Chad Burt (born March 3, 1988) is an American

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coach and retired player.

Career

College and amateur

Burt attended Northeast High School and played

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at the University of Tampa from 2005 to 2006. During his college years, Burt broke two freshman records (Most starts as a freshman) (Most minutes played as a freshman) also played with the Colorado Rapids U23's and the

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in the

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Professionally

Burt played professional indoor soccer for

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in the Major Indoor Soccer League in 2008–09, scoring six goals in 20 games for team. Burt signed for the

FC Tampa Bay The Tampa Bay Rowdies are an American professional Association football, soccer team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The club was founded in 2008 and first took the pitch in 2010. Since 2017, the Rowdies have been members of the USL Champions ...

in the USSF Division 2 Professional League in March 2010 and made his professional debut on April 16, 2010, in Tampa's first-ever game, a 1–0 victory over Crystal Palace Baltimore. He scored his first professional goal on October 1, 2010, in a 6–3 victory, again over Crystal Palace Baltimore. The club moved to the

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in 2011. After spending the 2011 season with FC Tampa Bay, the club announced on October 4, 2011, that it would not re-sign Burt for the 2012 season. On July 11, 2014, FC Edmonton signed Burt after he trialled with them during their mid-season Western Canada friendly tour.

Coaching

Burt is an assistant director of coaching for the Strictly Soccer Futbol Club (SSFC), a FYSA Region C Club in

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. On January 16, 2020, Burt was announced as an assistant coach for the Tampa Bay Rowdies of USL Championship. Burt left his position with the Rowdies following the 2021 season.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Burt, Chad 1988 births Living people American expatriate men's soccer players American men's soccer players Atlanta Silverbacks U23's players Colorado Rapids U-23 players FC Edmonton players Milwaukee Wave players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players USL League Two players Tampa Bay Rowdies players Tampa Spartans men's soccer players USSF Division 2 Professional League players VSI Tampa Bay FC players USL Championship players Men's association football midfielders Soccer players from St. Petersburg, Florida Tampa Bay Rowdies coaches United Premier Soccer League players