John Bradford (born March 26, 1980) is an American

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coach and former player who serves as the head coach of USL Championship club North Carolina FC.

Playing career

Bradford played

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Furman University Furman University is a private liberal arts university in Greenville, South Carolina. Founded in 1826 and named for the clergyman Richard Furman, Furman University is the oldest private institution of higher learning in South Carolina. It became ...

between 1998 and 2001. In July 2020, aged 40 years old, Bradford signed his first professional contract for North Carolina FC due to an injury crisis.

Coaching career

After college, Bradford was invited to be an assistant coach with Dallas Texans Soccer Club, where he stayed in the role for three years.

North Carolina FC

Bradford returned to North Carolina to work with the Capital Area Soccer League, now known as North Carolina FC Youth. Following fourteen years working as an assistant coach and academy director for the club, he was eventually handed the head coach role in January 2021, taking charge of the USL League One side. On June 9, 2022, Bradford was named USL League One Coach of the Month for May 2022. On June 15, 2022, North Carolina announced Bradford had signed a multi-year contract extension. In the

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Bradford led his team to victory in the 2023 USL League One Final, securing the first championship in the club's history

References

Living people 1980 births Sportspeople from Winston-Salem, North Carolina American men's soccer players Soccer players from North Carolina Men's association football defenders USL League One coaches Furman Paladins men's soccer players North Carolina FC players United States men's youth international soccer players American soccer coaches North Carolina FC coaches UT Permian Basin Falcons men's soccer coaches College men's soccer coaches in the United States {{US-footy-bio-stub