Brian Maisonneuve (born June 28, 1973) is an American retired

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player and current coach of the

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. He spent his entire professional career as a

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with the

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. He was a member of the U.S. soccer teams at both the

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and the

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, earning a total of thirteen

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with the U.S. national team.

Youth and college

Maisonneuve was born in

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. He played for the Carpathia Kickers in Metro Detroit as a child and teen. He played his high school soccer at

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of Warren, Michigan. He played

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from 1991 to 1994, winning the

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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

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game, losing 1–2 to

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Club career

Maisonneuve 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. He scored the first hat-trick in Columbus Crew history in a match versus the

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. Maisonneuve would quickly earn a starting spot with the Crew, and would hold on to it for the next 8 years. He started 83 games for the Crew between 1996 and 1999. Before the 2000 season, he suffered a series of devastating ankle injuries, forcing him to sit out the season and threatening his career. Maisonneuve returned in 2001, however, and slotted right back into his starting role, scoring a career-high eight goals in that season. He would remain there for the next three years, before finally losing his spot when the Crew acquired

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prior to the 2004 season; Maisonneuve would go on to play only nine games in 2004. 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

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as the lone player with that distinction. Maisonneuve scored 25 goals and 41 assists across all competitions for the Columbus Crew.

International career

After graduating from Indiana University, Maisonneuve spent 1995 training with the U.S. Olympic Team; he later played in the

. During his professional career, Maisonneuve was a fringe player for the

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, totaling just 13

with the team. Despite his limited playing time, Maisonneuve did play all three of the United States' games at the

in France.

Coaching career

Following his retirement in 2004, Maisonneuve joined the United States U-17 team as an assistant coach, spending four years there. In 2008, he joined the Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team coaching staff as an assistant coach. He would stay with the team for two years, during which time they had a 24–11–4 record. 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. On April 23, 2018, Maisonneuve was announced as the head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes men's soccer team.

Style of play

Described as a "versatile midfielder," Maisonneuve has been noted for his passing, teamwork, and slide-tackling ability.

Career statistics

Honors

Columbus Crew *

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, commonly known as the U.S. Open Cup (USOC), is a knockout cup competition in men's soccer in the United States. It is the country's oldest ongoing national soccer competition. The competition was first held duri ...

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: 2004 Ohio State *

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regular season champion: 2024 *

tournament champion: 2024 Individual *

: 1994 *

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Coach of the Year

References

External links

Ohio State Buckeyes bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Maisonneuve, Brian Living people 1973 births Sportspeople from Warren, Michigan American men's soccer players Soccer players from Michigan Men's association football midfielders United States men's international soccer players United States men's under-23 international soccer players Major League Soccer players All-American college men's soccer players Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer players Columbus Crew players 1998 FIFA World Cup players Olympic soccer players for the United States Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players CONCACAF Gold Cup–winning players Hermann Trophy men's winners 20th-century American sportsmen