Stephen Danbusky

American soccer player

Stephen Danbusky
Personal information
Full name	Stephen Danbusky
Date of birth	(1977-04-18) April 18, 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	New Hyde Park, New York, United States
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Hampton Roads Piranhas
Number	21
Youth career
1995–1998	Williams Ephs
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2001	Long Island Rough Riders	45	(2)
2001	→ New England Revolution (loan)	0	(0)
2002	Connecticut Wolves	19	(0)
2003–2006	Virginia Beach Mariners	76	(0)
2007–	Hampton Roads Piranhas	32	(0)
Managerial career
2002	Western New England College (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2009

Stephen Danbusky (born April 18, 1977 in New Hyde Park, New York) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Hampton Roads Piranhas in the USL Premier Development League.

Career

College

Danbusky attended Williams College, where he played on the school's NCAA Division III soccer team from 1995 to 1998. Danbusky and his teammates were the NCAA Division III Soccer Champions in 1995, and in 1998 he was a first team All American.^[1] He graduated in 1999 with a B.A. in psychology.

Professional

Danbusky signed with the Long Island Rough Riders of the USL A-League in 1999, and played with the team for the next three years.^[2] In 2001, he was called up to the New England Revolution, but did not enter a game. In 2002, he moved to the Connecticut Wolves, where he was named the USL Second Division Defender of the Year. The Wolves folded at the end of the season and Danbusky moved to the Virginia Beach Mariners of the USL First Division.

After the Mariners folded at the end of the 2006 season Danbusky announced his retirement, but came back to sign with the Hampton Roads Piranhas in the USL Premier Development League in 2007.

Coaching

In 2002, Danbusky became an assistant coach with Western New England University. He had also served as a volunteer assistant coach with Adelphi University.