Brandon Curran

Brandon Curran (born October 13, 1980 in Papillion, Nebraska) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for the Charleston Battery of the USL First Division.

Brandon Curran
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-10-13) October 13, 1980
Place of birth Papillion, Nebraska, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2001–2004 Umass Lowell
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002 Worcester Kings
2003–2005 New Hampshire Phantoms 46 (3)
2006–2008 Charleston Battery 49 (1)
2008 → Wilmington Hammerheads (loan) 5 (0)
Teams managed
2003–2005 UMass Lowell (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 10, 2008

Curran attended UMass Lowell, playing on the men's soccer team from 1999 to 2002. He was a 2002 second team All American and finished his career ranked seventh on the school's all-time points list.[1] He graduated in 2003. He was inducted into the UMass Lowell Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008.[2] Curran began playing for the Worcester Kings of the USL Professional Development League (PDL) in 2002 between his Junior and Senior year of college and then signed a professional contract with the New Hampshire Phantoms of the USL Second Division in 2003 at the end of his college career. In 2004, he played a handful of games on trial with the New England Revolution.[3] In 2005, he was a second team All Star.[4] In April 2006, Curran signed with the Charleston Battery of the USL First Division;[5] started 32 games and completed the season as the player with the most minutes played.[6] In 2008, he went on loan for five games with the Wilmington Hammerheads of the USL Second Division.[7]

Coach

In 2003, Curran became an assistant coach with UMass Lowell.

References
  1. "2002 All Americans". Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
  2. 2008 UML Hall of Fame Inductee Archived September 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Dreams Coming True for UMass Lowell Soccer Alums Archived May 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. 2005 USL Second Division All League Team Archived August 18, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Lazo Alavanja Returns for 2006 Archived October 18, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2008-11-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) 2006 Battery
  7. 2008 Wilmington Hammerheads Archived September 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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