Liam Brandso is currently serving as the Associate Head Coach of the Briar Cliff University Women’s Soccer Program, a role he began in December 2025, He is still assisting with the men's program. He brings a dynamic blend of international experience, collegiate playing success, and coaching leadership across both men’s and women’s teams in the GPAC and beyond.
Brandso joined the Chargers Women’s Soccer program as an Assistant Coach in 2024 and then moved over to the men’s Soccer program in 2025. Brandso is already familiar with the GPAC landscape through his successful playing and coaching career at Midland University. As a student-athlete, he was a key contributor to Midland’s 2019 NAIA National Tournament run and earned All-Conference Team honors during the 2020 season, where he finished 3rd in the GPAC in total points.
Upon graduating with a Bachelor's in Sport Management and Marketing in December 2021, Brandso transitioned into collegiate coaching as an Assistant for the Midland University Women’s Soccer team from Spring 2022 through the Fall 2023 season. In his final season coaching at Midland, running the program alongside the other assistant, they managed to win the GPAC Tournament Championship and earned a spot at the National Tournament. Which was the first time for Midland since 2019.
In 2024, Brandso expanded his coaching experience internationally, leading both the Women’s First and Reserve Teams at Waimak United in Christchurch, New Zealand. During this time, he pursued his Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) C License, deepening his tactical and developmental knowledge of the game.
Originally from Christchurch, New Zealand, Brandso is currently completing his Master’s in Leadership and Sports Management at Briar Cliff University and is on track to graduate in May 2026.
