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John O'Brien (UCLA soccer)
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John O'Brien is a retired U.S. soccer defender
who played three seasons for the Anaheim Splash
in the Continental Indoor Soccer League
.
O’Brien grew up in southern California. He attended UC Irvine, playing on the men’s soccer team in 1990 and 1991. He transferred to UCLA for the 1992 and 1993 seasons. In 1991, he won the James P. McGuire Cup (U.S. U-19 national championship) with the North Huntington Beach Futbol Club. In 1995, O’Brien signed with the Anaheim Splash
in the Continental Indoor Soccer League
. He remained with the Splash until the team folded following the 1997 season. In February 1996, the Los Angeles Galaxy
selected O’Brien in the 11th round (104th overall) of the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft
. The team did not sign him.
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
who played three seasons for the Anaheim Splash
Anaheim Splash
The Anaheim Splash was a U.S. indoor soccer team that played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League . It was founded in 1992 as the Los Angeles United, but was sold after the season. The new ownership moved the team to Anaheim, California and renamed it the Anaheim Splash...
in the Continental Indoor Soccer League
Continental Indoor Soccer League
The Continental Indoor Soccer League was an indoor soccer league that played from 1993 to 1997.-History:When the Major Soccer League folded in the summer of 1992, two of its former teams joined a group of hockey and basketball arena owners led by Ron Weinstein who wanted to create a league to...
.
O’Brien grew up in southern California. He attended UC Irvine, playing on the men’s soccer team in 1990 and 1991. He transferred to UCLA for the 1992 and 1993 seasons. In 1991, he won the James P. McGuire Cup (U.S. U-19 national championship) with the North Huntington Beach Futbol Club. In 1995, O’Brien signed with the Anaheim Splash
Anaheim Splash
The Anaheim Splash was a U.S. indoor soccer team that played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League . It was founded in 1992 as the Los Angeles United, but was sold after the season. The new ownership moved the team to Anaheim, California and renamed it the Anaheim Splash...
in the Continental Indoor Soccer League
Continental Indoor Soccer League
The Continental Indoor Soccer League was an indoor soccer league that played from 1993 to 1997.-History:When the Major Soccer League folded in the summer of 1992, two of its former teams joined a group of hockey and basketball arena owners led by Ron Weinstein who wanted to create a league to...
. He remained with the Splash until the team folded following the 1997 season. In February 1996, the Los Angeles Galaxy
Los Angeles Galaxy
The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second...
selected O’Brien in the 11th round (104th overall) of the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft
1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft
The MLS Inaugural Player Draft, held before Major League Soccer's initial 1996 season, distributed players who had already graduated from college to the league's ten inaugural teams. The draft occurred on February 6 and 7, 1996...
. The team did not sign him.