Brendan Burke (soccer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brendan Burke | ||
| Date of birth | November 12, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Hopedale, Massachusetts, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2005 | Boston College | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003 | Worcester Kings | 10 | (3) |
| 2004–2005 | Cape Cod Crusaders | 11 | (0) |
| 2006 | Sligo Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | Reading United | 13 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008–2013 | Reading United | ||
| 2011–2012 | Philadelphia Union Reserves | ||
| 2011–2013 | Philadelphia Union (Assistant) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Northeastern Huskies (Associate) | ||
| 2015– | Bethlehem Steel FC | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Brendan Burke (soccer) (born November 12, 1982 in Hopedale, Massachusetts) is an American soccer coach who currently manages Bethlehem Steel FC in the United Soccer League. During his playing career, he mainly played as a centre back for several teams in the Premier Development League before beginning his head coaching career at age 25 for Reading United where he was very successful. In 2011, he became the youngest assistant coach in Major League Soccer when he joined Philadelphia Union.
Born in Hopedale, Massachusetts 1982, Burke later graduated from Saint John's High School in Shrewsbury in 2001. In his senior year, he scored 16 goals and 17 assists and was named the 2000 Central Massachusetts Player of the Year. He then attended Boston College where he played sparingly until his senior year in 2005, when he played 12 games. During his college years, he first played for Worcester Kings for whom he scored his first goal in a 4-1 loss to against Brooklyn Knights on June 25, 2003. in the Premier Development League. He would later play for the Cape Cod Crusaders also in the Premier Development League.
After his graduation, he had a brief stint with Sligo Rovers in League of Ireland Premier Division before returning to play in the Premier Development League with Reading United in 2007. It would be his last season as a player before he embarked on his coaching career.
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