Chad Burt (born March 3, 1988) is an American soccer coach and retired player.

Chad Burt
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-03-03) March 3, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Tampa Spartans
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Colorado Rapids U23's 13 (17)
2008 Atlanta Silverbacks U23's 28 (22)
2008–2009 Milwaukee Wave (indoor) 20 (31)
2010–2011 FC Tampa Bay 51 (34)
2013 VSI Tampa Bay FC 20 (9)
2014 Myresjö IF 19 (16)
2014–2015 FC Edmonton 20 (12)
Managerial career
2020–2021 Tampa Bay Rowdies (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 14, 2015

Career

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College and amateur

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Burt attended Northeast High School and played college soccer at the University of Tampa from 2005 to 2006. During his college years, Burt broke two freshman records (Most starts as a freshman) (Most minutes played as a freshman) also played with the Colorado Rapids U23's and the Atlanta Silverbacks U23'sin the USL Premier Development League.

Professionally

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Burt played professional indoor soccer for Milwaukee Wave in the Major Indoor Soccer League in 2008–09, scoring six goals in 20 games for team.[1]

Burt signed for the FC Tampa Bay in the USSF Division 2 Professional League in March 2010[2] and made his professional debut on April 16, 2010, in Tampa's first-ever game, a 1–0 victory over Crystal Palace Baltimore. He scored his first professional goal on October 1, 2010, in a 6–3 victory, again over Crystal Palace Baltimore.[3] The club moved to the North American Soccer League in 2011. After spending the 2011 season with FC Tampa Bay, the club announced on October 4, 2011, that it would not re-sign Burt for the 2012 season.[4]

On July 11, 2014, FC Edmonton signed Burt after he trialled with them during their mid-season Western Canada friendly tour.[5]

Coaching

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Burt is an assistant director of coaching for the Strictly Soccer Futbol Club (SSFC), a FYSA Region C Club in St. Petersburg, Florida.

On January 16, 2020, Burt was announced as an assistant coach for the Tampa Bay Rowdies of USL Championship.[6] Burt left his position with the Rowdies following the 2021 season.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Chad Burt - Xtreme Soccer League - player page | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
  2. ^ "Rowdies sign Northeast High alum Chad Burt". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
  3. ^ "USSF Division-2 Pro League". ussf.demosphere.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-02.
  4. ^ "News". Archived from the original on 2011-10-11. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
  5. ^ "Burt Signs for the Blues". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
  6. ^ "Chad Burt And Eric Rudland Join Rowdies Technical Staff". RowdiesSoccer.com. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  7. ^ "NEILL COLLINS SIGNS EXTENSION TO REMAIN AT THE HELM IN TAMPA BAY". RowdiesSoccer.com. Retrieved 10 December 2021.