Brian Maisonneuve (born June 28, 1973) is an American retired soccer player and current coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes. He spent his entire professional career as a defensive midfielder with the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. He was a member of the U.S. soccer teams at both the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 1998 FIFA World Cup, earning a total of thirteen caps with the U.S. national team.
Youth and college
Maisonneuve was born in Warren, Michigan. He played for the Carpathia Kickers in Metro Detroit as a child and teen. He played his high school soccer at De La Salle Collegiate High School of Warren, Michigan. He played college soccer at Indiana University from 1991 to 1994, winning the Hermann Trophy his senior season, as well as finishing his career as the Big Ten's all-time top goalscorer with 44, and helping Indiana to the NCAA Championship game, losing 1–2 to Virginia.
Club career
Maisonneuve was allocated to the Columbus Crew for the 1996 MLS season, becoming one of two players without any pro experience on the league's initial allocation list; the other was Damian Silvera. He scored the first hat-trick in Columbus Crew history in a match versus the Kansas City Wiz. Maisonneuve would quickly earn a starting spot with the Crew, and would hold on to it for the next 8 years. He started 83 games for the Crew between 1996 and 1999.
Before the 2000 season, he suffered a series of devastating ankle injuries, forcing him to sit out the season and threatening his career. In 2008, he joined the Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team coaching staff as an assistant coach. In 2010 Maisonneuve joined the Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team coaching staff as an assistant coach. During his tenure, he helped the team to an NCAA Division I Championship in 2012, a regular season championship in 2010, a Big Ten Tournament Championship in 2013, and an overall record of 102–42–34.
Ohio State
- Big Ten regular season champion: 2024
- Big Ten tournament champion: 2024
Individual
- Hermann Trophy: 1994 2002