Brian Bates (soccer)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | August 16, 1972 | ||
Place of birth | Woodbridge, Virginia, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1990–1993 | Virginia Cavaliers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1995 | Richmond Kickers | ||
1996–1997 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | (0) |
1998 | Chicago Fire | 2 | (0) |
1998 | Dallas Burn | 4 | (0) |
1998 | → MLS Pro 40 (loan) | 1 | (0) |
1999 | D.C. United | 1 | (0) |
1999 | Maryland Mania | 4 | (0) |
1999 | Charleston Battery | 5 | (0) |
International career | |||
1988-1989 | U.S. U-16 | ||
1989-1990 | U.S. U-20 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Brian Bates (born August 16, 1972 in Woodbridge, Virginia) is a retired American soccer defender who spent four seasons in Major League Soccer and three in the USISL.
Club career
Bates attended the University of Virginia, playing on the men’s soccer team from 1990 to 1993. Bates and his team mates won the 1991, 1992 and 1993 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship. In 1994, he signed with the Richmond Kickers of the USISL. In 1995, the Kickers won both the league and Open Cup titles, giving Bates a double. On February 6, 1996, the Colorado Rapids selected Bates in the fourth round (thirty-second overall) in the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft. On November 6, 1997, the Chicago Fire selected Bates with the 19th pick in the 1997 MLS Expansion Draft. He played two games for Chicago before being traded to the Dallas Burn for Tom Soehn. On January 16, 1999, the Dallas Burn traded Bates to D.C. United for a second round pick in the 1999 MLS College Draft. Bates played one game for D.C. before being placed on waivers on May 13, 1999.[1] He moved to the Maryland Mania of the USISL for four games before signing with the Charleston Battery for the remainder of the season.[2]
National team
In 1989, he was a member of the U.S. U-16 national team at the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship.[3] Although the U.S. defeated Brazil its first game, the team finished group play with a 1-1-1 record, and failed to qualify for the second round. Following the tournament, Bates played several games with the U.S. U-20 national team in 1989 and 1990.
References
- ^ D.C. United All Time Transactions
- ^ Battery sign former DC United defender Archived September 9, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ FIFA player profile
External links
- 1972 births
- Living people
- American soccer players
- Charleston Battery players
- Chicago Fire Soccer Club players
- Colorado Rapids players
- FC Dallas players
- MLS Pro-40 players
- D.C. United players
- Maryland Mania players
- Richmond Kickers players
- Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer players
- People from Woodbridge, Virginia
- USISL players
- Major League Soccer players
- Soccer players from Virginia
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- United States men's under-20 international soccer players
- USL A-League players