Brian Rowland (born December 30, 1980) is a

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retired

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player who was a

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in both the indoor and outdoor versions of the sport. He is currently the head coach for the

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men's soccer team.

Career

College

Born in

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, Canada, Rowland played

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at the

University of Maryland, Baltimore County The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) is a public research university in Baltimore County, Maryland. It has a fall 2022 enrollment of 13,991 students, 61 undergraduate majors, over 92 graduate programs (38 master, 25 doctoral, ...

(UMBC), where he was a four-year starter between 1999 and 2002. In 2002, he earned first team All-

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, and was named an

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honorable mention. He graduated with a

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in 2003."Rowland Named Assistant Coach," University of Maryland Athletics, Monday, February 15, 2010.

International

Rowland was a member of the U20 Canadian National Team, the U19 Eastern Canadian regional team and the U20 Ontario Team. He played in a friendly match for

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while on trial there, trained with Everton, and

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, and played a couple of first team games for

Halifax Town FC Halifax Town is a professional association football club based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. They currently compete in and play at the Shay. They replaced Halifax Town A.F.C., which went into administration in the 2007–08 season. ...

as a triallist in 1998 and 1999. During the 2001 and 2002 Rowland also played for the

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in the

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Professional

Rowland turned professional upon his graduation from college in 2003, and played for his hometown club

Toronto Lynx Toronto Lynx was a Canadian soccer team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1997, the team last played in the 2014 season of the Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes ...

in 2003 and 2004. Rowland also has extensive indoor soccer experience, having spent time playing for

Baltimore Blast The Baltimore Blast is an American professional indoor soccer team based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The team is a part of the Major Arena Soccer League. The team has won 10 championships since it was founded in 1980. Beginning with t ...

, the

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and

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. Rowland signed with

Crystal Palace Baltimore Crystal Palace Baltimore was an American professional soccer team based in Baltimore, Maryland, US. Founded in 2006, the club was originally named Crystal Palace USA and was affiliated with English side Crystal Palace F.C., Crystal Palace. The cl ...

in 2007, and has been the team's first choice goalkeeper since then, helping the team to the USL-2 postseason for the first time in 2008. He became an assistant coach for the University of Maryland men's soccer team when he retired as an active player on February 15, 2010.

Coaching

After retiring from playing, Rowland was an assistant coach for the

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team for eight years, serving as the Associate Head Coach 2015–17. On December 22, 2017, he was named head coach of the

of the

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Personal

A native of Toronto, Ontario, Rowland earned his bachelor's degree in economics from UMBC in 2003. Rowland holds a USSF A License (2012) and is involved with

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as a scout for their Youth National Teams. Since 2004 Rowland has run a goalkeeper specific training camp named "Rowland Keeper Academy."Rowland Keeper Academy

Career statistics

Head coaching record

Notes

References

External links

Crystal Palace Baltimore player profile

Temple Owls bio
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