Background
Hyndman was born in Macau to a Russian-French mother and a Portuguese father, but after the communist revolution in China his family fled the country in the cargo hold of a ship in 1957.
Hyndman was born in Macau to a Russian-French mother and a Portuguese father, but after the communist revolution in China his family fled the country in the cargo hold of a ship in 1957.
Hyndman was born in Macau to a Russian-French mother and a Portuguese father, but after the communist revolution in China his family fled the country in the cargo hold of a ship in 1957. They moved to Springfield, Ohio before settling in Vandalia, Ohio where he attended Butler High School. Following high school, he entered Eastern Illinois University on a soccer scholarship.
He was part of the 1969 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics national men"s soccer championship team as a freshman.
He graduated from Eastern Illinois with a bachelor"s degree in physical education in 1973.
He was previously head coach of Football Club Dallas in Major League Soccer. Despite having a limited career as a professional athlete, Hyndman is one of the most successful college soccer coaches in American sports history, compiling a 466-122-49 record as the head coach at Southern Methodist University. Youth and college Professional In 1975, Hyndman spent one season as a professional player with the Cincinnati Comets in the American Soccer League.
In the fall of 1973, Hyndman entered Murray State University, graduating with a masters degree in 1975.
In addition to taking classes, he also coached the men’s soccer team In 1976, he moved to Sao Paulo, Brazil where he taught at Escola Graduada and served as a staff coach with the São Paulo Futebol Clube.
In 1977, he returned to the United States. to become the head coach at Eastern Illinois University, then competing in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division World War II Over seven seasons, he compiled a 98-24-11 record. In 1978, Hyndman took the Panthers to third in the National Collegiate Athletic Association post-season tournament.
In 1979, he topped that as Eastern Illinois finished runner-up to Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical. In 1981, the team moved up to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I, taking third place in the 1981 Division I tournament.
He was inducted into the Eastern Illinois Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001. In 1984, Southern Methodist University hired Hyndman as head coach of the Mustangs soccer team On June 16, 2008, Football Club Dallas of Major League Soccer hired Hyndman as head coach after the sacking of Steve Morrow.
In 2010, he coached Dallas to the Master of Library Science Cup Final, losing to Colorado Rapids.
Hyndman resigned following the 2013 season. On January 13, 2015, he was named head men"s soccer coach at Grand Canyon University.
Administration In January 2005, he became President of the NSCAA, serving in that capacity for one year. Hyndman is also an established Aiki Ju-Jutsu coach, and has been teaching the discipline for over 25 years in the Dallas area.
Hyndman is a 10th degree black belt with Juko Kai International"o.
He is now married to Kami Hyndman and has three children. statistics As of May 18, 2012 1. Includes league, playoffs, cup and CONCACAF Champions League.
In 2001, Hyndman was selected to serve as a member of the NSCAA Executive Committee.