Dave Brandt

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Dave Brandt
Personal information
Birth name David Brandt
Place of birth Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1981–1984 Messiah Falcons
Managerial career
1988–1996 Messiah Falcons (assistant)
1997–2008 Messiah Falcons
2009–2015 Navy Midshipmen
2016–2017 Pittsburgh Riverhounds
2018–2021 Hope College
2022– Bucknell Bison

David Brandt is an American soccer coach who is currently the head coach of the Bucknell Bison.

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Playing career

Brandt played college soccer for Messiah College between 1981 and 1984. [1]

Coaching career

Collegiate

Brandt coached his alma mater Messiah College from 1997 to 2008. During that time, the team compiled a 246-25-14 record for a .888 win percentage. The team won six NCAA Division III National Championships. His win percentage and 52 postseason wins are both Division III records. In 2005, his team compiled a 24-0-0 record, becoming one of only five teams to have an undefeated season at any level of the NCAA since 1976. [2] Previously Brandt was an assistant coach of the team from 1988 to 1996. [1]

Brandt left Messiah College in 2009 to coach the Navy Midshipmen until 2015. Over that time, he earned numerous team and conference records and awards including for win streak records, ranking in the top 25 in the nation, reaching the 2nd round of the national championships, being named Patriot League Coach of the Year and NSCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year. [3]

In December 2021 Brandt was announced as the head coach of the Bucknell Bison. [4]

Professional

Brandt was named head coach of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the USL on May 22, 2016, replacing recently released Mark Steffens. [3]

Personal

Brandt's hometown is Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. He is an alumnus of Messiah College and Temple University. He is married with two children. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Zigarelli, Michael. "The Messiah Method" (PDF). Messiah College. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  2. "Navy profile". Navy Midshipmen Athletics. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Dave Brandt Selected As Riverhounds Head Coach". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  4. "Bucknell Names Dave Brandt Head Men's Soccer Coach". Bucknell Bison. December 17, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2022.