Rebecca Lund 'Becky' Burleigh was born on October 13,1967 and is an American soccer coach.
14 Facts About Becky Burleigh
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Becky Burleigh is currently a special advisor for Sporting Club Jacksonville of the United Soccer League.
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In 2021, Burleigh had a three-month spell as interim head coach of professional National Women's Soccer League team Orlando Pride.
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Becky Burleigh played defense for her first three seasons, and served as the team's goalie as a senior.
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Becky Burleigh was a three-time First-Team All-DIAC selection and earned First-Team All-South honors in 1988.
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Becky Burleigh played under Head Coach Joe Pereira, who went on to a successful career at Old Dominion University following his departure from Methodist.
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In 1989, Becky Burleigh was appointed head coach at Berry College, located in Mount Berry, Georgia.
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Becky Burleigh was offered the Berry job within weeks of her own college graduation, at the age of 21.
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Becky Burleigh was named the first head coach of the start-up Florida Gators soccer program on June 28,1994.
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Becky Burleigh's Gators played in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference.
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On July 25,2021 Becky Burleigh came out of retirement to become the interim head coach of professional NWSL team Orlando Pride for the remainder of the 2021 season following the midseason resignation of Marc Skinner.
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On June 23,2023, it was announced that Becky Burleigh had joined Sporting Club Jacksonville, an expansion franchise of the United Soccer League, as women's team advisor.
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Becky Burleigh grew up in Tarpon Springs, Florida, where she began to play youth soccer at the age of ten.
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In 1993, Becky Burleigh earned her master's degree in exercise science from Georgia State University located in Atlanta, Georgia.