Mike Burns (soccer)
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| Full name | Michael Thomas Burns | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | September 14, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1991 | Hartwick College | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1995 | → Viborg (loan) | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–2000 | New England Revolution | 108 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | San Jose Earthquakes | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 |
Kansas City Wizards | 43 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 184 | (3) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1998 | United States | 75 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Michael Thomas Burns (born September 14, 1970) is an American former soccer player. During his playing career, he played for Danish club Viborg FF, three MLS teams, as well as the United States national team.
Burns was most recently the general manager for the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer.[1]
Career
Youth
Burns was born and raised in
Marlborough High School boys' team and was named the 1987 Massachusetts High School Player of the Year.[2]
After completing high school, he attended
1989 U-20 FIFA World Cup
. The 1989 squad took fourth place in the tournament.
Professional
In 1995, the MLS began an expansion plan to add new teams to the league. In the
Kansas City Wizards in return for conditional picks in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft. Burns played two seasons with the Wizards, 2001 and 2002. In 2002, he was chosen to play in the 2002 MLS All-Star Game
. At the end of the 2002 season, Burns announced his retirement from professional soccer.
Post-Professional
On April 10, 2005, Burns was named as the New England Revolution's Director of Soccer.General Manager position.[5]
Burns was dismissed by New England on May 13, 2019.[6]
National team
Burns competed in a major tournament on every level: in the
World Youth Championship in 1989, the Pan American Games in 1991, the Olympic Games in 1992, and the FIFA World Cup, where he was a non-playing squad member in 1994 and then played in 1998
.
Honors
Individual
References
- ^ "Revolution part ways with General Manager Michael Burns | New England Revolution".
- ^ "Mike Burns Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- Boston Globe
- ^ "New England Revolution". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
- ^ "Revs reorganize executive management | New England Revolution". www.revolutionsoccer.net. Archived from the original on 2011-11-13.
- ^ "Revolution part ways with General Manager Michael Burns | New England Revolution".
- ^ "1998 MLS All-Star Game". MLSsoccer.com. August 2, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
External links
- Mike Burns at Major League Soccer
- Danish Superliga player statistics at danskfodbold.com (in Danish)
- Danish Superliga statistics
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