Branigan and his family moved to the United States when he was seven and settled in Nutley, New Jersey."No feeling of dread with Branigan on 'D'", The Star-Ledger, November 29, 1996 In 1993, he graduated from Nutley High School.Hague, Jim. "History and tradition abounds in latest Nutley Athletic Hall class", The Observer, September 26, 2017. Accessed January 13, 2018. "Alan Branigan (Class of 1993, soccer)" He attended Rutgers University, where he was a 1996 Third-Team All-American soccer player.Rutgers Men's Soccer Career Records
