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Bobby Burling
Personal information
Full name	Robert Charles Burling
Date of birth	October 15, 1984 (age 25)
Place of birth	Clear Lake City, Texas, United States
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	San Jose Earthquakes
Number	2
Youth career
2003–2006	Loyola Marymount Lions
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 October, 2009.; † Appearances (Goals).;

Robert Charles "Bobby" Burling (born October 15, 1984 in Clear Lake City, Texas) is an American soccer player who plays for the San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer.

[edit] Career

[edit] College

Burling played college soccer at Loyola Marymount University, and with Colorado Springs Blizzard in the USL Premier Development League, before being drafted in the 4th round (45th overall) by Los Angeles Galaxy in the 2007 MLS Superdraft^[1].

[edit] Professional

Burling was not offered a contract by Galaxy, and instead signed for Chivas USA three months later.^[2] He made over twenty appearances for Chivas, but did not score a goal.^[3] Burling traded to the San Jose Earthquakes on September 11, 2009.^[4]

[edit] See also

List of current MLS players

[edit] References

^ "Bobby Burling Drafted by Los Angeles Galaxy". Loyola Marymount University. http://lmulions.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/011207aaa.html. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
^ "Chivas USA acquire French forward Merlin". Chivas USA. http://chivas.usa.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20070412&content_id=88438&vkey=pr_cdc&fext=.jsp&team=t120. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
^ "Player bio: Bobby Burling". Chivas USA. http://chivas.usa.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t120&player=burling_b&playerId=bur407203&statType=current. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
^ "Quakes acquire Bobby Burling from Chivas USA". San Jose Earthquakes. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090911&content_id=6909454&vkey=news_sje&fext=.jsp&team=t110&player=burling_b&playerId=bur407203&statType=current. Retrieved 2009-09-11.

[edit] External links

MLS player profile

[Bobby_Burling_Drafted_by_Los_Angeles_Galaxy-0] "Bobby Burling Drafted by Los Angeles Galaxy". Loyola Marymount University. http://lmulions.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/011207aaa.html. Retrieved 2007-12-05.

[Chivas_USA_acquire_French_forward_Merlin-1] "Chivas USA acquire French forward Merlin". Chivas USA. http://chivas.usa.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20070412&content_id=88438&vkey=pr_cdc&fext=.jsp&team=t120. Retrieved 2007-12-05.

[2] "Player bio: Bobby Burling". Chivas USA. http://chivas.usa.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t120&player=burling_b&playerId=bur407203&statType=current. Retrieved 2008-05-23.

[3] "Quakes acquire Bobby Burling from Chivas USA". San Jose Earthquakes. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090911&content_id=6909454&vkey=news_sje&fext=.jsp&team=t110&player=burling_b&playerId=bur407203&statType=current. Retrieved 2009-09-11.

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