Brian Bowes

Brian Bowes (born October 1, 1979) is a Canadian former soccer player who played as a goalkeeper and was a head coach.

[1][2] Bowes played in the southern Ontario-based Canadian Professional Soccer League in 1998 with the newly formed Toronto Olympians.

[8] He also played in the championship final where Toronto successfully secured a league treble after defeating the Croats.

[13][14] In the winter of 2000–01, he played at the indoor level with the expansion franchise Toronto ThunderHawks of the National Professional Soccer League.

[16] The following season Bowes played abroad in the United States-based Major Indoor Soccer League as he was selected by the Kansas City Comets in the dispersal draft after Toronto folded their franchise.

[21] Though originally signed as a reserve goalkeeper he was able to start in several matches due to an injury to first-choice goalie Chris Damico.

[35] Bowes would make his fourth championship final appearance during his time with Vaughan where the Shooters lost the match to Toronto Croatia.

[38] For the second consecutive season, he helped the club reach the championship final where they were defeated by the Oakville Blue Devils.

[41] In 2009, he transitioned into the managerial side of soccer and became the head coach for Real Toronto and won the 2009 Ontario Cup.