Brandon Cavitt (born March 28, 1973, in

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) is a retired U.S.

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who spent five seasons in the

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, one in the

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, one in the

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and one in the Major Indoor Soccer League.

Youth

In 1992, Cavitt began his collegiate career at

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. In the summer of 1993, he transferred to

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where he played from 1993 to 1995. His seventeen career assists puts him tied for the school record. He was inducted into the school's Athletic Honor Roll in 2005. He graduated in 2003 with a bachelor's degree in English.

Professional

In 1992, Cavitt joined with the expansion San Francisco All Blacks of the

as an amateur player. He spent each collegiate off seasons with San Francisco through the 1995 season. In February 1996, the

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selected Cavitt in the third round (twenty-eighth overall) of the

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. The Burn waived him on March 26, 1996, during a pre-season roster reduction.March 26, 1996 Transactions
/ref> He then returned to Northern California where he played for the Sacramento Scorpions of the USISL. He moved to the Sacramento Knights of the

for the 1997 summer indoor season. In 1998, he played for the

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in the

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but returned to the Knights in 1999, playing for them through the 2001 season. In 1999, the Knights played in the

, winning the league title. The Dallas Sidekicks selected Cavitt with the 15th pick of the 2002 MISL Dispersal Draft. He signed with Dallas on February 6, 2003, and played seven games with them during the 2003–2004 season.

References

External links

Cavitt bio

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