Michael Burke (soccer)

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Michael Burke
Personal information
Full name Michael Burke
Date of birth (1977-02-25) February 25, 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–1997 Loyola Greyhounds
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998 Jacksonville Cyclones 24 (14)
1998–1999 Charleston Battery 27 (16)
2000 D.C. United 7 (0)
2000 Dallas Burn 2 (0)
2000–2012 Richmond Kickers 261 (36)
2002 → D.C. United (loan) 0 (0)
Total327(58)
Managerial career
2011–20?? Richmond Kickers (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 13, 2012

Michael Burke (born February 25, 1977) is a retired American soccer player. [1]

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Career

College and Amateur

Burke attended Loyola University Maryland, playing two seasons of college soccer. In 1997, he left college early for personal reasons. His professional soccer career started in his hometown of Jacksonville, FL. He spent time with Deportivo Cali in Colombia and Nottingham Forest in England.

Professional

Burke began his professional career in 1998 when he signed with the Jacksonville Cyclones of the A-League. [2] Late in the season, Michael Burke asked to be released to pursue other teams. [3] After Burke sat out for a week of training, the club agreed to trade him to the Charleston Battery [4] and Burke was named the 1998 USL A-League Rookie of the Year.

Burke was drafted in the fourth round (41st overall) in the 2000 MLS SuperDraft by D.C. United. [5] He played seven games for United before being released on June 2, 2000. He then signed with the Dallas Burn on June 15, and played two games in Dallas before being released on June 30.

Burke signed with the Richmond Kickers the next day and has remained with that team since then, playing over 200 games and scoring over 25 goals during his tenure. Burke earned Supporter’s Choice MVP honors in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009. He garnered the MVP award of the USL2 Championship game in 2006, was the USL2 Most Valuable Player and was named Kickers' captain in 2007, was a USL-2 MVP Finalist in 2006, 2007, and 2008 and All-League First Team midfielder in 2006-09, and led the Kickers to his second USL2 championship in 2009. [6] He also had a loan stint with D.C. United when he was called up as a backup for injured players early in 2002 for the 2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. [7] He then played the game against Comunicaciones F.C. on March 6. [8]

Burke came out of retirement in 2012 to make a final push for the playoffs. He recorded 2 assists during this short stint.

Honors

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References

  1. ↑ Mike Burke On Balancing richmondfamilymagazine.com
  2. ↑ Goddard, Lee. "Cyclones adding to local flavor". Florida Times-Union , March 17, 1998. Retrieved on January 25, 2015.
  3. ↑ Goddard, Lee. "Burke wants to leave team". Florida Times-Union, August 15, 1998. Retrieved on January 25, 2015.
  4. ↑ Goddard, Lee. "Cyclones' Burke sent to Charleston". Florida Times-Union, August 19, 1998. Retrieved on January 25, 2015.
  5. ↑ MetroStars take Shak No. 1 at MLS SuperDraft
  6. ↑ Kickers claim USL-2 Championship Archived 2009-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Abdominal ailment sidelines Convey
  8. ↑ Comunicaciones rolls over nine-man D.C. United
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