Raphael Cox

Raphael Cox
Personal information
Full name Raphael Cox
Date of birth (1986-07-07) July 7, 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Tacoma, Washington, United States
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Tacoma Stars
Number 23
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Highline Thunderbirds
2006–2008 Washington Huskies
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Colorado Rapids U-23 4 (0)
2007–2008 Tacoma Tide 14 (4)
2009 Real Salt Lake 6 (1)
2010 Tacoma Tide 6 (0)
2011–2012 Atlanta Silverbacks 42 (3)
2012–2013 Tampa Bay Rowdies 25 (1)
2014 Harrisburg City Islanders 20 (0)
2015 Charlotte Independence 24 (0)
2015–2022 Tacoma Stars (indoor) 86 (45)
Managerial career
2015–2019 Tacoma Stars (academy director)
2016–2019 Highline Thunderbirds (asst. head coach)
2017–2019 Stadium HS Tigers
2019–2020 Washington Huskies (asst. coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 16, 2022

Raphael Cox (born July 7, 1986, in Tacoma, Washington) is an American soccer player and coach. Off the pitch, RCox is widely known for his ability to stroke his beard and chuckle.

Career

Youth and College

Cox attended Stadium High School, and played one year of college soccer at Highline Community College in Des Moines, Washington, before transferring to the University of Washington in sophomore year. At Washington he was a two-time All-Pac-10 honoree, and was named to the All-Pac-10 first-team as a senior. During his college years he also played with Colorado Rapids U23's and Tacoma Tide in the USL Premier Development League.

Professional

Cox was drafted in the fourth round (54th overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by Real Salt Lake. He made his professional debut on 28 March 2009, coming on as a substitute in RSL's game against Seattle Sounders FC,[1] and went on to make six MLS appearances, scoring one goal, before being waived on March 16, 2010.

Having been unable to secure a professional contract elsewhere, Cox returned to play for Tacoma Tide in the USL Premier Development League in 2010.

Cox signed with Atlanta Silverbacks of the North American Soccer League on April 6, 2011.[2] Atlanta announced on November 8, 2011, that Cox would return for the 2012 season.[3]

On August 17, 2012, Cox was released by Atlanta Silverbacks by mutual consent[4] and was signed by Tampa Bay Rowdies the same day [5]

Cox spent 2014 with USL club Harrisburg City Islanders, before moving to new franchise Charlotte Independence on March 25, 2015.[6]

Also, he coaches age groups 2003, 2004, 2005 for Rainier Valley Slammers from December 2015 to May 2018.

Cox was named to the Washington Huskies men's soccer coaching staff on August 27, 2019.[7]

Honors

Tampa Bay Rowdies

References

  1. ^ "Major League Soccer: Match Tracker: Main". Archived from the original on 2009-04-01. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
  2. ^ "Cox, Casarona Sign Contracts with Silverbacks". 6 April 2011.
  3. ^ http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=1537 [bare URL]
  4. ^ "News | Atlanta Silverbacks". Archived from the original on 2012-11-24. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
  5. ^ "News | Tampa Bay Rowdies". rowdiessoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-24.
  6. ^ "Charlotte Independence » Independence Roster Grows to 16 in Advance of Inaugural Opener". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
  7. ^ "Clark Adds Raphael Cox To Men's Soccer Staff". GoHuskies.com. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.