Brian Kamler (born February 12, 1972) is an American soccer coach and former player who is currently the head coach of

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. As a player, he played two seasons in the

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, winning the 1995 U.S. Open Cup and league titles with the

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, and ten seasons in

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Youth

Kamler grew up in St. Louis, playing in local YMCA, church and club leagues as a boy. In 1984, he joined the Anheuser Busch club which won the 1988 and 1989 D.J. Niotis Cup (U-16 National Championship). He attended Parkway West High School in

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where he was part of a state championship soccer team his freshman season. In 1991, he entered

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where he was a multi-position player until 1993. He was a 1991 second team, a 1992 second team and a 1993 first team All American. Creighton inducted Kamler into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002.Player countdown: Brian Kamler
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Professional

In 1994, Kamler left Creighton and signed with the expansion St. Louis Knights in the

. In 1995, he moved to the

, which won the league and 1995 U.S. Open Cup titles. In February 1996,

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selected Kamler in the 6th round of the

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. He played three and a half seasons with DC before being shipped to the

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in 1999. Kamler was sent back to DC United (in exchange for

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) before the 2001 season, and spent a year there before being shipped to the MetroStars for

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. His stay with the Metros did not last long: midway through the year, Kamler was part of a massive six-player deal in which he wound up with the

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. After two and a half seasons with the Revs, it was time once again to pack his bag, as he was chosen by

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with the eighth overall pick of the

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. In ten years in MLS, Kamler scored 12 league goals with 27 assists; half of his goals came in the 2003 season for the Revs. He retired following the 2005 season. He was named

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in 2005.

References

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