Brian Roberts | |
Birth Date: | 28 August 1982 |
Birth Place: | Los Angeles, CA, United States |
Position: | Defender |
Youthyears1: | 2000–03 |
Youthclubs1: | Yale |
Years1: | 2004 |
Years2: | 2005–06 |
Clubs1: | Minnesota Thunder |
Clubs2: | Kansas City Wizards |
Caps1: | 16 |
Caps2: | 12 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Manageryears1: | 2007– |
Managerclubs1: | Chicago Fire NPSL |
Brian Roberts (born August 28, 1982, in Los Angeles, California) is a retired American soccer defender who played for the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer.
Roberts played college soccer at Yale University from 2000 to 2003; as a sophomore and a junior, he was named second-team All-Ivy, and as a senior he was named to the first team. In addition, he started every Yale game during his four-year career at the school.
Upon graduating, Roberts went undrafted, but was signed as a developmental player by the Wizards. The team promptly loaned him to the A-League's Minnesota Thunder, where he spent all of the 2004 season. With the Thunder, he appeared in 16 games, playing 1172 minutes from a fullback position, garnering one assist.
Following the 2006 season, Roberts retired as a player and joined the Wizards front office as an executive for youth sales.[1]