George Scott Buete (born July 23, 1980, in

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) is an American

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coach and retired soccer player who last played for the

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. In 2021, after seven seasons as assistant coach with the

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program, Buete was head coach of the program at

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Early life

Buete was born in Arizona and moved with his family to Bowie, Maryland, while in elementary school. Already a soccer player, he continued sports activity and graduated from Bowie High School in 1999.

Career

College

Buete played four seasons for the

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from 1999 to 2003, starting in 89 games. He finished his career scoring 11 goals, and assisting on 24 more. Buete was named a first team NSCAA All-American his senior year. He graduated in 2023 with a bachelor's degree in marketing.

Professional

After graduating from Maryland, Buete was drafted 9th overall by the Chicago Fire in the

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. Buete played a supporting role his first year, playing 702 minutes over 13 games, while filling in when needed for

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and

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. After seeing even less time in 2005 due to a bad midseason injury, he was released during the 2006 preseason. Buete had successful surgery to repair a fractured bone in his right foot. He then signed with the

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of the

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. The

selected Buete in the fourth round of the 2006 Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Dispersal Draft. He played his first game with the Blast on October 9, 2007, winning the 2007–2008 MISL championship with the Blast. This led to Buete joining the Silverbacks after the 2008 season began as the MISL championship series ran into the USL season. MISL collapsed after the 2007–2008 season and the Blast moved to the newly created

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. Buete returned to the Blast for the 2008–2009 NISL season as well as the 2009–10 and 2010–11 MISL seasons, as the team NISL obtained rights to the Major League Indoor Soccer moniker. In January 2009, the Atlanta Silverbacks announced they had withdrawn from USL-1 for the 2009 season and Buete signed with the

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on April 3, 2009. Buete signed with new

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franchise

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in January 2010. He was released by the club on February 22, 2011.

Coaching

In May 2014, Buete joined

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's coaching staff at the

. He was an assistant coach with the program into 2021. In February 2021, Buete was named the head coach for men's soccer at

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. He began with the team in March, and left the coaching position after one season with a 7–8–1 overall record.

References

External links

Charleston Battery bio

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