| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 1, 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Richmond, Virginia, US | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Williamsburg Wizards | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| University of Richmond | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Richmond Kickers[1] | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bret Myers (born April 1, 1980) is an American former soccer player and current professor.[2][3] Myers played with the Williamsburg Wizards youth travel team, with the University of Richmond, and with the Richmond Kickers. He won a gold medal with Team USA at the 11th Pan American Maccabi Games in 2008. He is a professor at Villanova University, and an analytics consultant for Major League Soccer's Columbus Crew.
Myers, a native of Richmond, Virginia, is the son of Dr. Thomas and Carolyn Myers, and is Jewish.[4][5] Myers grew up attending the Beth Ahabah Temple, in Richmond.[4][5] He attended Collegiate School in Richmond ('02).[6][7]
He attended the University of Richmond (Robins School of Business, BS, Business Administration, Management and Operations '98).[4][5] Myers also attended the University of Virginia (MS, Systems Engineering, '06) and Drexel University's Bennett S. LeBow College of Business (PhD, Decision Sciences, '09).[8]
Myers played with the Williamsburg Wizards soccer travel club, coached by Al Albert, before enrolling in college.[4][5][9]
He played forward in soccer at the University of Richmond.[4][5] Myers was honored as a 2000 National Soccer Coaches Association of America scholar-athlete regional honoree, and was named Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference.[5][10] As of 2006, he was 6th on the Spider men's soccer career assist list, with 21, as he also scored 15 goals.[11][5]
Myers played soccer for two seasons with the Richmond Kickers, from 2002-03.[4][5][12]
He won a gold medal with Team USA at the 11th Pan American Maccabi Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2008.[4][5]
Myers is a professor at Villanova University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he teaches business statistics.[4][5][13] He is also an analytics consultant for Major League Soccer's Columbus Crew.[14][15]
His wife Jill is a former field hockey player, and coach at the University of Richmond.[11][4][5]