Brian Maisonneuve (born June 28, 1973) is an American retired soccer player and current coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes. He spent his entire professional career as a defensive midfielder with the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. He was a member of the U.S. soccer teams at both the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 1998 FIFA World Cup, earning a total of thirteen caps with the U.S. national team.
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | June 28, 1973 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Warren, Michigan, United States | |||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1983–1989 | Carpathia Kickers | |||||||||||||
| College career | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1990–1994 | Indiana Hoosiers | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1996–2004 | Columbus Crew | 172 | (23) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–2002 | United States | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | United States U-17 (assistant) | |||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Louisville Cardinals (assistant) | |||||||||||||
| 2010–2017 | Indiana Hoosiers (assistant) | |||||||||||||
| 2018– | Ohio State Buckeyes | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Youth and college
editMaisonneuve was born in Warren, Michigan. He played for the Carpathia Kickers in Metro Detroit as a child and teen.[citation needed] He played his high school soccer at De La Salle Collegiate High School of Warren, Michigan.[1] He played college soccer at Indiana University from 1991 to 1994, winning the Hermann Trophy his senior season, as well as finishing his career as the Big Ten's all-time top goalscorer with 44, and helping Indiana to the NCAA Championship game, losing 1–2 to Virginia.[1][2]
Club career
editMaisonneuve was allocated to the Columbus Crew for the 1996 MLS season, becoming one of two players without any pro experience on the league's initial allocation list; the other was Damian Silvera.[citation needed] Maisonneuve would quickly earn a starting spot with the Crew, and would hold on to it for the next 8 years.[citation needed] He started 83 games for the Crew between 1996 and 1999.[3]
Before the 2000 season, he suffered a series of devastating ankle injuries, forcing him to sit out the season and threatening his career.[2] Maisonneuve returned in 2001, however, and slotted right back into his starting role.[2][3] He would remain there for the next three years, before finally losing his spot when the Crew acquired Simon Elliott prior to the 2004 season;[citation needed] Maisonneuve would go on to play only nine games in 2004.[3]
By Major League Soccer's ninth year, Maisonneuve was one of only two players to have played for a single club throughout that period, and when he retired after the season, he left Cobi Jones as the lone player with that distinction.[citation needed] Maisonneuve scored 23 goals and 37 assists in his pro career.[3]
International career
editAfter graduating from Indiana University, Maisonneuve spent 1995 training with the U.S. Olympic Team; he later played in the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1] During his professional career, Maisonneuve was a fringe player for the United States national team, totalling just 13 caps with the team.[1] Despite his limited playing time, Maisonneuve did play all three of the United States' games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France.[1]
Coaching career
editFollowing his retirement in 2004, Maisonneuve joined the United States U-17 team as an assistant coach, spending four years there.[4] In 2008, he joined the Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team coaching staff as an assistant coach.[4] He would stay with the team for two years, during which time they had a 24–11–4 record.[5] In 2010 Maisonneuve joined the Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team coaching staff as an assistant coach. During his tenure, he helped the team to an NCAA Division I Championship in 2012, a regular season championship in 2010, a Big Ten Tournament Championship in 2013, and an overall record of 102–42–34.[5] On April 23, 2018, Maisonneuve was announced as the head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes men's soccer team.[5]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | Open Cup | North America | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Columbus Crew | 1996 | Major League Soccer | 15 | 5 | – | – | ||||
| 1997 | 32 | 3 | – | – | ||||||
| 1998 | 13 | 3 | – | – | ||||||
| 1999 | 29 | 2 | – | – | ||||||
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | – | – | ||||||
| 2001 | 25 | 8 | – | – | ||||||
| 2002 | 26 | 1 | – | – | ||||||
| 2003 | 23 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2004 | 9 | 5 | – | – | ||||||
| Career total | 172 | 23 | ||||||||
Honors
editColumbus Crew
Individual
- Hermann Trophy: 1994[1]
- MLS All-Star: 1999[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Brian Maisonneuve – USMNT". ussoccerplayers.com. US Soccer Players. April 2, 2008. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
- ^ a b c Craig Merz (January 25, 2011). "What Ever Happened To: Brian Maisonneuve". MLSsoccer.com.com. MLS. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Players". Archived from the original on October 22, 2008. Retrieved August 20, 2008.
- ^ a b "Brian Maisonneuve Named Men's Soccer Assistant Coach". gocards.com. Louisville Cardinals. April 1, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Brian Maisonneuve Named Ohio State Men's Soccer Head Coach". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. CBS Interactive. April 23, 2018. Archived from the original on April 28, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ "2014 Circle of Honor Nominees". columbuscrewsc.com. MLS. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
- ^ "1999 MLS All-Star Game". MLSsoccer.com. July 17, 1999. Retrieved July 27, 2023.