Scott Buete
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Scott Buete | ||
| Date of birth | July 23, 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2003 | Maryland Terrapins | (11) | |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Chicago Fire | 21 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 77 | (0) |
| 2007–2012 | Baltimore Blast (indoor) | 77 | (11) |
| 2009–2010 | Charleston Battery | 28 | (3) |
| 2010 | FC Tampa Bay | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2021 | Maryland Terrapins (assistant) | ||
| 2021–present | Salisbury University | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 January 2019 | |||
George Scott Buete (born July 23, 1980, in Phoenix, Arizona)[1] is a retired American soccer player and soccer coach who last played for the Baltimore Blast. After seven seasons as assistant coach with the Maryland Terrapins men's soccer program, Buete became head coach of the program at Salisbury University in 2021.
Early life
[edit]Buete was born in Arizona and moved to Bowie, Maryland, while in elementary school. Already a soccer player, he continued sports activity and graduated from Bowie High School in 1999.[2]
Career
[edit]College
[edit]Buete played four seasons for the University of Maryland from 1999 to 2003, starting in 89 games. He finished his career scoring 11 goals, and assisting on 24 more. Buete was named a first team NSCAA All-American his senior year.[citation needed] He graduated in 2023 with a bachelor's degree in marketing.[3]
Professional
[edit]After graduating from Maryland, Buete was drafted 9th overall by the Chicago Fire in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft. Buete played a supporting role his first year, playing 702 minutes over 13 games, while filling in when needed for Chris Armas and Jesse Marsch. After seeing even less time in 2005 due to a bad midseason injury, he was released during the 2006 preseason.[4]
He then signed with the Atlanta Silverbacks of the USL First Division. The Baltimore Blast selected Buete in the fourth round of the 2006 Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Dispersal Draft. He played his first game with the Blast on October 9, 2007, winning the 2007–2008 MISL championship with the Blast.[5] This led to Buete joining the Silverbacks after the 2008 season began as the MISL championship series ran into the USL season. MISL collapsed after the 2007–2008 season and the Blast moved to the newly created National Indoor Soccer League. Buete returned to the Blast for the 2008–2009 NISL season as well as the 2009–10 and 2010–11 MISL seasons, as the team NISL obtained rights to the Major League Indoor Soccer moniker.
In January 2009, the Atlanta Silverbacks announced they had withdrawn from USL-1 for the 2009 season and Buete signed with the Charleston Battery on April 3, 2009.[6]
Buete signed with new USSF Division 2 franchise FC Tampa Bay in January 2010.[7] He was released by the club on February 22, 2011.[8]
Coaching career
[edit]In May 2014, Buete joined Sasho Cirovski's coaching staff at the University of Maryland. He was an assistant coach with the program into 2021.[9]
In February 2021, Buete was named the head coach for men's soccer at Salisbury University,[10] and began with the team in March.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "George Buete Biography". ESPN. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
- ^ Driver, David (September 30, 2011). "Bowie High Grad is a Veteran of Pro Soccer". Patch. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
- ^ "Buete named head men's soccer coach at Salisbury". Salisbury University Sea Gulls. February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
- ^ "Johnson, Buete not on Fire roster". [dead link]
- ^ "Meet Newcomer Scott Buete". Archived from the original on 2007-06-20.
- ^ "Charleston Battery – USL". www.charlestonbattery.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
- ^ "FC Tampa Bay Rowdies To Play At George M. Steinbrenner Field – OurSports Central". www.oursportscentral.com. 27 January 2010.
- ^ "FC Tampa Bay Continues Player Spree – OurSports Central". www.oursportscentral.com. 21 February 2011.
- ^ "Scott Buete – Maryland Athletics". umterps.com. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
- ^ "Maryland men's soccer assistant coach Scott Buete departs for head coaching role". Soccer Wire. February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
- ^ Pollitt, Richard (February 15, 2021). "Salisbury University hires Terps' assistant as next men's soccer coach". Salisbury Daily Times. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
Buete is set to begin his tenure on March 17.
External links
[edit]- 1980 births
- Living people
- American men's soccer players
- American soccer coaches
- Men's association football midfielders
- Atlanta Silverbacks FC players
- Baltimore Blast (2001–2008 MISL) players
- Baltimore Blast (2008–2014 MISL) players
- Charleston Battery players
- Chicago Fire FC players
- Tampa Bay Rowdies players
- Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008) players
- Major League Soccer players
- Major Indoor Soccer League (2008–2014) players
- Maryland Terrapins men's soccer players
- Maryland Terrapins men's soccer coaches
- Sportspeople from Bowie, Maryland
- Soccer players from Prince George's County, Maryland
- USL First Division players
- USSF Division 2 Professional League players
- Chicago Fire FC draft picks
- All-American college men's soccer players