COLLEGE PARK, MD. – Maryland men's soccer head coach Sasho Cirovski announced the hiring of Brian Rowland as the program's new assistant coach. Rowland, who was previously on staff in College Park for eight seasons from 2010-2017, spent last season as assistant coach at UMBC.

"I am very happy to welcome Brian Rowland back to College Park," Cirovski said. "Brian brings a wealth of experience to our staff and his ability to teach and recruit players puts him among the best coaches in our game. Brian was involved in one of our great runs of success from 2010-2017 and he will surely contribute to more trophy winning campaigns in the future. I am thrilled that with Brian joining Jake Pace and Joey Blasetti we have our coaching staff set for what should be an exciting 2024 season."

"I am very excited to return to the University of Maryland and to once again work with one of the most accomplished NCAA soccer programs," Rowland said "Sasho has been a friend, colleague, and mentor throughout my coaching career, and I am very grateful to him for this opportunity. I was fortunate to be a part of some excellent teams full of outstanding student-athletes and staff, and I can't wait to be a part of this next chapter with Maryland Men's Soccer!"

Prior to spending last season with UMBC, Rowland was the head coach at Temple University for five seasons (2018-2022). Rowland led the Owls to notable wins over No. 2 SMU, Louisville, UConn and Tulsa during his tenure and helped the Ows achieve a No. 3 seed in the 2021 American Athletic Conference Tournament, the highest postseason seed in program history as a member of that league. 

In Rowland's eight seasons in College Park (the final three as associate head coach), he helped the Terps win 123 games, 10 conference trophies and advance to two College Cups, including the national championship game in 2013. Rowland aided the Terps in recruiting a pair of number one classes and helped mentor 15 picks in the MLS SuperDraft and four MLS homegrown signees. 

The Terps boasted 27 All-ACC selections and 25 All-Big Ten picks during Rowland's tenure. 

The former UMBC goalkeeper holds the program's single-season (11, 2002) and career shutouts record (25). He earned First Team All-Northeast Conference honors in his senior season of 2002. 

Following Rowland's career at UMBC, he played professionally with the Toronto Lynx of the USL (2003-04), the Baltimore Blast and Milwaukee Wave of the MISL (2003-07) and finally with Crystal Palace USA of the USL from 2007 to 2009. Prior to landing at UMBC, Rowland competed on the Canadian Youth National U-20 team and trialed at Manchester United and Fulham.

Rowland is a native of Toronto, Ontario and earned his bachelor's degree in economics from UMBC in 2003. Rowland holds a USSF A License (2012) and is involved with US Soccer as a scout for their Youth National Teams.