Brian Piesner Explained

Brian Piesner
Birth Date:4 June 1978
Birth Place:Commack, New York, United States
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1996–1999
Youthclubs1:Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Years1:1999
Clubs1:Central Jersey Riptide
Years2:2000
Clubs2:Atlanta Silverbacks
Caps2:27
Goals2:7
Years3:2001
Clubs3:Charleston Battery
Caps3:29
Goals3:2
Years4:2002
Clubs4:Atlanta Silverbacks
Caps4:25
Goals4:7
Years5:2002
Clubs5:MetroStars (loan)
Caps5:1
Goals5:0
Years6:2002
Clubs6:Dallas Burn (loan)
Caps6:0
Goals6:0

Brian Piesner is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in Major League Soccer and the USISL A-League.

Piesner spent most of his early life on Long Island, New York. When he was fourteen, his family moved to Spring, Texas, where he played youth soccer with the Texans Soccer Club – Houston.[1] His family moved to Southern California in 1994 where he attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School. He played on the Santa Margarita boys' team, graduating in 1996.[2] He attended Rutgers University, where he played on the men's soccer team from 1996 to 1999.[3] During the 1999 collegiate off season, Piesner played for the Central Jersey Riptide of the USL Premier Development League. On February 6, 2000, the Dallas Burn chose Piesner in the fourth round (forty-sixth overall) of the 2000 MLS SuperDraft.[4] That year, the Atlanta Silverbacks selected Piesner in the first round (twenty-second overall) of the A-League draft.[5] Piesner signed with the Burn but was released him on February 24 and he signed with the Silverbacks.[6] On December 19, 2001, the Battery signed Pierson to a three-year contract.[7] The Battery released him before the 2002 season and Pierson returned to the Silvebacks where he was a 2002 First Team All Star.[8] On July 24, 2002, the Silverbacks loaned Piesner to the MetroStars. Piesner played a single minute in the MetroStars’ 3–1 victory over the Kansas City Wizards. In September 2002, he played for the Dallas Burn in their penalty kick victory over C.D. Olimpia in the New Orleans Saints Pan-American Life Cup.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Texans alumni . Texanssoccer.com . January 26, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111001063844/http://www.texanssoccer.com/alumni.php . October 1, 2011 . mdy-all .
  2. Web site: Soccer Preview : Piesner Turned Some Defenders and Turned Some Heads . Articles.latimes.com . November 29, 1995 . January 26, 2012.
  3. Web site: Scarlet Knights letterwinners . Scarletknights.com . January 26, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120323160615/http://www.scarletknights.com/soccer-men/history/letterwinners.asp . March 23, 2012 . mdy-all .
  4. Web site: 2000 MLS SuperDraft . Sports Illustrated . February 7, 2000 . January 26, 2012.
  5. Web site: Demosphere International, Inc. . 2000 A-League draft . Aleague.uslsoccer.com . January 26, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120215160127/http://aleague.uslsoccer.com/draft/54200.html . February 15, 2012 . mdy-all .
  6. Web site: February 24, 2000 Transactions . Lubbockonline.com . February 24, 2000 . January 26, 2012.
  7. Web site: Klein, Piesner Sign . Charlestonbattery.com . January 26, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120319231945/http://www.charlestonbattery.com/news.asp?y=2011&id=19&page=52 . March 19, 2012 . mdy-all .
  8. Web site: The Year in American Soccer – 2002 . Homepages.sover.net . January 26, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811085648/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/2002.html#aleague . August 11, 2011 . dead .
  9. Web site: BURN TOPS OLYMPIA OF HONDURAS 1–0 IN PENALTY KICKS . Bigsoccer.com . January 26, 2012.