Bryan Monka

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Bryan Monka
Personal information
Full name Bryan Monka
Date of birth (1980-06-12) June 12, 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth West Covina, California, U.S.
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Rio Mesa High School
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2000 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 4 (0)
2001–2003 Liberty Flames
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004 Southern California Seahorses 13 (0)
2005–2006 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 18 (0)
Total31(0)
Managerial career
2017– Adolfo Camarillo High School girls
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bryan Monka (born June 12, 1980) is an American former professional soccer defender who last played for Pittsburgh Riverhounds.

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Early life and education

Monka was born June 12, 1980, in West Covina, California. [1] He attended and played soccer for Rio Mesa High School in Oxnard, California. [1]

Monka attended the University of California, Santa Barbara and played for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team from 1999 to 2000. [2] He appeared in 0 games in 1999 and 4 games in 2000 and failed to record a point. [3] He later transferred to Liberty University to finish off his collegiate career with the Liberty Flames soccer team.

Club career

Monka started his club career in his native Southern California with Premier Development League club Southern California Seahorses. In 2004, he made 13 appearances for the club. [4]

Monka signed professional terms with Pittsburgh Riverhounds for the 2005 United Soccer Leagues Second Division season. He appeared in 10 games that season. [5] Monka continued on with the Riverhounds for their 2006 season and played in 8 more games. [6]

Post-playing career

Monka went on to form Monka Soccer Academy, a youth soccer training program and club. [7] [8] He was named head coach of the Adolfo Camarillo High School girls varsity team ahead of their 2017–18 season. [9] [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 "UCSB Gauchos Bio". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos . Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  2. ↑ "UCSB Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). UC Santa Barbara Gauchos . July 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2000 Final Statistics". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos . April 9, 2001. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  4. ↑ "2004 Southern California Seahorses Roster and Statistics". United Soccer Leagues . Archived from the original on December 22, 2004. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  5. ↑ "2005 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Roster and Statistics". United Soccer Leagues . Archived from the original on December 30, 2005. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  6. ↑ "2006 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Roster and Statistics". United Soccer Leagues . Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  7. ↑ "About Monka Soccer Academy". www.monkasocceracademy.com. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  8. ↑ Monka, Bryan (December 29, 2007). "Former Professional Player Offers Soccer Camp". Ventura County Star . Camarillo, California . Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  9. ↑ Andrade, Jonathan (January 12, 2018). "Super cyclone of Scorps". Camarillo Acorn. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  10. ↑ Curley, Joe (February 15, 2018). "Camarillo High girls soccer team holds firm to edge Oxnard in playoff opener". Ventura County Star . Camarillo, California . Retrieved September 23, 2018.
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