Bret Myers

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Bret Myers
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-04-01) April 1, 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Richmond, Virginia, US
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Williamsburg Wizards
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Richmond Spiders
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Early life and education

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]

Soccer career

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] [1]

He won a gold medal with Team USA at the 11th Pan American Maccabi Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2008. [4] [5]

Later life

Myers is a professor at Villanova University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he teaches business statistics. [4] [5] [12] He is also an analytics consultant for Major League Soccer's Columbus Crew. [13] [14]

His wife Jill is a former field hockey player, and coach at the University of Richmond. [11] [4] [5]

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  3. ↑ "Bret Myers Soccer Statistics". Stats Crew. Archived from the original on September 4, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Myers kicks up heels at Maccabi Games". Richmond Times-Dispatch . September 20, 2019 [January 11, 2008]. Archived from the original on September 4, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Kristen Samuhel and Bret Myers Earn Academic All-Conference". University of Richmond Athletics . December 29, 2001. Archived from the original on September 4, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Alumni Activities: Soccer Fan". Spark: The Magazine for Alumni, Parents and Friends of Collegiate School (published June 8, 2013). Winter 2013. p. 43. Retrieved November 19, 2024– via Issuu.
  7. ↑ "Kickers Re-Sign Two, Release One/Fox, Myers Return, Munthali Released". Richmond: Richmond Kickers. February 19, 2003. Archived from the original on September 4, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2024– via OurSports Central.
  8. ↑ "Bret Myers: From the Sidelines to MLS Data Analyst". Columbia University School of Professional Studies . March 28, 2018. Archived from the original on September 4, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Briefs - Under 15 Wizards Win State Cup Title". Daily Press . August 17, 2019 [November 8, 1994]. Archived from the original on November 19, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Men's Soccer Record Book Through 2017 Season" (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference . p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 4, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  11. 1 2 "Spider Assistant Jill Murphy And Former Spider Bret Myers Tie The Knot". University of Richmond Athletics . June 14, 2006. Archived from the original on September 4, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Bret Myers, PhD". Villanova School of Business. Villanova University . Archived from the original on November 19, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  13. ↑ Walsh-Boyle, Megan; Rice, Nelson (Summer 2021). "Find Your Seat, Expand Your Perspective". Villanova Magazine. Villanova University. Archived from the original on May 25, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  14. ↑ Bret Myers (September 1, 2020). "Episode 25: Big Data: Changing the World, One Soccer Club at a Time with Dr. Bret Myers Part 2". The QTS Experience Podcast (Podcast). QTS . Retrieved November 17, 2024.


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