Staff Directory
- Title:
- Volunteer Assistant
Paul Rideout is in his first season as a volunteer assistant with the 'Roos, bringing years of professional playing and coaching experience to the program.
He has served as head coach for the SKC Juniors Youth Development Program and as head coach of all three Sporting Kansas City Juniors squads (U-18, U-16 and U-14 boys). He currently coaches the U-18 squad.
Rideout came to the United States in 1998 to play for the Kansas City Wizards. He appeared in 27 games for the Wizards that season, starting 23. He scored 4 goals and added 3 assists in over 2,000 minutes.
Rideout was born in England and turned pro at age 16. He played forward for several years for the England U18 and U21 National teams, scoring over 30 career goals. He was top scorer for many clubs he played for, including: Swindon Town FC (England), Aston Villa FC (England) and AS Bari (Italy). He also played for world-renowned clubs such as Southampton FC (English Premiership), Glasgow Rangers FC (Scottish Premiership) and Everton FC (English Premiership). He helped Rangers win the SPL title in 1992 and the Scottish FA Cup the same year. Rideout then joined Everton from 1992-1997 and is probably best known for scoring the winning goal in 1995 for Everton to beat Manchester United 1-0 in the English FA Cup Final.
Rideout went on to play in China from 1997-98, where he was voted Best Overseas player in the Chinese League before joining the Wizards for 1998. He then returned to the Chinese league until 2000.
Rideout finished his playing career with Tranmere Rovers FC, (League One, England) where he played until May 2002 and was an assistant with Tranmere Rovers Youth Academy. He then returned to the United States and began coaching in the area for KCFC Alliance Soccer Club until 2007, when he joined the Sporting Kansas City Juniors.
He is the father of current 'Roo forward Jordan Rideout.
