 Bryan
Johnson
Assistant Coach
Bryan Johnson joins BU men’s soccer in
2007 as its new Assistant Coach. Johnson replaces Ben Fisher, who left
during the fall of 2006.
Johnson, a native of Franklin, Tennessee, is
no stranger to the Belmont program. As a player, Bryan was the first
scholarship men’s soccer player at Belmont, after being named
All-State during his senior year at Franklin High School. He was the
team captain for the Bruins and was named All-Conference twice. He completed
his education at Maryville College in 1996 with a degree in History
and was a member of the Scots first NCAA Tournament team in 1995. He
was also an assistant coach at Belmont from 1996 to 1997.
Prior to coming to Belmont, Johnson served as
the Head Men’s and Women’s Soccer Coach at Cumberland University
in Lebanon, Tennessee from 2001 to 2004. During his coaching tenure
at Cumberland, Bryan was named TranSouth Conference Men’s Co-Coach
of the Year in 2002 and helped lead the Bulldogs to their first ever
Top-25 ranking in the school’s soccer history. After leaving Cumberland
in 2004, he began working in the private business sector in Nashville.
In addition to his collegiate coaching experience,
Coach Johnson also has been a successful coach at the youth level. He
has helped to lead four different teams to a total of eight Division
1 State Championships and appearances at the Region III Tournament,
including two Regional Semifinals. He has an Advanced National Diploma
from the National Soccer Coach Association of America (NSCAA).
"I am very pleased to be adding Coach Johnson
to our staff,” said Earle Davidson. “Bryan and I have played
and coached together on many occasions. He has extensive successful
coaching experience and knows how to win. He is a critical thinker who
will add an important dimension to our program.”
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