Eric Thomson has played soccer since preschool. After four years at Waukesha North High School, he became a four-year starter and team captain at North Central College in Illinois. He went on to play a year of semi-professional soccer and a year in the Polonia Men’s Majors program before an injury ended his playing career.
After moving back to Burlington in the early 2000s, Eric became a coach and trainer for the Burlington Youth Soccer Club. He joined BUSC in 2025 as an assistant in the In House / Littles program and moved into a head coaching role that year. He holds a U.S. Soccer 7v7 license.
Eric leads the 9U Boys Academy Orange team for the 2026/27 season.