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Dan O'Brien (soccer)
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Daniel "Dan" O'Brien is an American
soccer player who currently is looking for a new club and will be trialing with a few clubs in the U.S.A.
in Arden Hills, Minnesota
where he was a two time All State soccer player. O’Brien began his collegiate soccer career in 2004 with Coastal Carolina University
. He transferred to the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay in 2006, finishing his college career with them in 2007. In the summer of 2007, he played for the Des Moines Menace
of the Premier Development League.
of the USL First Division
. After the fall of the Minnesota Thunder
side due to financial problems O'Brien in January 2010 took the chance to move to New Zealand
and join Western Suburbs
working with Dutch coach John Kila. After a season of hard work with Western Suburbs
he joined Hawke's Bay United
before departing the club after a short stint and will be returning to the U.S.A.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
soccer player who currently is looking for a new club and will be trialing with a few clubs in the U.S.A.
Youth and College
O’Brien attended Mounds View High SchoolMounds View High School
Mounds View High School is a public high school located in Arden Hills, Minnesota. A part of the Mounds View Public Schools district, the high school is located in a suburban area approximately nine miles north of downtown Minneapolis and Saint Paul and includes seven cities with 76,193 residents...
in Arden Hills, Minnesota
Arden Hills, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,652 people, 2,959 households, and 2,228 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,087.3 people per square mile . There were 3,017 housing units at an average density of 339.9 per square mile...
where he was a two time All State soccer player. O’Brien began his collegiate soccer career in 2004 with Coastal Carolina University
Coastal Carolina University
Coastal Carolina University is an independent, state-supported, liberal arts university in Conway, South Carolina, USA, located eight miles west of Myrtle Beach. Founded in 1954, Coastal became an independent university in 1993. The University enrolls approximately 8,300 students on its campus...
. He transferred to the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay in 2006, finishing his college career with them in 2007. In the summer of 2007, he played for the Des Moines Menace
Des Moines Menace
Des Moines Menace is an American soccer team based in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1994, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Heartland Division of the Central Conference.The team plays its home games at Valley...
of the Premier Development League.
Professional
On May 1, 2008, he signed with the Minnesota ThunderMinnesota Thunder
Minnesota Thunder was an American professional soccer team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1990, the team played in the USL First Division , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009. The team played its home games at the National Sports Center in nearby...
of the USL First Division
USL First Division
The United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico....
. After the fall of the Minnesota Thunder
Minnesota Thunder
Minnesota Thunder was an American professional soccer team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1990, the team played in the USL First Division , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009. The team played its home games at the National Sports Center in nearby...
side due to financial problems O'Brien in January 2010 took the chance to move to New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and join Western Suburbs
Western Suburbs
Western Suburbs is an association football club in Porirua, New Zealand. They play their home matches at Endeavour Park in the Porirua suburb of Whitby and compete in the Central Premier League....
working with Dutch coach John Kila. After a season of hard work with Western Suburbs
Western Suburbs
Western Suburbs is an association football club in Porirua, New Zealand. They play their home matches at Endeavour Park in the Porirua suburb of Whitby and compete in the Central Premier League....
he joined Hawke's Bay United
Hawke's Bay United
Hawke's Bay United is an association football club based in Napier, New Zealand. HB United play in the ASB Premiership - a semi-professional franchise based league, which runs independently of the winter club season. Local winter clubs provide the player pool for each franchise...
before departing the club after a short stint and will be returning to the U.S.A.