Marc Burch

Marc Burch

Burch in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Marc Burch
Date of birth	(1984-05-07) May 7, 1984
Place of birth	Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Colorado Rapids
Number	4
Youth career
2002–2004	Evansville Purple Aces
2005	Maryland Terrapins
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004	Cleveland Internationals	7	(0)
2006	LA Galaxy	3	(0)
2006	Columbus Crew	7	(0)
2007–2011	D.C. United	93	(3)
2012–2013	Seattle Sounders FC	49	(0)
2014–	Colorado Rapids	15	(1)
National team‡
2003	United States U18	4	(0)
2003	United States U20	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 22, 2014. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 1, 2012

Marc Burch (born May 7, 1984 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer.

Career

College and amateur

Burch played college soccer at the University of Evansville for three seasons from 2002–2004, scoring seven goals and assisting on 22 along the way, and spent the summer months playing for the Cleveland Internationals in the USL Premier Development League. After the 2004 season he transferred to the University of Maryland, where he would become a crucial member of the Terrapin squad that won the College Cup, even scoring the game-winning goal in the championship against New Mexico.^[1]

Professional

Burch was drafted in the second round, 24th overall, by Los Angeles Galaxy in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft. On July 11, 2006, Burch was traded from Galaxy after appearing in only 3 games. He was sent to Columbus Crew for a second-round pick in the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft.^[2] Burch was traded again on April 4, 2007 to D.C. United for a third-round 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft pick. There he was converted from a striker to a left back.^[3]

Burch as a DC United player in 2011.

He scored his first professional goal against Toronto FC on September 29, 2007 in a 4-1 win for D.C. In 2008 he scored both goals from 2 free kicks in a 2-0 win for D.C. over Rochester Raging Rhinos in the 2008 U.S. Open Cup third round.^[4] It has been pointed out by D.C. United broadcaster Thomas Rongen that Marc Burch "serves great balls" from his position as a left back/left midfielder in D.C. United's formation.

Burch remained with D.C. through the 2011 season. At season's end, the club declined his 2012 contract option and he entered the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft. On December 12, 2011, Seattle Sounders FC selected Burch with the first pick of stage two of the Re-Entry Draft. On January 3, 2012, he signed with the Sounders.^[5]

On November 10, 2012 MLS Commissioner Don Garber suspended Burch for three games and fined him an undisclosed amount for using unacceptable and offensive language toward Will Johnson in a playoff game against Real Salt Lake. Burch had been caught on camera appearing to use homophobic language towards Johnson. Garber also ordered Burch to attend diversity and sensitivity training. Burch sat out the two-game Western Conference finals games against the Los Angeles Galaxy.^[6] Burch quickly issued an apology through Facebook as well as the official Seattle Sounders site.^[7]

Following the 2013 season Seattle cut ties with Burch. In December 2013, he was selected by Colorado Rapids in stage one of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft.^[8]

Honors

D.C. United

• Major League Soccer Supporter's Shield (1): 2007
• Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (1): 2008

Statistics

See also

• List of current MLS players
• List of current American soccer players by US state

References

External links

• MLS player profile