Brian Roberts (soccer)

Brian Roberts
Personal information
Date of birth	August 28, 1982 (age 42)
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
2004	Minnesota Thunder
2005–06	Kansas City Wizards
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

Brian Roberts profile on MLSNet

[1] 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.

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