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Michael Bradby

In his first six seasons, Michael Bradby has racked up 62 wins and took the Tigers to five straight (2006-2010) CACC Championship Tournaments, including trips to the final in 2007 and 2008.

This past season, Holy Family advanced to the CACC Tournament for the fifth straight year.  The Tigers won three of its last four conference games down the stretch to make another appearance in postseason competition. During the 2007 run to the CACC final, Holy Family recorded a 14-7-2 overall mark. The 14 wins are the most for a Tiger team under his tutelage.

As a player, he was a standout at Division I La Salle University. Bradby earned All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) honors all four years, including the MAAC rookie of the year award in 1986. Bradby left La Salle second on the all-time scoring list with 62 points. Currently, he is sixth on the list.

After graduation, Bradby went on to play professionally in the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) from 1991 to 1993 with the Illinois Thunder and Denver Thunder. He was named to the NSPL All-Rookie Team in 1991.

In 1994, Bradby returned to Philadelphia to coach the boy’s soccer team at Archbishop Ryan for 11 seasons. He also served as a player-coach for the VE/Lighthouse over-30 club team. The team made three final fours (2000, 2001, 2003) and won the 2000 national championship.

Bradby was inducted to the Philadelphia Soccer Hall of Fame in 2007. He is also a member of the Archbishop Ryan High School Soccer Hall of Fame.

At Holy Family, Bradby is employed full-time as the fitness instructor in addition to serving as the head men’s soccer coach.


Michael Bradby’s
Year-By-Year Coaching Record


Year        Overall        CACC        Postseason       
2005        11-7-1            2-4-1        
2006        11-7-1            4-3-1        CACC Quarterfinals
2007        14-7-2            6-3-0        CACC Runner-Up
2008        8-13-1            4-6-0        CACC Runner-Up
2009        11-6-1            7-3-1        CACC Quarterfinals
2010        7-9-3              4-5-2        CACC Quarterfinals
Totals      62-49-9         27-24-5





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