Brian Mullan was born on April 23,1978 and is an American former professional soccer player.
54 Facts About Brian Mullan
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Brian Mullan played for the Los Angeles Galaxy, San Jose Earthquakes, Houston Dynamo, and Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer.
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Brian Mullan won 5 MLS Cups, 2 Supporters' Shields, and 1 US Open Cup during his career.
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Brian Mullan is one of only four players to have won MLS Cup five or more times.
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Brian Mullan won four caps for the United States between 2004 and 2007.
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Not a flashy player, Mullan was known for his work rate, hustle, and determination on the field.
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Brian Mullan was born in Mineola, New York, but his family moved to Littleton, Colorado, a suburb of Denver, when he was young.
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Brian Mullan played hockey growing up before deciding to focus on soccer full time.
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Brian Mullan attended Regis Jesuit High School in nearby Aurora, Colorado.
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Brian Mullan led Regis Jesuit to a Colorado 4A Boys Soccer State Championship in 1995 and a 5A State Championship in 1996.
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Brian Mullan played his college soccer at Creighton University from 1997 to 2000, where he led the Bluejays to Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament titles in 1997,1998, and 2000 with Mullan being named Tournament MVP in 2000.
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Brian Mullan helped Creighton reach the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament final, their only appearance in the title game in school history.
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Brian Mullan missed the start of the season due to surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee.
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Brian Mullan returned from the injury in time to face the Chicago Fire in the semifinals.
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Brian Mullan appeared in all three games of the series and recorded an assist on Mauricio Cienfuegos's sudden death, series winning game in extra time.
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Brian Mullan finished the regular season with 3 goals and 2 assists from 21 appearances, helping the Galaxy win the 2002 Supporters' Shield.
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Brian Mullan made 4 appearances off the bench during LA's six playoff games, helping the Galaxy win MLS Cup 2002, the first MLS Cup victory in club history.
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Brian Mullan made 3 appearances in the 2002 US Open Cup as he helped the Galaxy reach the final, where they lost to the Columbus Crew.
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On January 17,2003, Brian Mullan was traded to the San Jose Earthquakes for a 2003 MLS SuperDraft second round pick.
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Brian Mullan enjoyed a productive first season playing as a wide midfielder, scoring 6 goals and adding 9 assists in the regular season, both career highs.
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Brian Mullan started all 30 regular season games as he helped the Earthquakes finish first in the Western Conference and second overall.
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Brian Mullan enjoyed another productive regular season in 2004, playing 28 games and recording 3 goals and 8 assists.
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Brian Mullan made 3 appearances in the Open Cup, helping the Earthquakes reach the semifinal.
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Brian Mullan had 3 goals and 6 assists from 25 regular season appearances as he helped the Earthquakes win their first Supporters' Shield in club history.
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Brian Mullan made 2 appearances and scored one goal in the Open Cup during the season.
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Brian Mullan finished the regular season with 31 appearances, 2 goals, 4 assists, helping the Dynamo finish 2nd in the Western Conference.
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About 10 seconds after the ensuing kickoff, Mullan received the ball on the right wing and whipped in a cross that Brian Ching headed into the goal to level the score at one.
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Brian Mullan made 3 appearances and scored once during the SuperLiga as the Dynamo reached the semifinals, where they lost to Pachuca on penalties.
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Brian Mullan ended the regular season with 1 goal and 3 assists from 28 appearances, helping the Dynamo to a 2nd-place finish in the Western Conference.
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Ahead of the 2008 season, Brian Mullan signed a new contract with the Dynamo.
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Brian Mullan had an offseason surgery to repair the meniscus in his left knee.
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Brian Mullan played in each game of the tournament and had one goal and 2 assists as he helped the Dynamo reach the final, where they lost to New England on penalties.
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Brian Mullan finished the regular season with 3 goals and 5 assists from 30 appearances, helping the Dynamo to a first-place finish and a second-place finish overall, 6 points off the Supporters' Shield.
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Brian Mullan made 3 appearances and had 1 assist during the tournament.
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Brian Mullan made 25 appearances and had 4 assists during the regular season, helping Houston finish second in the Western Conference and third overall, one point behind Supporters' Shield winners Columbus Crew.
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Brian Mullan had 3 goals and 3 assists in 22 league games in his last season in Houston.
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On September 15,2010, Brian Mullan was traded along with a fourth-round pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft to the Colorado Rapids in exchange for Colin Clark and allocation money.
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Brian Mullan, who felt he had been fouled by Sounders defender Tyson Wahl on the play, got up frustrated and chased Zakuani down.
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Brian Mullan went in with a hard and reckless tackle, breaking the tibia and fibula in Zakuani's right leg.
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Brian Mullan was shown a red card, while Zakuani was stretchered off and was rushed to the hospital.
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The Rapids originally wanted to appeal the suspension, but Brian Mullan refused to appeal.
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Brian Mullan made 22 appearances and had 1 goal and assist during the regular season, helping Colorado qualify for the playoffs.
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Brian Mullan signed a multi-year contract extension with Colorado on December 5,2011.
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Brian Mullan ended the season with 2 goals and 7 assists from 28 regular appearances.
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Brian Mullan had been dealing with pain in his knee throughout the season and with the Rapids already eliminated from the playoffs, Colorado and Mullan went ahead with the surgery.
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Brian Mullan played there for the first 4 games of the season before being switched to a right-back.
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Brian Mullan did not appear during the final three months of the season, partly due to injuries, but because Pareja preferred different players in that position.
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Brian Mullan made 16 appearances and had 2 assists during the regular season, helping the Rapids qualify for the playoffs.
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On January 14,2014, Brian Mullan signed a new contract with the Rapids.
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Brian Mullan had his right knee scoped during the offseason.
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Brian Mullan retired from professional soccer at the end of the 2014 MLS season.
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Brian Mullan was born in Mineola, New York, to Bob and Jackie Brian Mullan, but his family moved to Littleton, Colorado, a suburb of Denver, when he was young.
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Brian Mullan began dating his wife Kersten while in high school, although they attended different high schools.
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Brian Mullan originally attended the University of North Carolina-Asheville to play soccer, but she transferred to Creighton University to be closer to Mullan.