Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | April 1, 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Richmond, Virginia, US | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Williamsburg Wizards | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
University of Richmond | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2003 | Richmond Kickers [1] | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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 2002-03. [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]
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