Brian Ching
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"Brian Ching" is the managing director of the Houston Dash. An American retired professional association football/soccer player, Ching played for twelve years in Major League Soccer and represented the United States men's national soccer team/U.S. national team for eight years.

Ching's professional career began when he was the 16th pick overall by the Los Angeles Galaxy in the 2001 Major League Soccer SuperDraft/2001 MLS SuperDraft, making him the first Gonzaga University/Gonzaga player and the first player from his native Hawaii selected in the MLS draft. After winning the 2001 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup/U.S. Open Cup with Los Angeles, Ching was released from the team and played with the A-League (1995–2004)/second division Seattle Sounders (1994–2008)/Seattle Sounders. He returned to first division soccer when the San Jose Earthquakes acquired him in the 2003 MLS Supplemental Draft. He won an MLS Cup and Supporters' Shield with the Earthquakes, collected the MLS Comeback Player of the Year Award, the MLS Golden Boot, and was named to the MLS Best XI.

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I think I played well today and you know it's up to him. All I can do is go out there and do the best I can every time I get out there, and I did that today.

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It was frustrating because I thought I had some momentum. But I know what (Arena) is looking for, and I understand what I have to do to make the team. My job is to put the ball in the back of the net.

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This was a huge win for us tonight. We came in with the expectation of getting three points and we accomplished that. They kind of took it to us in the first half, but we were resilient and we were able to hold them off. Then we took our opportunities when we got them and we just continued our good (form) recently.

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It was frustrating because I thought I had some momentum.

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I was chomping at the bit to get in, ... We battled hard and it was a fair result. It starts us off on the right foot.

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A lot of forwards have been playing well so far. But I'm still in there.

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Look at what's happened this whole season. Brad Davis went down. I went down. Last week, we didn't have Danny Califf, ... One of the great things about this team is that everyone knows their role.

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It's a big opportunity for me because it's a chance to show what I've got. It's definitely important to show what I can do over 90 minutes and try to make an impact.

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