager

Bernie James (born November 25, 1958 in Coventry, England) is a former U.S. soccer player and current youth soccer coach. James spent twenty-four years as a professional, both beginning and ending his career with different versions of the Seattle Sounders. He played in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League, American Professional Soccer League and A-League. He served as an assistant coach with the Sounders for seven seasons and as interim head coach for one. He was a member of the U.S. Olympic soccer team which qualified for, but did not play in, the 1980 Summer Olympics due to the United States' boycott in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. He also earned two caps with the U.S. national team in 1988.

Personal facts

Birth date	November 25, 1958
Birth place	England , Coventry
Height (meters)	1.8542

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Football manager

club	Roosevelt High School (Seattle Washington) Seattle Sounders (1994–2008)
position	Defender (association football)
teams	United States men's national soccer team Cleveland Crunch Tacoma Stars (MISL) Seattle Storm (soccer) Cleveland Force (1978–88) Edmonton Drillers (1979–82) Seattle Sounders (1974–83) Seattle Sounders (1994–2008)