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Former Bethlehem Steel head coach returning to USL Championship next season

Brendan Burke will be back on the sidelines in the USL Championship next season.

The former Bethlehem Steel FC and Reading United head coach, who was a first team assistant from 2011-2013, has been named head coach of the Colorado Springs Switchbacks.

“I’m excited to join the Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC community and appreciate the opportunity that the Ragain Family and Dean Weidner have provided to build on the foundation of the club and drive the team to the next level,” Burke said in a news release.

The Switchbacks plan to open Weidner Field, a new downtown stadium in 2021.