Brandon Curran
Birth dateOctober 13, 1980 (age 46)
Birth placePapillion, Nebraska, United States
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
PositionDefender
Youthyears 12001–2004
Youthclubs 1Umass Lowell
Years 12002
Years 22003–2005
Years 32006–2008
Years 42008
Clubs 1Worcester Kings
Clubs 2New Hampshire Phantoms
Clubs 3Charleston Battery
Clubs 4→ Wilmington Hammerheads (loan)
Caps 246
Caps 349
Caps 45
Goals 23
Goals 31
Goals 40
Manageryears 12003–2005
Managerclubs 1UMass Lowell (assistant)
PcupdateNovember 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.

References

  1. ^ "2002 All Americans". Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
  2. ^ 2008 UML Hall of Fame Inductee Archived September 15, 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Dreams Coming True for UMass Lowell Soccer Alums Archived May 9, 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ 2005 USL Second Division All League Team Archived August 18, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Lazo Alavanja Returns for 2006 Archived October 18, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Charleston Battery". Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2008-11-10. 2006 Battery
  7. ^ 2008 Wilmington Hammerheads Archived September 25, 2008 at the Wayback Machine