Mike Burns
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For other people named Michael Burns, see Michael Burns (disambiguation).
Michael Thomas (Mike) Burns (born September 14, 1970 in Marlborough, Massachusetts) is a retired professional and United States national team soccer player, currently Director of Soccer for the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer.
Burns played college soccer at Hartwick College from 1988 to 1991. He then played for the Danish side Viborg prior to the inception of MLS in 1995, after which he played for the New England Revolution from 1996-2000, for the San Jose Earthquakes in 2000 and the Kansas City Wizards in 2001 and 2002.
For the United States, Burns competed in a major tournament on every level: in the U-16 World Championship in 1987, the World Youth Championship in 1989, the Olympic Games in 1992, and the FIFA World Cup, where he was a non-playing squad member in 1994 and then played in 1998.
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United States squad - 1994 World Cup | |
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1 Meola | 2 Lapper | 3 Burns | 4 Kooiman | 5 Dooley | 6 Harkes | 7 Perez | 8 Stewart | 9 Ramos | 10 Wegerle | 11 Wynalda | 12 Sommer | 13 Jones | 14 Klopas | 15 Moore | 16 Sorber | 17 Balboa | 18 Friedel | 19 Reyna | 20 Caligiuri | 21 Clavijo | 22 Lalas | Coach: Milutinović |
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United States squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Friedel | 2 Hejduk | 3 Pope | 4 Burns | 5 Dooley | 6 Regis | 7 Wegerle | 8 Stewart | 9 Moore | 10 Ramos | 11 Wynalda | 12 Agoos | 13 Jones | 14 Preki | 15 Deering | 16 Sommer | 17 Balboa | 18 Keller | 19 Maisonneuve | 20 McBride | 21 Reyna | 22 Lalas | Coach: Sampson |
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Categories: 1970 births | Living people | American soccer players | New England Revolution players | San Jose Earthquakes players | Kansas City Wizards players | Olympic soccer players of the United States | Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics | FIFA World Cup 1994 players | FIFA World Cup 1998 players | People from Middlesex County, Massachusetts | United States men's international soccer players
