Brandon Curran (born October 13, 1980, in Papillion, Nebraska) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for the Charleston Battery of the USL First Division.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | October 13, 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Papillion, Nebraska, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2004 | Umass Lowell | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002 | Worcester Kings | ||
2003–2005 | New Hampshire Phantoms | 46 | (3) |
2006–2008 | Charleston Battery | 49 | (1) |
2008 | → Wilmington Hammerheads (loan) | 5 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2003–2005 | UMass Lowell (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 10, 2008 |
Curran attended UMass Lowell, playing on the men's soccer team from 1999 to 2002. He was a 2002 second team All American and finished his career ranked seventh on the school's all-time points list.[1] He graduated in 2003. He was inducted into the UMass Lowell Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008.[2] Curran began playing for the Worcester Kings of the USL Professional Development League (PDL) in 2002 between his Junior and Senior year of college and then signed a professional contract with the New Hampshire Phantoms of the USL Second Division in 2003 at the end of his college career. In 2004, he played a handful of games on trial with the New England Revolution.[3] In 2005, he was a second team All Star.[4] In April 2006, Curran signed with the Charleston Battery of the USL First Division;[5] started 32 games and completed the season as the player with the most minutes played.[6] In 2008, he went on loan for five games with the Wilmington Hammerheads of the USL Second Division.[7]
Coach
editIn 2003, Curran became an assistant coach with UMass Lowell.
References
edit- ^ "2002 All Americans". Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- ^ 2008 UML Hall of Fame Inductee Archived September 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Dreams Coming True for UMass Lowell Soccer Alums Archived May 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2005 USL Second Division All League Team Archived August 18, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lazo Alavanja Returns for 2006 Archived October 18, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Charleston Battery". Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2008-11-10. 2006 Battery
- ^ 2008 Wilmington Hammerheads Archived September 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine