Liam Curran bio
9/21/2007 4:05:00 AM | General
Liam Curran is in his third year as part of the Georgia Southern men's soccer staff, assuming coaching responsibilities over the goalkeepers, recruiting student-athletes, game-day preparation, team travel arrangements, and video analysis.
During the 2008 season, Curran helped the Eagles record the least goals allowed and ranked second in goals against average in the Southern Conference. Joey Ralph posted a 0.97 goals against average in 10 starts last season.
Curran comes to Statesboro after seven years of coaching experience, most recently at the Ohio Elite Soccer Academy. While at OESA, Curran's squad garnered the 2007 OESA Spring Classic Tournament championship. Curran also coached one year at the Midwest Soccer Academy, two years at GK1 Goalkeeper Academy, and three years at Waza F.C.
The Sydney, Australia native began his collegiate soccer career at Schoolcraft College in Livonia, MI. as the goalkeeper, playing in the cage in 2003 and 2004. While at Schoolcraft, Curran earned All-State first team, All-Region first team, and National Junior College Athletic Association Region XII Goalkeeper of the Year, while his team finished sixth at the NJCAA National Tournament. He moved to Cincinnati to play keeper at Xavier University for the 2005 and 2006 seasons. At XU, Curran served as captain and was a two-time student-athlete of the week. He was an All-Ohio Second Team selection and currently holds the record for lowest goals against average in a career with 1.36.
While in Australia, Curran was a member of the Parramatta Eagles F.C., competing in the New South Wales (NSW) Premier League. Curran was selected for trials with Manchester United F.C., Glasgow Celtic F.C., Newcastle United F.C. and St. Johnstone F.C in 2001. That same year, his Parramatta Eagles squad made the quarter-finals of the Gothia World Youth Cup (Sweden) and was crowned champions of the Rimini Cup (Italy).
Curran earned his Associate of Arts degree from Schoolcraft in 2005 where he was placed on the Dean's List. He later received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Xavier in 2007 and was a member of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society. In May 2009, Curran completed a M.S. Kinesiology with a Coaching Education emphasis from Georgia Southern University.
