Michael Brady is a retired

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player who is an assistant coach for the

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men's soccer team. He previously coached the

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women's soccer team. He played professionally, both indoors and out, in the United States. He also earned three

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with the U.S. national team in 1984 and 1985. Born in the United States and raised in England, he represented the United States at international level.

Player

College

Brady was born in Chicago to English parents but returned to Coventry, England at 6 months old. In 1981, Brady traveled from Coventry to

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for a trial with the

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. On the advice of the coaching staff, he elected to attend college in the United States instead. After some thought, he chose

, a private college located in Washington, D.C.. Brady spent four seasons with the AU Eagles as both a

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and

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. In 1985, the Eagles went to the

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only to fall to

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in eight overtimes. Brady was a first team All American as a

in 1983 and as a

in 1985 and finished his career as the 1985. He was a second team All American in 1984, but his greatest honor came when he was named the 1985 ''SoccerAmerica'' college

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. He finished his collegiate career with 66 goals and 29 assists. He holds the season goal scoring record with 24 goals as a senior. In 1986, AU retired Brady's jersey number, 14. While he had not yet completed his degree requirements, like many athletes, Brady left school to pursue a professional career. However, he would return and earn a

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in communications in 1992. In 2007, American University inducted Brady into its Athletic Hall of Fame. In the summer of 1985, Brady played for the

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of Washington, D.C. The amateur team won the 1985

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Professional

When Brady entered the professional ranks, he began an itinerant journey through U.S. soccer. The 1980s and 1990s were characterized by players jumping from one failing indoor and outdoor club to another in an attempt to play the game they loved. Brady began his professional career with the

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of Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). In 1985, he spent a season with the

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of the

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(WSA) where he scored five goals, tied for eight on the alliance's goals list. In 1988 and 1989, he played with the

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of the American Soccer League (ASL), earning All Star status in 1989. In 1990, the ASL and WSA merged to form the

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. In 1993, he played three games with the

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(APSL). In 1994, he signed with the

. He played eleven games, then retired. In 1997, he came out of retirement to play one season with the

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of the

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National team

In 1983, Brady was a member of the U.S. soccer team at the 1983

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. He then earned three

with the U.S. national team while still in college. His first cap came when he replace

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in a 30 November 1984 scoreless tie with

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. A week later, he came on for

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in another tie with Ecuador. His last cap came, again as a substitute, this time for

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on 16 June 1985.

Coach

While with the Maryland Bays in 1991, Brady also served as the head coach for the

women's soccer team. In 1993, he became the head coach of the boys' soccer team at The Potomac School in

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. He served in that capacity for four years before moving to Premier Soccer Associates which runs soccer camps and clinics. In 2000, he returned to American University where he became the coach of the women's team again. In 2008, he resigned his position at American to join Duke as the top assistant.

External links

Duke bio

References

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