Neathen Gibson

Neathan Gibson will begin his third year as head coach of the Ferris State University women's soccer program in the fall of 2008 after being appointed to the position permanently on Jan. 29, 2007.
Gibson, who has a wide array of various coaching and playing experience at the international level, previously served as FSU's interim head coach during the 2006 fall campaign.
Gibson served as the interim head coach prior to the start of the 2006 season following the departure of former head coach Melissa Lalonde in early August. In his first year, Gibson directed the Bulldogs to a 7-11 overall mark along with a fifth-place tying 3-5 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) finish. Ferris' seven victories tied for the sixth-highest seasonal total in school history while the squad's 120 total points and 46 goals both represented the highest single-season production in school history. Gibson also had the opportunity to coach the first All-America player in the program's history when former standout Kristie Smilanich received 2006 Daktronics All-America First-Team accolades.
Prior to his stint as interim coach, Gibson worked as the director of coaching and player development for the Grand Valley Soccer Club based in Kentwood, Mich. While with the organization, Gibson held various head coaching duties and led the program's under 17 girls squad to both a Midwest Divisional Championship and Midwest Regional League First Division title in 2005. The club won three state cup boys championships during the 2005 campaign. Gibson also paired with current Central Michigan women's soccer head coach Tony DiTucci to guide an Olympic Development Program (ODP) team to a regional championship and national tournament berth.
Besides working with the Grand Valley Soccer Club, Gibson also ran his own professional soccer training company, Instinct 4 Goal. The company, which was established in 2004, helped players achieve success both on and off the soccer field.
Gibson was the head coach for the West Michigan Edge, a Premier Development League (PDL) squad in the United Soccer League (USL), from November 2003 to November 2004. His duties with the Edge included working as the camp and clinic director, serving as the director of coaching and player development along with responsibilities involving housing and recruiting players.
During his career, Gibson has earned both United States Soccer Federation (USSF) "A" and "B" Coaching Licenses. From February 2002 to November 2003, Gibson was involved in various capacities with the Des Moines (Iowa) Menace organization in the PDL. He was a player, assistant coach, academy coach, camp and clinic director as well as the group's Assistant Academy Technical Director during his tenure.
As a player, Gibson signed his first professional indoor soccer contract with the San Jose Grizzlies of the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL) in 1994. He also played outdoors in Malaysia with the Football Association of Sarawak (FAS), which finished as the Malaysian Cup Runner-up in 1995 and 1996. He was recognized as the top league cup goal scorer for Albirex Niigata in Japan during the 1997-98 season as the squad gained a promotion to the league's second division (J2 League). Gibson also played in the Swedish Premier League for IFK Norrkoping in 1997.
From 1998 to 2000, Gibson played two years in the Finnish Premier League for Myllykosken Pallo-47 where he finished second and fifth, respectively, among the league's goal scoring leaders. His squad earned bronze medals for finishing third in the league both years and qualified for the 2000 InterToto Cup against Xamax from Switzerland as Gibson set a new club single-season goal scoring record with 20 markers. Gibson's playing background also includes time with Major League Soccer's (MLS) Colorado Rapids and the USL's Rochester Raging Rhinos in 2001. The Rhinos won the 2001 USL A-League Championship. Gibson coached youth boys and girls squads overseas in both Finland and Japan during his playing career.
Gibson graduated in May 1994 from Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla., with a bachelor's degree in business administration and an accounting major. During his collegiate playing career for the Knights, Gibson was a first team National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) All-American and claimed Most Valuable Player Award laurels in the 1994 National Collegiate Senior Bowl. He also helped lead Lynn to the NAIA National Championship in 1991.

Pernah sekali mek nanga Sarawak training di Stadium Negeri, pok tuk try shooting, bola alu bulan keluar stadium, patut pun semusim ajak....

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Six detained by ACA, more to be hauled upBy : Christopher Raj, Dennis Wong and Alang Bendahara

KUCHING: At least five players from the Sarawak football team and an ex-national player were detained yesterday while several others from Malaysian Super League (MSL) teams are under investigation in a second wave of operations against match-fixing.
The six were picked up by Anti-Corruption Agency officers yesterday evening and were believed to be held overnight at a police lock-up.Investigations are now focused on the Sarawak and Police football association teams.Sources disclose that the ACA is investigating if the ex-national player is a runner for a bookie.Earlier yesterday, Sarawak ACA director Mohamad Yusof Akope confirmed that several players have had their statements recorded with more expected to be hauled up soon.
Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Ismail Omar also confirmed that at least nine players from the Police FA were being investigated. Ismail, who is also Police FA president, declined to elaborate, but it is learnt that he ordered the investigations.Police have conducted their internal inquiry and have expanded their investigations to the bookies with whom the players are allegedly involved. The last time an operation of such scale was conducted was 14 years ago when 21 players and coaches were banished, and 58 players were suspended for between one and four years by the FA of Malaysia (FAM). Malaysian football never recovered from that debacle.Sarawak FA (FAS) secretary Muhammad Maluddin confirmed that several players had been suspended following an internal inquiry."We conducted a domestic inquiry and have lodged a report with the ACA."Sarawak coach Kunju Jamaluddin admitted that two players had been suspended, adding that "they were punished for indiscipline".The grapevine here has been abuzz with allegations of match-fixing following the state's poor form in the MSL.Stuck at the bottom of the 13-team league, Sarawak is facing relegation to the Premier League next season.The FAS lodged a report with the ACA in February without informing the FAM. FAM general secretary Lt Gen (R) Datuk Azzuddin Ahmad said: "I am surprised that we were not informed. I have, however, forwarded newspaper reports over the last few days on alleged match-fixing to the police, ACA and Sarawak FA. I have also given the Sarawak FA an April 29 deadline for an explanation."Suspicions arose following Sarawak's pattern of heavy defeats.It started with a 4-1 loss to Perak, the team's seventh match of the season. Then, it went down 4-0 to Penang, Johor, Negri Sembilan and UPB-MyTeam. The 4-0 scorelines raised eyebrows.The police team is also in the relegation zone. It, however, shocked champions Kedah in its last match, winning 2-1, but that was only its fifth win in 22 matches. Police, last year's Premier League champions, have so far lost 14 matches.While it is no excuse for match-fixing, a FAS source said internal bickering and management problems were at the root of the problem in the Sarawak team."Delayed salaries is another contributing factor." Another source said bookies saw the current friction between FAS and the players as an opportunity to move in.The problem of match-fixing came to light recently when one player lodged a report at the Gita police station.He alleged that several seniors were in possession of large amounts of money on match days.

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Friday April 25, 2008
Entire Sarawak team quizzed in match-fixing probe
By ERIC SAMUEL
PETALING JAYA: Five current players and one former player from the Sarawak Super League team have been detained by the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) in connection with a match-fixing probe.
An FA of Sarawak (FAS) official confirmed that the ACA questioned the entire Sarawak team yesterday before taking the five into custody. The former player is believed to be the runner for the bookies.
The ACA began their probe about two months ago when FAS executive secretary Abdul Wahet Uji lodged a report regarding match-fixing in the team.
“I made the report two months ago,” the former Sarawak coach confirmed in a telephone interview from Kuching yesterday.
“It is a shame that things have come to this extent even after a kind soul (Project Management Group chief executive officer Zuraimi Sabki) had come forward to bail out the team from their financial difficulties this season.
“Yes, everyone is talking about it (match-fixing) now but there is no real proof and that is why we alerted the ACA to conduct an investigation.”
Sarawak are currently at the bottom of the 13-team standings on 14 points from four wins, two draws and 16 defeats.
They have also conceded a whopping 60 goals in 22 games and have not won a single away match (10 defeats and a draw) all season.
The FAS were in a real financial mess last season – they did not pay the players’ salaries for six months and even declared themselves bankrupt halfway through the Malaysian Super League (MSL).
However, things improved this season when Zuraimi came forward to bail them out from the debts. The company even managed to raise a few million ringgit to revive Sarawak’s fortunes.
While their off-field matters improved, things continued to worsen on the field.
Sarawak, however, are not the only team facing the match-fixing scourge. Several other teams are also said to be concerned with the resurfacing of the menace.
The Police FA are reported to have hauled up nine players for so-called “poor performances”.
In 1994, more than 100 players were rounded up by police in a nation-wide crackdown on match fixing and many were banned.