| Bret Myers | |
| Birth Date: | April 1, 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Richmond, Virginia, US |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Williamsburg Wizards |
| College1: | Richmond Spiders |
| Years1: | 2002–2003 |
| Clubs1: | Richmond Kickers[1] |
| Caps1: | 7 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
Bret Myers (born April 1, 1980) is an American former soccer player and current professor.[2] [3] Myers played with the Williamsburg Wizards youth travel team, with the University of Richmond, and with the Richmond Kickers. He won a gold medal with Team USA at the 11th Pan American Maccabi Games in 2008. He is a professor at Villanova University, and an analytics consultant for Major League Soccer's Columbus Crew.
Myers, a native of Richmond, Virginia, is the son of Dr. Thomas and Carolyn Myers, and is Jewish.[4] [5] Myers grew up attending the Beth Ahabah Temple, in Richmond.[4] [5] He attended Collegiate School in Richmond ('02).[6] [7]
He attended the University of Richmond (Robins School of Business, BS, Business Administration, Management and Operations '98).[4] [5] Myers also attended the University of Virginia (MS, Systems Engineering, '06) and Drexel University's Bennett S. LeBow College of Business (PhD, Decision Sciences, '09).[8]
Myers played with the Williamsburg Wizards soccer travel club, coached by Al Albert, before enrolling in college.[4] [5] [9]
He played forward in soccer at the University of Richmond.[4] [5] Myers was honored as a 2000 National Soccer Coaches Association of America scholar-athlete regional honoree, and was named Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference.[5] [10] As of 2006, he was 6th on the Spider men's soccer career assist list, with 21, as he also scored 15 goals.[11] [5]
Myers played soccer for two seasons with the Richmond Kickers, from 2002 to 2003.[4] [5] [12]
He won a gold medal with Team USA at the 11th Pan American Maccabi Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2008.[4] [5]
Myers is a professor at Villanova University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he teaches business statistics.[4] [5] [13] He is also an analytics consultant for Major League Soccer's Columbus Crew.[14] [15]
His wife Jill is a former field hockey player, and coach at the University of Richmond.[11] [4] [5]