Brandon Curran Explained

Brandon Curran
Birth Date:13 October 1980
Birth Place:Papillion, Nebraska, United States
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:2001–2004
Youthclubs1:Umass Lowell
Years1:2002
Years2:2003–2005
Years3:2006–2008
Years4:2008
Clubs4:Wilmington Hammerheads (loan)
Caps2:46
Caps3:49
Caps4:5
Goals2:3
Goals3:1
Goals4:0
Manageryears1:2003–2005
Managerclubs1:UMass Lowell (assistant)
Pcupdate:November 10, 2008

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.

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

In 2003, Curran became an assistant coach with UMass Lowell.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2002 All Americans . 2008-11-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110615003839/http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=II&yr=2002 . 2011-06-15 . dead .
  2. http://www.goriverhawks.com/men/soccerMen/default.html 2008 UML Hall of Fame Inductee
  3. http://www.goriverhawks.com/men/soccerMen/alumni.html Dreams Coming True for UMass Lowell Soccer Alums
  4. http://www.wilmingtonhammerheads.com/news.asp?id=232 2005 USL Second Division All League Team
  5. http://www.charlestonbattery.com/news.asp?y=2006&id=240&page=1 Lazo Alavanja Returns for 2006
  6. Web site: Charleston Battery . 2008-11-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120212210814/http://www.charlestonbattery.com/stats_player.asp?year=2006A . 2012-02-12 . 2006 Battery
  7. http://www.wilmingtonhammerheads.com/team_stats.asp 2008 Wilmington Hammerheads