Brian Rowland

Brian Rowland (born December 30, 1980) is a Canadian retired soccer player who was a goalkeeper in both the indoor and outdoor versions of the sport. He is currently the head coach for the Temple Owls men's soccer team.[1]

Brian Rowland
Personal information
Full name Brian Rowland
Date of birth (1980-12-30) December 30, 1980
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 UMBC Retrievers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Halifax Town
2001–2002 Chesapeake Dragons
2003–2004 Toronto Lynx 1 (0)
2003–2005 Baltimore Blast (indoor) 18 (0)
2005–2006 California Cougars (indoor) 3 (0)
2006 Baltimore Blast (indoor) 17 (0)
2006–2007 Milwaukee Wave (indoor) 6 (0)
2007–2009 Crystal Palace Baltimore 53 (0)
National team
2001 Canada U-20 0 (0)
Teams managed
2010–17 Maryland (Asst.)
2018– Temple
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 December 2017

Career

College

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Rowland played college soccer at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), where he was a four-year starter between 1999 and 2002. In 2002, he earned first team All-America East Conference, and was named an All-America honorable mention. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics in 2003.[2]

International

Rowland was a member of the U20 Canadian National Team, the U19 Eastern Canadian regional team and the U20 Ontario Team. He played in a friendly match for Manchester United while on trial there, trained with Everton, and Fulham, and played a couple of first team games for Halifax Town as a triallist in 1998 and 1999.

During the 2001 and 2002 Rowland also played for the Chesapeake Dragons in the Premier Development League.

Professional

Rowland turned professional upon his graduation from college in 2003, and played for his hometown club Toronto Lynx in 2003 and 2004. Rowland also has extensive indoor soccer experience, having spent time playing for Baltimore Blast, the California Cougars and Milwaukee Wave.

Rowland signed with Crystal Palace Baltimore in 2007, and has been the team's first choice goalkeeper since then, helping the team to the USL-2 postseason for the first time in 2008. He became an assistant coach for the University of Maryland men's soccer team when he retired as an active player on February 15, 2010.[2][3]

Coaching

After retiring from playing, Rowland was an assistant coach for the Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team for eight years, serving as the Associate Head Coach 2015–17. On December 22, 2017, he was named head coach of the Temple Owls of the American Athletic Conference.[1]

Personal

A native of Toronto, Ontario, Rowland earned his bachelor's degree in economics from UMBC in 2003. Rowland holds a USSF A License (2012) and is involved with US Soccer as a scout for their Youth National Teams.[1]

Since 2004 Rowland has run a goalkeeper specific training camp named "Rowland Keeper Academy."[4]

Career statistics
Club Season League Cup[5] Play-Offs Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Crystal Palace Baltimore 2007 19010--200
Crystal Palace Baltimore 2008 1302020170
Crystal Palace Baltimore 2009 2001000210
Total2007–present5303020580

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Temple Owls (American Athletic Conference) (2018–present)
2018 Temple 0–0–00–0–0
Temple: 0–0–0 (–)0–0–0 (–)
Total:0–0–0 (–)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. "Temple hires men's soccer coach". The Temple News. December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  2. "Rowland Named Assistant Coach," University of Maryland Athletics, Monday, February 15, 2010. Archived May 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Two New Goalkeepers Brought In As Rowland Retires," Crystal Palace Baltimore, Thursday, February 18, 2010.
  4. Rowland Keeper Academy Archived June 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Includes Lamar Hunt US Open Cup
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