Brian Dunseth

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::summary American soccer player and commentator ::

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Field	Value
name	Brian Dunseth
fullname	Brian William Dunseth
birth_date
birth_place	Upland, California, U.S.
height
position	Defender
collegeyears1	1995–1996
college1	Cal State Fullerton
years1	1997–2001
years2	1998
years3	2001
years4	2002–2003
years5	2003
years6	2004
years7	2005
years8	2006
clubs1	New England Revolution
clubs2	→ MLS Pro-40 (loan)
clubs3	Miami Fusion
clubs4	Columbus Crew
clubs5	Dallas Burn
clubs6	Bodens BK
clubs7	Real Salt Lake
clubs8	Los Angeles Galaxy
caps1	82
caps2	1
caps3	15
caps4	51
caps5	9
caps6	24
caps7	24
caps8	0
goals1	1
goals2	0
goals3	0
goals4	1
goals5	1
goals6	2
goals7	2
goals8	0
nationalyears1	2000
nationalteam1	United States
nationalcaps1	1
nationalgoals1	0
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Brian William “Dunny” Dunseth (born March 2, 1977) is an American television soccer commentator and former player.

Career

College

Dunseth played college soccer at California State University, Fullerton, and was one of the first players to sign a Project-40 contract, in 1997.

Professional

On June 5, 1997, Dunseth was assigned to the New England Revolution. He made his first appearance for the Revolution on July 6, in a loss to the San Jose Clash. He made his home debut on August 3, also in a loss to the San Jose Clash. He scored his first (and only) Revolution goal during the 2000 New England Revolution season, on April 29 in a tie against the Miami Fusion. In total, Dunseth spent four-and-a-half seasons in New England, appearing in 82 matches and making 69 starts. On June 20, 2001, the Revolution traded Dunseth to the Miami Fusion for Jay Heaps and a second-round pick in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft.

The Fusion was contracted next year, and Dunseth was taken by the Columbus Crew in the 2002 MLS Dispersal Draft and spent a year and a half there, before a trade to the Dallas Burn.

Dunseth left Major League Soccer for 2004, playing for Bodens BK in Sweden. He was elected Best Player of the Norrbotten County that season by a major newspaper. He then returned to MLS, signing with Real Salt Lake. He played a year with the club, before a trade to Chivas USA for Douglas Sequeira and Christian Jimenez. Before the 2006 season started, Dunseth was traded again, to the Los Angeles Galaxy for a draft pick. In process, he became the first MLS player to be on the roster of seven different teams (although he never played for Chivas). He was waived by the Galaxy in May 2006. In eight years of MLS, Dunseth scored five goals and six assists. He retired from professional soccer in July 2006.

He played for Los Angeles–based amateur team Hollywood United in the 2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

International

Dunseth was captain of the U.S. team that competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 1997 World Youth Championship.

Personal life

Along with college teammate Ben Hooper and Ace Harrison, Dunseth co-owns a fashion line called Bumpy Pitch and The Original Winger, a soccer-specific lifestyle website.

Sportscasting

After retiring from his professional soccer career, Dunseth worked as a sportscaster for Real Salt Lake. He frequently contributed to various MLS partners for commentary while still working for RSL. He was named one of the commentators for Apple TV's MLS coverage in 2023.

Honors

Club

Columbus Crew

• Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup: 2002

References

References

1. "Club History Coach and Player Registry".
2. "2024 Media Guide". New England Revolution.
3. (July 28, 2006). "En gång länets bästa fotbollsspelare – nu slutar Brian Dunseth". NSD.
4. "Bumpy Pitch".
5. http://www.theoriginalwinger.com {{webarchive. link. (June 18, 2008 The Original Winger)

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