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{{Short description|American soccer player (born 1973)}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2015}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Brian Maisonneuve
| image = Maisonneuve Brian 072322 Columbus Crew Alumni Night.jpg
| caption = Maisonneuve in 2022
| full_name = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|6|28}}
| birth_place = [[Warren, Michigan]], United States
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 1983–1989
| youthclubs1 = Carpathia Kickers
| collegeyears1 = 1990–1994
| college1 = [[Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer|Indiana Hoosiers]]
| years1 = 1996–2004
| clubs1 = [[Columbus Crew]]
| caps1 = 172
| goals1 = 23
| nationalyears1 = 1997–2002
| nationalteam1 = [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]]
| nationalcaps1 = 13
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 
| manageryears1 = 2005–2008
| managerclubs1 = [[United States men's national under-17 soccer team|United States U-17]] ''(assistant)''
| manageryears2 = 2008–2010
| managerclubs2 = [[Louisville Cardinals men's soccer|Louisville Cardinals]] ''(assistant)''
| manageryears3 = 2010–2017
| managerclubs3 = [[Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer|Indiana Hoosiers]] ''(assistant)''
| manageryears4 = 2018–
| managerclubs4 = [[Ohio State Buckeyes men's soccer|Ohio State Buckeyes]]
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country|{{USA}}}}
{{Medal|W|[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]|[[2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2002]]}}
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|Soccer]]}}
}}

'''Brian Maisonneuve''' (born June 28, 1973) is an American retired [[association football|soccer]] player and current coach of the [[Ohio State Buckeyes men's soccer|Ohio State Buckeyes]].  He spent his entire professional career as a [[defensive midfielder]] with the [[Columbus Crew]] of [[Major League Soccer]].  He was a member of the U.S. soccer teams at both the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] and the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]], earning a total of thirteen [[cap (sports)|caps]] with the [[United States men's national soccer team|U.S. national team]].

==Youth and college==
Maisonneuve was born in [[Warren, Michigan|Warren]], [[Michigan]]. He played for the Carpathia Kickers in Metro Detroit as a child and teen.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} He played his high school soccer at [[De La Salle Collegiate High School]] of Warren, Michigan.<ref name="ussoccerplayers">{{cite web|url=https://ussoccerplayers.com/player/maisonneuve-brian|title=Brian Maisonneuve – USMNT|website=ussoccerplayers.com|publisher=US Soccer Players|date=April 2, 2008|access-date=April 27, 2018}}</ref> He played [[College soccer in the United States|college soccer]] at [[Indiana University Bloomington|Indiana University]] from 1991 to 1994, winning the [[Hermann Trophy]] his senior season, as well as finishing his career as the Big Ten's all-time top goalscorer with 44, and helping Indiana to the [[1994 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship|NCAA Championship]] game, losing 1–2 to [[Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer|Virginia]].<ref name="ussoccerplayers" /><ref name="mlssoccer">{{cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2011/01/25/what-ever-happened-brian-maisonneuve|title=What Ever Happened To: Brian Maisonneuve|author=Craig Merz|work=MLSsoccer.com.com|publisher=MLS|date=January 25, 2011|access-date=April 27, 2018}}</ref>

==Club career==
Maisonneuve was [[1996 MLS Inaugural Allocations|allocated]] to the Columbus Crew for the 1996 MLS season, becoming one of two players without any pro experience on the league's initial allocation list; the other was [[Damian Silvera]].{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} He scored the first hat-trick in Columbus Crew history in a match versus the [[Sporting Kansas City|Kansas City Wiz]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Sirk |first=Steve |date=May 16, 2014 |title=Circle of Honor 2014 candidate spotlight: Brian Maisonneuve |url=https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/circle-honor-2014-candidate-spotlight-brian-maisonneuve |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250527134620/https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/circle-honor-2014-candidate-spotlight-brian-maisonneuve |archive-date=2025-05-27 |access-date=2025-05-27 |website=ColumbusCrew.com |language=en}}</ref> Maisonneuve would quickly earn a starting spot with the Crew, and would hold on to it for the next 8 years.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} He started 83 games for the Crew between 1996 and 1999.<ref name="mlsnet">{{cite web |url=http://web.mlsnet.com/history/register.jsp?content=players_m |title=Players |access-date=2008-08-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022155146/http://web.mlsnet.com/history/register.jsp?content=players_m |archive-date=October 22, 2008 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

Before the 2000 season, he suffered a series of devastating ankle injuries, forcing him to sit out the season and threatening his career.<ref name="mlssoccer" /><ref name=":0" />  Maisonneuve returned in 2001, however, and slotted right back into his starting role,<ref name="mlssoccer" /><ref name="mlsnet" /> scoring a career-high eight goals in that season. He would remain there for the next three years, before finally losing his spot when the Crew acquired [[Simon Elliott]] prior to the 2004 season;{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} Maisonneuve would go on to play only nine games in 2004.<ref name="mlsnet" />

By Major League Soccer's ninth year, Maisonneuve was one of only two players to have played for a single club throughout that period, and when he retired after the season, he left [[Cobi Jones]] as the lone player with that distinction.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} Maisonneuve scored 25 goals and 41 assists across all competitions for the Columbus Crew.<ref name=":0" />

==International career==
After graduating from Indiana University, Maisonneuve spent 1995 training with the U.S. Olympic Team; he later played in the [[1996 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="ussoccerplayers" /> During his professional career, Maisonneuve was a fringe player for the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States national team]], totaling just 13 [[Cap (sports)|caps]] with the team.<ref name="ussoccerplayers" />  Despite his limited playing time, Maisonneuve did play all three of the United States' games at the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]] in France.<ref name="ussoccerplayers" />

==Coaching career==
Following his retirement in 2004, Maisonneuve joined the [[United States men's national under-17 soccer team|United States U-17 team]] as an assistant coach, spending four years there.<ref name="louisville">{{cite web|url=https://gocards.com/news/2008/4/1/Brian_Maisonneuve_Named_Men_s_Soccer_Assistant_Coach.aspx?path=msoc|title=Brian Maisonneuve Named Men's Soccer Assistant Coach|website=gocards.com|publisher=Louisville Cardinals|date=April 1, 2018|access-date=April 28, 2018}}</ref> In 2008, he joined the [[Louisville Cardinals men's soccer|Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team]] coaching staff as an assistant coach.<ref name="louisville" /> He would stay with the team for two years, during which time they had a 24–11–4 record.<ref name="ohiostate">{{cite web|url=http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/042318aaa.html|title=Brian Maisonneuve Named Ohio State Men's Soccer Head Coach|website=ohiostatebuckeyes.com|publisher=CBS Interactive|date=April 23, 2018|access-date=April 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428155455/http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/042318aaa.html|archive-date=April 28, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2010 Maisonneuve joined the [[Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer|Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team]] coaching staff as an assistant coach. During his tenure, he helped the team to an [[2012 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship|NCAA Division I Championship]] in 2012, a regular season championship in 2010, a [[2013 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament|Big Ten Tournament Championship]] in 2013, and an overall record of 102–42–34.<ref name="ohiostate" /> On April 23, 2018, Maisonneuve was announced as the head coach of the [[Ohio State Buckeyes men's soccer|Ohio State Buckeyes men's soccer team]].<ref name="ohiostate" />

== Style of play ==
Described as a "versatile midfielder," Maisonneuve has been noted for his passing, teamwork, and  slide-tackling ability.<ref name=":0" />

==Career statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|[[Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup|Open Cup]]
!colspan="2"|[[CONCACAF|North America]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="9"|[[Columbus Crew]]
|[[1996 Major League Soccer season|1996]]
|rowspan="9"|[[Major League Soccer]]
|15||5||||||–||–||||
|-
|[[1997 Major League Soccer season|1997]]
|32||3||||||–||–||||
|-
|[[1998 Major League Soccer season|1998]]
|13||3||||||–||–||||
|-
|[[1999 Major League Soccer season|1999]]
|29||2||||||–||–||||
|-
|[[2000 Major League Soccer season|2000]]
|0||0||||||–||–||||
|-
|[[2001 Major League Soccer season|2001]]
|25||8||||||–||–||||
|-
|[[2002 Major League Soccer season|2002]]
|26||1||||||–||–||||
|-
|[[2003 Major League Soccer season|2003]]
|23||1||||||||||||
|-
|[[2004 Major League Soccer season|2004]]
|9||5||||||–||–||||
|-
! colspan=3 | Career total
!172!!23!!!!!!!!!!!!
|}

==Honors==
'''Columbus Crew'''
* [[Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup]]: [[2002 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup|2002]]<ref name="ussoccerplayers" />
* [[MLS Supporters' Shield]]: 2004<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.columbuscrewsc.com/circleofhonor|title=2014 Circle of Honor Nominees|website=columbuscrewsc.com|publisher=MLS|access-date=April 27, 2018}}</ref>
'''Ohio State'''
* [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] regular season champion: 2024
* [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] tournament champion: 2024

'''Individual'''
* [[Hermann Trophy]]: 1994<ref name="ussoccerplayers" />
* [[MLS All-Star Game|MLS All-Star]]: [[1999 Major League Soccer All-Star Game|1999]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 17, 1999 |title=1999 MLS All-Star Game |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/1999-mls-all-star-game-373142 |work=MLSsoccer.com |access-date=July 27, 2023}}</ref> [[2002 Major League Soccer All Star Game|2002]]<ref name=":0" />
* [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] Coach of the Year
* 2024 [[United Soccer Coaches College Coach of the Year]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/coach/brian-maisonneuve/ Ohio State Buckeyes bio]

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