Brian Roberts (soccer)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | August 28, 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Los Angeles, CA, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
2000-03 | Yale | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004 | Minnesota Thunder | 16 | (0) |
2005-06 | Kansas City Wizards | 12 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2007- | Chicago Fire NPSL | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Brian Roberts (born August 28, 1982 in Los Angeles, California) is a retired American soccer defender who played for the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer.
Player
Roberts played college soccer at Yale University from 2000 to 2003; as a sophomore and a junior, he was named second-team All-Ivy, and as a senior he was named to the first team. In addition, he started every Yale game during his four-year career at the school.
Upon graduating, Roberts went undrafted, but was signed as a developmental player by the Wizards. The team promptly loaned him to the A-League's Minnesota Thunder, where he spent all of the 2004 season. With the Thunder, he appeared in 16 games, playing 1172 minutes from a fullback position, garnering one assist.
Administrative
Following the 2006 season, Roberts retired as a player and joined the Wizards front office as an executive for youth sales.[1]
References
- ^ Kansas City Wizards Media Relations. "Roberts moves from playing field to front office" Archived January 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, MLSnet.com, December 12, 2006, retrieved December 13, 2006.
External links
- 1982 births
- Living people
- American soccer coaches
- American soccer players
- Major League Soccer players
- Minnesota Thunder players
- National Premier Soccer League coaches
- Sporting Kansas City players
- USL First Division players
- Yale Bulldogs men's soccer players
- Soccer players from California
- Association football defenders