for the Dominican College men's soccer team. In 1997, he moved to St. John's University where he served as an assistant coach with the men's soccer team while working on his master's degree in business administration. Administration In 2001, Diffley gained his master's degree and left St. John's to work in the financial industry. On January 1, 2004, Diffley returned to St. John's when the school hired him as its Senior Associate Athletic Director for Administration. National team Diffley earned seven caps with the U.S. national team in 1988. He earned his first cap as a substitute for Jeff Agoos in a 1–0 loss to Guatemala on January 10, 1988. Earned eight caps for the U.S. in 1988 when he contended for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team. His last game came six months later as a substitute for Brian Bliss in a June 12 tie with Ecuador. At the time the national team was preparing for the 1988 Summer Olympics. Diffley was selected as an alternate for the 1988 for the U.S. Olympic Team. American University inducted Diffley into its Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006. References External links St. John’s University profile 1967 births Living people Albany Capitals players American Eagles men's soccer players American expatriate soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands American Indoor Soccer Association players American Professional Soccer League players American soccer coaches American Soccer League (1988–89) players American soccer players Atlanta Attack players Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Association football defenders Association football midfielders Association football utility players Eerste Divisie players HFC Haarlem players Long Island Rough Riders players Major League Soccer players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players New York Freedom players North Jersey Imperials players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' soccer) Penn-Jersey Spirit players People from New City, New York Staten Island Vipers players Soccer players from New York (state) Sporting Kansas City players Tampa Bay Mutiny players USISL players USL Second Division players United States men's international soccer players People from Rockland, New York