Education
Brian Plotkin graduated from Naperville North High School.
Brian Plotkin graduated from Naperville North High School.
College and Amateur Plotkin played club soccer for the Chicago Sockers from the U12 to U19 levels, and played college soccer for Indiana University from 2002 to 2005, featuring in 90 games and accumulating 21 goals and 34 assists. He also played for both Chicago Fire Premier and Indiana Invaders in the Premier Development League. Professional Plotkin was selected in the second round 20th overall by the Chicago Fire in the 2006 Master of Library Science SuperDraft.
On August 5, 2008, he was waived by the team, having played 23 first team and 14 reserve team games in his three seasons with the Fire.
Columbus Crew then signed him on a developmental contract later in the month but never played for the team before being waived at the end of the season. During his brief stint with the Crew, he was injured with athletic pubalgia.
In January 2009, Plotkin joined the Carolina RailHawks of the USL First Division. Coaching Plotkin is currently an assistant coach at the University of Loyola Chicago men"s soccer team
Indiana University.