Bobby Burling
 Burling in July 2010 |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Robert Charles Burling | ||
| Date of birth | October 15, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Clear Lake City, Texas, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2006 | Loyola Marymount Lions | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004 | Colorado Springs Blizzard | 14 | (1) |
| 2007 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Chivas USA | 23 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | San Jose Earthquakes | 48 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 23, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Robert Charles "Bobby" Burling (born October 15, 1984 in Clear Lake City, Texas) is an American soccer player who last played for San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer.
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[edit] Career
[edit] College
Burling played college soccer at Loyola Marymount University and with the Colorado Springs Blizzard in the USL Premier Development League before being drafted in the 4th round (45th overall) by the Los Angeles Galaxy in the 2007 MLS Superdraft.[1]
[edit] Professional
Burling was not offered a contract by the Galaxy, and instead signed for Chivas USA three months later.[2] He made over twenty appearances for Chivas, but did not score a goal.[3] Burling was traded to the San Jose Earthquakes on September 11, 2009.[4] In three seasons with San Jose Burling made 48 league appearances for the club scoring one goal.
Burling was left exposed by San Jose in the 2011 MLS Expansion Draft and was selected by expansion side Montreal Impact.[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Bobby Burling Drafted by Los Angeles Galaxy". Loyola Marymount University. http://lmulions.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/011207aaa.html. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
- ^ "Chivas USA acquire French forward Merlin". Chivas USA. http://chivas.usa.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20070412&content_id=88438&vkey=pr_cdc&fext=.jsp&team=t120. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
- ^ "Player bio: Bobby Burling". Chivas USA. http://chivas.usa.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t120&player=burling_b&playerId=bur407203&statType=current. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
- ^ "Quakes acquire Bobby Burling from Chivas USA". San Jose Earthquakes. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090911&content_id=6909454&vkey=news_sje&fext=.jsp&team=t110&player=burling_b&playerId=bur407203&statType=current. Retrieved 2009-09-11.[dead link]
- ^ http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/11/23/ching-mapp-headline-montreal-expansion-draft-picks
