Brian William “Dunny” Dunseth (born March 2, 1977) is an American television soccer commentator and former player.

Career

College

Dunseth played

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California State University, Fullerton California State University, Fullerton (CSUF or Cal State Fullerton) is a public university in Fullerton, California. With a total enrollment of more than 41,000, it has the largest student body of the 23-campus California State University (CSU ...

, and was one of the first players to sign a

Project-40 Generation Adidas is a joint venture between Major League Soccer and U.S. Soccer aimed at raising the level of young professional soccer talent in the United States. The program, sponsored by Adidas, offers professional-ready players in the U.S. ...

contract, in 1997.

Professional

He was assigned to the

New England Revolution The New England Revolution is an American professional soccer club based in the Greater Boston area that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), in the Eastern Conference of the league. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having compe ...

and spent the next four and a half seasons there, before being traded to the

Miami Fusion The Miami Fusion was a professional soccer team based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. They played in Major League Soccer (MLS) for four seasons, from 1998 to 2001. Announced in 1997 as one of the league's first two expansion teams, their best seas ...

midway through 2001. The Fusion was contracted next year, and Dunseth was taken by the

Columbus Crew The Columbus Crew, formerly known as Columbus Crew SC, is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio. The Crew competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference and began play in 1996 as one ...

in the 2002 MLS Dispersal Draft and spent a year and a half there, before a trade to the

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. Dunseth left Major League Soccer for 2004, playing for

Bodens BK Bodens BK is a Sweden, Swedish association football, football club located in Boden, Sweden, Boden in Norrbotten. The club was formed on 2 November 1916 and began playing soccer in 1918. It is currently playing in the fourth tier of Swedish foo ...

in Sweden. He was elected Best Player of the

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that season by a major newspaper. He then returned to MLS, signing with

Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake, often shortened to RSL, is an American professional soccer franchise based in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The club competes as a member club of Major League Soccer (MLS) in the Western Conference. RSL began play in 20 ...

. He played a year with the club, before a trade to

Chivas USA Chivas USA (pronounced ''CHEE-vahs'') was an American professional soccer team based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California. The club played from 2005 to 2014 in Major League Soccer (MLS) and was a subsidiary of Mexican club C.D. G ...

for Douglas Sequeira and Christian Jimenez. Before the 2006 season started, Dunseth was traded again, to the

Los Angeles Galaxy LA Galaxy, also known as the Los Angeles Galaxy, are an American professional soccer club based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Galaxy competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), as a member of the Western Conference. The club began pla ...

for a draft pick. In process, he became the first MLS player to be on the roster of seven different teams (although he never played for Chivas). He was waived by the Galaxy in May 2006. In eight years of MLS, Dunseth scored five goals and six assists. He retired from professional soccer in July 2006. He played for Los Angeles-based amateur team Hollywood United in the 2008

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, commonly known as the U.S. Open Cup (USOC), is a knockout cup competition in men's soccer in the United States of America. It is the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in that country. The 2023 U.S. Op ...

International

Dunseth was captain of the U.S. team that competed at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...

and 1997 World Youth Championship.

Personal life

Along with college teammate Ben Hooper and Ace Harrison, Dunseth co-owns a fashion line called Bumpy Pitch and The Original Winger, a soccer-specific lifestyle website.http://www.theoriginalwinger.com The Original Winger

Sportscasting

After retiring from his professional soccer career, Dunseth worked as a sportscaster for

. He frequently contributed to various MLS partners for commentary while still working for RSL. He was named one of the commentators for

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's MLS coverage in 2023.

Honors

Club

Columbus Crew *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunseth, Brian 1977 births Living people American soccer players American expatriate soccer players Bodens BK players Cal State Fullerton Titans men's soccer players Columbus Crew players FC Dallas players Hollywood United players Miami Fusion players New England Revolution players Olympic soccer players of the United States People from Upland, California Soccer players from California Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Real Salt Lake players LA Galaxy players Major League Soccer players United States men's under-20 international soccer players United States men's under-23 international soccer players MLS Pro-40 players A-League (1995–2004) players 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Major League Soccer broadcasters Association football defenders