Brendan Sullivan (soccer)
{{Short description|American soccer coach}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}
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|clubs4 = Connecticut Wolves
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Brendan Sullivan is an American soccer coach and former player.
Playing career
After attending St. Joseph's Preparatory School, Sullivan played college soccer for the Penn Quakers at the University of Pennsylvania.{{Cite web|url=https://villanova.com/news/2000/8/3/Brendan_Sullivan_Joins_Men_s_Soccer_Staff|title=Brendan Sullivan Joins Men's Soccer Staff|date=August 3, 2000|website=Villanova University}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedp.com/article/1995/09/sullivan_familys_pride_at_stake_as_penn_nova_meet|title=Sullivan family's pride at stake as Penn, 'Nova meet|first=the, Penn, Daily Pennsylvanian, Jane Havsy, The Daily|last=Pennsylvanian|website=www.thedp.com}}
Sullivan began his career with the Philadelphia Freedom, and played professionally for five seasons in the A-League, for the Boston Bulldogs, the Long Island Rough Riders, the Connecticut Wolves, the Ocean City Nor'easters, and the Carolina Dynamo.{{Cite web|url=https://www.backheeled.com/meet-the-sullivans-americas-next-big-soccer-family/|title=Meet the Sullivans, America’s next big soccer family|date=May 17, 2023|website=Backheeled}}{{Cite web|url=http://soccerstats.us/bios/brendan-sullivan/|title=Statistics|access-date=August 22, 2024|website=soccerstats.us}}
Coaching career
In August 2000 he joined the coaching staff at Villanova University, working alongside his father Larry and brother Bryan. In 2009 he was assistant coach at St. Joseph's Preparatory School, before becoming the head coach of Germantown Academy in 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chestnuthilllocal.com/stories/ga-soccer-responding-to-new-leader,9010|title=GA soccer responding to new leader|date=September 6, 2016|website=The Chestnut Hill Local}}
Personal life
Sullivan is married (to Heike, the daughter of Klaus Krippendorff), with four sons, including soccer players Quinn Sullivan and Cavan Sullivan.{{Cite web|url=https://thesuperslice.com/blog/cavan-sullivan-athletic-family-grandfather-parents-and-siblings-soccer-players/|title=Cavan Sullivan comes from an athletic family full of soccer players!|first=Muskan|last=Ghimire|date=May 15, 2024}} Sullivan is the son of soccer coach Larry Sullivan, and the cousin of Chris Albright.
Honors
References
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Category:Date of birth missing (living people)
Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Philadelphia Freedom (soccer) players
Category:Boston Bulldogs (soccer) players
Category:Long Island Rough Riders players
Category:Connecticut Wolves players
Category:Ocean City Nor'easters players
Category:North Carolina Fusion U23 players
Category:A-League (1995–2004) players