Chris Brown is a retired English-American footballer who spent most of his career in the USL A-League. He is the co-head coach of the South Florida Bulls women's soccer team.

Player

Youth

Born in England, Brown moved to the United States as a child and settled in San Antonio, Texas. In 1990, he began his collegiate career at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. In 1991, he transferred to

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Professional

In 1994, Brown moved to Germany and signed with TuS Celle. In 1995, he returned to the United States where he finished the 1995 USISL outdoor season with the

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. He then signed with the Baltimore Bays for the 1995–1996 USISL indoor season. In 1996, he joined the

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for one season. In the fall of 1996, Brown moved indoors with the

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of the National Professional Soccer League. He signed with the

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on April 4, 1997. In 1998, the Gamblers became the New Orleans Storm. That season, Brown went on loan to the Dallas Burn of

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for one game. On February 24, 1999, he signed with the

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. In 2000, Brown returned to the Kickers and remained with them until his retirement at the end of the 2004 season.

Coach

In 1997, Brown began his coaching career as an assistant with the men's soccer team at the University of Tampa. In 1998, he moved to University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where he was an assistant with the women's team. In 2000, he became an assistant coach at Virginia Commonwealth University. In 2003 and 2004, Brown served as a player-assistant coach with the Richmond Kickers in addition to his collegiate coaching responsibilities. In 2007, he became an assistant at the University of South Florida. In 2008, he became co-head coach with his wife Denise Schilte. In 2010, he coached the

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. In May 2021 Brown was announced as the head coach of Puerto Rico women's national football team in time to prepare for the

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and New Zealand

References

External links

USF: Chris Brown
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