Brian Bates (soccer)

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Brian Bates
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-08-16) August 16, 1972 (age 50)
Place of birth Woodbridge, Virginia, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1990–1993 Virginia Cavaliers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–1995 Richmond Kickers
1996–1997 Colorado Rapids 30 (0)
1998 Chicago Fire 2 (0)
1998 Dallas Burn 4 (0)
1998 → MLS Pro 40 (loan) 1 (0)
1999 D.C. United 1 (0)
1999 Maryland Mania 4 (0)
1999 Charleston Battery 5 (0)
International career
1988–1989 United States U16
1989–1990 United States U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brian Bates (born August 16, 1972 in Woodbridge, Virginia) is a retired American soccer defender who spent four seasons in Major League Soccer and three in the USISL.

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Club career

Bates attended the University of Virginia, playing on the men’s soccer team from 1990 to 1993. Bates and his team mates won the 1991, 1992 and 1993 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship. In 1994, he signed with the Richmond Kickers of the USISL. In 1995, the Kickers won both the league and Open Cup titles, giving Bates a double. On February 6, 1996, the Colorado Rapids selected Bates in the fourth round (thirty-second overall) in the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft. On November 6, 1997, the Chicago Fire selected Bates with the 19th pick in the 1997 MLS Expansion Draft. He played two games for Chicago before being traded to the Dallas Burn for Tom Soehn. On January 16, 1999, the Dallas Burn traded Bates to D.C. United for a second round pick in the 1999 MLS College Draft. Bates played one game for D.C. before being placed on waivers on May 13, 1999. [1] He moved to the Maryland Mania of the USISL for four games before signing with the Charleston Battery for the remainder of the season. [2]

National team

In 1989, he was a member of the U.S. U-16 national team at the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship. [3] Although the U.S. defeated Brazil its first game, the team finished group play with a 1-1-1 record, and failed to qualify for the second round. Following the tournament, Bates played several games with the U.S. U-20 national team in 1989 and 1990.

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References

  1. ↑ "MLS: D.C. United re-acquires Clint Peay". socceramerica.com. 13 May 1999. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Battery sign former DC United defender Archived September 9, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ FIFA player profile
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