Brian Bliss

Brian Boyer Bliss (born September 28, 1965) is a retired American soccer defender and front office executive.

He earned forty-four caps, scoring two goals, with the U.S. national soccer team and was part of 1990 FIFA World Cup squad.

That year, the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League drafted Bliss with the top pick.

In 1989, Bliss played five games with the Albany Capitals of the American Soccer League.

Bliss was one of the last cuts from the final 1994 FIFA World Cup roster when he tore cartilage in his knee.

Bliss finished the 1997 season with the MetroStars, but was traded by the team to the Kansas City Wizards for a first round college draft pick during the 1998 off-season.

[3] On September 20, 2015, Bliss was named interim coach of the Chicago Fire, while retaining his technical director duties at the club.