Brian Bates (soccer)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Brian Bates

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|8|16}}

| birth_place = Woodbridge, Virginia, United States

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}

| position = Defender

| collegeyears1 = 1990–1993

| college1 = Virginia Cavaliers

| years1 = 1994–1995

| years2 = 1996–1997

| years3 = 1998

| years4 = 1998

| years5 = 1998

| years6 = 1999

| years7 = 1999

| years8 = 1999

| clubs1 = Richmond Kickers

| clubs2 = Colorado Rapids

| clubs3 = Chicago Fire

| clubs4 = Dallas Burn

| clubs5 = → MLS Pro 40 (loan)

| clubs6 = D.C. United

| clubs7 = Maryland Mania

| clubs8 = Charleston Battery

| caps1 =

| caps2 = 30

| caps3 = 2

| caps4 = 4

| caps5 = 1

| caps6 = 1

| caps7 = 4

| caps8 = 5

| goals1 =

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| goals7 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1988–1989

| nationalyears2 = 1989–1990

| nationalteam1 = United States U16

| nationalteam2 = United States U20

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

}}

Brian Bates (born August 16, 1972, in Woodbridge, Virginia) is a retired American soccer defender who spent four seasons in Major League Soccer and three in the USISL.

Club career

Bates attended the University of Virginia, playing on the men's soccer team from 1990 to 1993. Bates and his teammates won the 1991, 1992 and 1993 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship. In 1994, he signed with the Richmond Kickers of the USISL. In 1995, the Kickers won both the league and Open Cup titles, giving Bates a double. On February 6, 1996, the Colorado Rapids selected Bates in the fourth round (thirty-second overall) in the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft. On November 6, 1997, the Chicago Fire selected Bates with the 19th pick in the 1997 MLS Expansion Draft. He played two games for Chicago before being traded to the Dallas Burn for Tom Soehn. On January 16, 1999, the Dallas Burn traded Bates to D.C. United for a second round pick in the 1999 MLS College Draft. Bates played one game for D.C. before being placed on waivers on May 13, 1999.{{cite web|title=MLS: D.C. United re-acquires Clint Peay|url=https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/8896/mls-dc-united-re-acquires-clint-peay.html|website=socceramerica.com|accessdate=2 December 2017|language=en|date=13 May 1999}} He moved to the Maryland Mania of the USISL for four games before signing with the Charleston Battery for the remainder of the season.[http://www.charlestonbattery.com/news99/071499.htm Battery sign former DC United defender] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040909162627/http://www.charlestonbattery.com/news99/071499.htm |date=September 9, 2004 }}

National team

In 1989, he was a member of the U.S. U-16 national team at the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship.[https://web.archive.org/web/20121021145346/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=194758/index.html FIFA player profile] Although the U.S. defeated Brazil its first game, the team finished group play with a 1-1-1 record, and failed to qualify for the second round. Following the tournament, Bates played several games with the U.S. U-20 national team in 1989 and 1990.