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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Canadian gridiron football player and coach (born 1974)}}<br />
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{{Infobox Canadian Football League biography<br />
| image = 2016, Coach Bryan Chiu.jpg<br />
| image_upright = 1<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Chiu in 2016<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|8|16}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada<br />
| death_date = <br />
| death_place = <br />
| team = <br />
| number = <br />
| status = <br />
| import = no<br />
| position1 = Centre<br />
| height_ft = 6<br />
| height_in = 2<br />
| weight_lb = 290<br />
| college = [[Washington State Cougars football|Washington State]]<br />
| CFLDraftedYear = 1996<br />
| CFLDraftedRound = 2<br />
| CFLDraftedPick = 18<br />
| CFLDraftedTeam = Montreal Alouettes<br />
| coaching_years1 = 2010–2013<br />
| coaching_team1 = [[Concordia Stingers football|Concordia Stingers]] ([[Offensive line coach|OLC]])<br />
| coaching_years2 = {{CFL Year|2014}}<br />
| coaching_team2 = [[Toronto Argonauts]] (OLC)<br />
| coaching_years3 = {{CFL Year|2015|2017}}<br />
| coaching_team3 = [[Ottawa Redblacks]] (OLC)<br />
| coaching_years4 = {{CFL Year|2019}}<br />
| coaching_team4 = [[BC Lions]] (OLC)<br />
| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|1997|2009}}<br />
| playing_team1 = [[Montreal Alouettes]]<br />
| career_highlights = <br />
* 3× [[Grey Cup]] champion ([[90th Grey Cup|2002]], [[97th Grey Cup|2009]], [[104th Grey Cup|2016]])<br />
| CFLAllStar = {{CFL Year|2000|2005}}, {{CFL Year|2008}}<br />
| CFLEastAllStar = {{CFL Year|2000|2006}}, {{CFL Year|2008}}, {{CFL Year|2009}}<br />
| awards = [[CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award|Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman]] (2002)<br />
| statlabel1 = Games played<br />
| statvalue1 = 218<br />
| CFL-archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512003232/http://www.cfl.ca/roster/show?id=492<br />
| CFHOF = bryan-chiu<br />
| CFHOFYear = 2025<br />
}}<br />
'''Bryan Chiu''' (born August 16, 1974) is the head coach of the [[Vancouver College]] football team, the Fighting Irish. He is a former professional [[Canadian football]] [[Center (gridiron football)|centre]] for the [[Montreal Alouettes]] of the [[Canadian Football League]] (CFL) from 1997 to 2009 and was an [[offensive line coach]] for the [[Toronto Argonauts]], [[Ottawa Redblacks]], and [[BC Lions]]. He is a three-time [[Grey Cup]] champion after winning as a player with the Alouettes in [[90th Grey Cup|2002]] and [[97th Grey Cup|2009]] and as a coach with the Redblacks in [[104th Grey Cup|2016]]. He is a member of the [[Canadian Football Hall of Fame]] and the BC Football Hall of Fame.<br />
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==High school==<br />
Chiu played football in high school for the [[Vancouver College]] Fighting Irish in Vancouver, British Columbia.<br />
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==College years==<br />
Chiu started his [[college football]] career playing ball for the [[Pacific University|Pacific Tigers]] and transferred to [[Washington State University|Washington State]] when Pacific dropped its football program. He started all 11 games he played with the Washington State Cougars in 1996 and graduated in 1997 with a degree in Sports Management.<br />
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==Professional career==<br />
Since joining the [[Montreal Alouettes]] in 1997 Chiu proved himself to be one of the top centres in the CFL. He was honoured as both a CFL and East Division All-Star from 2000 consecutively through to 2006 and won the Most Outstanding Lineman in 2002. Chiu was the Alouettes' Most Outstanding Linesman in both 2001 and 2002 and helped his team win the [[90th Grey Cup]]. In 2006, he was named to the honour roll of the [[TSN Top 50 CFL Players]]. On June 6, 2010 on CFL Training Camp opening, Chiu announced his retirement after 13 seasons with the Montreal Alouettes, through his Twitter account.<ref>https://www.cfl.ca/article/report-als-centre-bryan-chiu-retires {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728163006/http://www.cfl.ca/article/report-als-centre-bryan-chiu-retires |date=2014-07-28 }} Report: Als centre Bryan Chiu retires</ref><br />
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Chiu was inducted into the BC Football Hall of Fame in 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bcfootballhalloffame.com/bryan-chiu/ |title=Bryan Chiu |publisher=[[Canadian Football League]] |access-date=June 12, 2025}}</ref> He was announced as a member of the [[Canadian Football Hall of Fame]] 2025 class on June 12, 2025.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2025/06/12/jeremaine-copeland-bryan-chiu-highlight-cfhof-class-of-2025/ |title=Jeremaine Copeland, Bryan Chiu highlight CFHOF Class of 2025 |publisher=[[Canadian Football League]] |date=June 12, 2025}}</ref><br />
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==Coaching years==<br />
On June 22, 2010, he joined the Concordia Stinger coaching staff as the assistant offensive coordinator and offensive line coach.<ref>https://www.cfl.ca/article/ex-alouette-chiu-joins-stingers-football-staff {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923222353/http://www.cfl.ca/article/ex-alouette-chiu-joins-stingers-football-staff |date=2015-09-23 }} Ex-Alouette Chiu joins Stingers football staff</ref><br />
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On May 9, 2014, Chiu joined the [[Toronto Argonauts]] coaching staff as their offensive line coach.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://argonauts.ca/article/argonauts-name-bryan-chiu-offensive-line-coach |title=ARGONAUTS NAME BRYAN CHIU OFFENSIVE LINE COACH &#124; Toronto Argonauts |access-date=2014-05-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513012552/http://argonauts.ca/article/argonauts-name-bryan-chiu-offensive-line-coach |archive-date=2014-05-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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On December 23, 2014, he was named the offensive line coach of the [[Ottawa Redblacks]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4908065 | title=Redblacks Hire OL Coach | publisher=oursportscentral.com | date=December 23, 2014 | access-date=December 23, 2014}}</ref><br />
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Chiu joined the BC Lions for the [[2019 CFL season|2019 season]] under new head coach [[DeVone Claybrooks]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bclions.com/2019/02/01/better-late-never-offensive-line-coach-chiu-comes-home/|title=Better Late Than Never {{!}} Offensive Line Coach Chiu Comes Home|date=2019-02-01|website=BC Lions|language=en|access-date=2019-09-05}}</ref> However, Chiu was released from his duties midway through the season as the team fell to 1-9 and had given up a league worst 43 sacks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theprovince.com/sports/football/cfl/struggling-b-c-lions-fire-offensive-line-coach-bryan-chiu|title=Struggling B.C. Lions fire offensive line coach Bryan Chiu|first=J. J.|last=Adams |date=2019-09-01|language=en|access-date=2019-09-05}}</ref><br />
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On February 8, 2022, Chiu was named the head football coach of his alma mater, the Vancouver College Fighting Irish.<ref name=HCVC>{{cite web |url=https://3downnation.com/2022/02/08/bryan-chiu-named-head-coach-at-alma-mater-vancouver-college/ |title=Bryan Chiu named head coach at alma mater Vancouver College |publisher=3DownNation |date=February 8, 2022}}</ref> Chiu replaced Todd Bernett, one of the winningest coaches in BC High School Football history.<ref name=HCVC/><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [https://archive.today/20130118223555/http://www.centre68.com/web/index.php Official Web Site]<br />
* [https://www.bclions.com/bryan-chiu-offensive-line-coach/ BC Lions bio]<br />
* {{Twitter}}<br />
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{{90th Grey Cup}}<br />
{{97th Grey Cup}}<br />
{{104th Grey Cup}}<br />
{{CFL Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award}}<br />
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[[Category:1974 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:BC Lions coaches]]<br />
[[Category:Canadian football offensive linemen]]<br />
[[Category:Canadian sportspeople of Chinese descent]]<br />
[[Category:Montreal Alouettes players]]<br />
[[Category:Ottawa Redblacks coaches]]<br />
[[Category:Pacific Tigers football players]]<br />
[[Category:Players of Canadian football from British Columbia]]<br />
[[Category:Canadian football people from Montreal]]<br />
[[Category:Canadian football people from Vancouver]]<br />
[[Category:Toronto Argonauts coaches]]<br />
[[Category:Washington State Cougars football players]]<br />
[[Category:High school football coaches in Canada]]</div>imported>Cmm3