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Bryan Monka

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Bryan Monka
Personal information
Full name Bryan Monka
Date of birth (1980-06-12) June 12, 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth West Covina, California, U.S.
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Rio Mesa High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 4 (0)
2001–2003 Liberty Flames
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 Southern California Seahorses 13 (0)
2005–2006 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 18 (0)
Total 31 (0)
Managerial career
2017– Adolfo Camarillo High School girls
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bryan Monka (born June 12, 1980) is an American former professional soccer defender who last played for Pittsburgh Riverhounds.

Early life and education

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Monka was born June 12, 1980, in West Covina, California.[1] He attended and played soccer for Rio Mesa High School in Oxnard, California.[1]

Monka attended the University of California, Santa Barbara and played for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team from 1999 to 2000.[2] He appeared in 0 games in 1999 and 4 games in 2000 and failed to record a point.[3] He later transferred to Liberty University to finish off his collegiate career with the Liberty Flames soccer team.

Club career

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Monka started his club career in his native Southern California with Premier Development League club Southern California Seahorses. In 2004, he made 13 appearances for the club.[4]

Monka signed professional terms with Pittsburgh Riverhounds for the 2005 United Soccer Leagues Second Division season. He appeared in 10 games that season.[5] Monka continued on with the Riverhounds for their 2006 season and played in 8 more games.[6]

Post-playing career

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Monka went on to form Monka Soccer Academy, a youth soccer training program and club.[7][8] He was named head coach of the Adolfo Camarillo High School girls varsity team ahead of their 2017–18 season.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "UCSB Gauchos Bio". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  2. ^ "UCSB Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. July 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  3. ^ "2000 Final Statistics". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. April 9, 2001. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  4. ^ "2004 Southern California Seahorses Roster and Statistics". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on December 22, 2004. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  5. ^ "2005 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Roster and Statistics". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on December 30, 2005. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  6. ^ "2006 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Roster and Statistics". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  7. ^ "About Monka Soccer Academy". www.monkasocceracademy.com. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  8. ^ Monka, Bryan (December 29, 2007). "Former Professional Player Offers Soccer Camp". Ventura County Star. Camarillo, California. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  9. ^ Andrade, Jonathan (January 12, 2018). "Super cyclone of Scorps". Camarillo Acorn. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  10. ^ Curley, Joe (February 15, 2018). "Camarillo High girls soccer team holds firm to edge Oxnard in playoff opener". Ventura County Star. Camarillo, California. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
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