Brian McManus is a Scottish former

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who is currently a Director of Coaching for the La Jolla Impact Select soccer club and the head coach of the UC San Diego women's soccer team. He is a four-time NCAA Coach of the Year and has led UC San Diego to seven national championships. He also played in Scotland, one season in the Western Soccer Alliance and one in the

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Playing

McManus played professionally in Scotland for Raith Rovers and

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before moving to England to play for Fleetwood F.C. and Barrow A.F.C amongst other north west England non-league teams. He emigrated to the San Diego in the United States in 1980. In 1986, he played for the

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of the Western Soccer Alliance, and again in 1989. In 1990, he was with the

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of the

. During these years, he was establishing himself as one of the top women's collegiate soccer coaches in the nation.

Coaching

McManus began his coaching career when he became player-manager at

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for the 1980-81 season. He left his position late in 1980 however to follow a new opportunity in the United States offered to him by Derek Armstrong. According to his biography, he coached semi-pro soccer in Los Angeles, but there is no mention of a team, league or relevant years. At some point in his career he coached the Torrey Pines High School boys' team. In 1986, UC San Diego hired McManus as an assistant with its women's soccer team. In 1987, he became the head coach, a position he holds to this day. When McManus took on responsibility for the Tritons, they played at the Division III level. From 1986 until 1999, the Tritons won five Division III championships (1989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999). During those years, McManus was a three-time NCAA coach of the year. In 2000, the Tritons moved up to Division II. McManus and his team quickly proved themselves, winning two consecutive national championships (2000, 2001) while McManus was the 2001 Division II Coach of the Year. He was also listed as the semi-pro San Diego Nomads head coach at the beginning of the 1988 season, when Derek Armstrong was their Director of Operations. The following year during the Nomads WSL championship run, he was listed as a player/coach, with Armstrong as the head coach.

References

External links

UCSD Coaching profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:McManus, Brian Scottish footballers Aberdeen F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players Western Soccer Alliance players Nomads Soccer Club players American Professional Soccer League players Portland Timbers (1985–1990) players American soccer coaches Western Soccer Alliance coaches Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Association football midfielders Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States Scottish expatriate footballers High school soccer coaches in the United States UC San Diego Tritons men's soccer coaches

Playing

Coaching

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