# Brandon Curran

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{{short description|American soccer defender|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name= Brandon Curran
| fullname = 
| image = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|10|13}} 
| birth_place = [Papillion, Nebraska](/source/Papillion%2C_Nebraska), [United States](/source/United_States)
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}}
| currentclub  = 
| clubnumber = 
| position = [Defender](/source/defender_(football))
| youthyears1 = 2001–2004
| youthclubs1 = [Umass Lowell](/source/Umass_Lowell)
| years1 = 2002 
| years2 = 2003–2005 
| years3 = 2006–2008 
| years4 = 2008
| clubs1 = [Worcester Kings](/source/Worcester_Kings) 
| clubs2 = [New Hampshire Phantoms](/source/New_Hampshire_Phantoms) 
| clubs3 = [Charleston Battery](/source/Charleston_Battery) 
| clubs4 = → [Wilmington Hammerheads](/source/Wilmington_Hammerheads) ''(loan)''
| caps1 = 
| caps2 = 46  
| caps3 = 49  
| caps4 = 5  
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = 3  
| goals3 = 1  
| goals4 = 0 
| manageryears1 = 2003–2005
| managerclubs1 = [UMass Lowell](/source/UMass_Lowell) (assistant)
| pcupdate = November 10, 2008
| ntupdate =
}}
'''Brandon Curran''' (born October 13, 1980, in [Papillion, Nebraska](/source/Papillion%2C_Nebraska)) is an American [soccer](/source/soccer) [defender](/source/defender_(football)), who currently plays for the [Charleston Battery](/source/Charleston_Battery) of the [USL First Division](/source/USL_First_Division).

Curran attended [UMass Lowell](/source/UMass_Lowell), playing on the men's soccer team from 1999 to 2002.  He was a 2002 second team All American and finished his career ranked seventh on the school's all-time points list.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=II&yr=2002 |title=2002 All Americans |access-date=2008-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615003839/http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=II&yr=2002 |archive-date=2011-06-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  He graduated in 2003.  He was inducted into the UMass Lowell Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008.<ref>[http://www.goriverhawks.com/men/soccerMen/default.html 2008 UML Hall of Fame Inductee] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915181441/http://www.goriverhawks.com/men/soccerMen/default.html |date=September 15, 2008 }}</ref>  Curran began playing for the Worcester Kings of the USL Professional Development League (PDL) in 2002 between his Junior and Senior year of college and then signed a professional contract with the  [New Hampshire Phantoms](/source/New_Hampshire_Phantoms) of the [USL Second Division](/source/USL_Second_Division) in 2003 at the end of his college career.  In 2004, he played a handful of games on trial with the [New England Revolution](/source/New_England_Revolution).<ref>[http://www.goriverhawks.com/men/soccerMen/alumni.html Dreams Coming True for UMass Lowell Soccer Alums] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509101258/http://www.goriverhawks.com/men/soccerMen/alumni.html |date=May 9, 2008 }}</ref>  In 2005, he was a second team All Star.<ref>[http://www.wilmingtonhammerheads.com/news.asp?id=232 2005 USL Second Division All League Team] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070818072628/http://www.wilmingtonhammerheads.com/news.asp?id=232 |date=August 18, 2007 }}</ref>  In April 2006, Curran signed with the [Charleston Battery](/source/Charleston_Battery) of the [USL First Division](/source/USL_First_Division);<ref>[http://www.charlestonbattery.com/news.asp?y=2006&id=240&page=1 Lazo Alavanja Returns for 2006] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018133927/http://www.charlestonbattery.com/news.asp?y=2006&id=240&page=1 |date=October 18, 2007 }}</ref> started 32 games and completed the season as the player with the most minutes played.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.charlestonbattery.com/stats_player.asp?year%3D2006A |title=Charleston Battery |accessdate=2008-11-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212210814/http://www.charlestonbattery.com/stats_player.asp?year=2006A |archivedate=2012-02-12 }} 2006 Battery</ref>  In 2008, he went on loan for five games with the [Wilmington Hammerheads](/source/Wilmington_Hammerheads) of the [USL Second Division](/source/USL_Second_Division).<ref>[http://www.wilmingtonhammerheads.com/team_stats.asp 2008 Wilmington Hammerheads] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080925182035/http://www.wilmingtonhammerheads.com/team_stats.asp |date=September 25, 2008 }}</ref>

==Coach==
In 2003, Curran became an assistant coach with [UMass Lowell](/source/UMass_Lowell).

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080507194718/http://www.charlestonbattery.com/team_roster.asp?pid=1647 Charleston Battery stats]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Curran, Brandon}}
Category:1980 births
Category:Living people
Category:American men's soccer players
Category:UMass Lowell River Hawks men's soccer players
Category:Seacoast United Phantoms players
Category:USL Second Division players
Category:USL First Division players
Category:Charleston Battery players
Category:Wilmington Hammerheads FC players
Category:Worcester Kings players
Category:Soccer players from Nebraska
Category:People from Papillion, Nebraska
Category:Men's association football defenders

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