Adam Braz

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Adam Braz
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Braz with the Montreal Impact in 2008
Personal information
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Place of birth Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Youth career
1999–2001 Fairfield Stags
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002 Montreal Impact 20 (0)
2003 Västerås SK 26 (0)
2004–2006 Montreal Impact 62 (0)
2007 Toronto FC 13 (0)
2008–2010 Montreal Impact 63 (0)
International career
2004–2007 Canada 12 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Adam Braz (born June 7, 1981) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who last served as Technical Director of the Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer.[1] Braz played on the Canada national team and in stints with Toronto FC in the Major League Soccer and the Montreal Impact in the USSF Division 2 Professional League.

Club career

College

Braz was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and is Jewish.[2][3] He attended Herzliah High School in Ville Saint-Laurent.[2]

He attended St. John's University in New York[2] and played college soccer at Fairfield University for the Fairfield Stags men's soccer team from 1999 to 2001. In 2000, Braz was a first team all-MAAC defender and helped the Stags earn a No. 15 national ranking.[4] Braz received a bachelor's degree from the Fairfield University Dolan School of Business in 2001.

Professional

In 2002, he signed with the Montreal Impact in the USL A-League.[5][6] The following season he went abroad to play with Västerås SK in the Superettan. Braz returned to Montreal in 2004 and helped the Impact win the USL A-League Championship.

Braz was one of the first players to sign with MLS expansion franchise Toronto FC in the 2006–07 soccer offseason and made his MLS debut in Toronto FC's first game, a 2–0 loss to Chivas USA.[7] Braz was transferred back to the Montreal Impact at the end of the 2007 season. During the 2009 USL season Braz contributed by helping the Impact clinch a playoff spot under new head coach Marc Dos Santos. He helped the Impact reach the finals where Montreal would face the Vancouver Whitecaps FC, this marking the first time in USL history where the final match would consist of two Canadian clubs. In the final Braz helped the Impact win the series 6–3 on aggregate. The victory gave the Impact their third USL Championship and also the victory marked Braz's second USL Championship. On October 6, 2009 Braz received Unsung Hero Award during the team's 2009 awards banquet.[8] On November 26, 2009 Braz signed a new two-year deal with the club.[9]

Braz announced his retirement on March 14, 2011 to become a team manager for the Impact.[10]

International career

Braz made his debut for Canada in a January 2004 friendly match against Barbados and, has earned a total of 12 caps.[11] In July 2005, he was selected to play for Canada in the Gold Cup, where he played in all three games.[12]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Team Season League Playoffs National
cup
Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Montreal Impact 2002 USL-1 20 0 4 0 24 0
Västerås SK 2003 Superettan 26 0 26 0
Montreal Impact 2004 USL-1 18 0 4 0 22 0
2005 USL-1 20 0 2 0 22 0
2006 USL-1 24 0 2 0 26 0
Total 62 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 70 0
Toronto FC 2007 MLS 13 0 - 13 0
Montreal Impact 2008 USL-1 19 0 3 0 4 0 7 0 33 0
2009 USL-1 22 0 5 0 3 0 30 0
2010 USSF D2 22 0 4 3 0 0 26 3
Total 63 0 12 3 7 0 7 0 89 3
Career total 184 0 24 3 7 0 7 0 222 3

Honours

Montreal Impact

See also

References

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  1. ^ Adam Braz retires, instantly becomes team manager Script error: No such module "webarchive"., accessed February 8, 2012
  2. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Levy, Elias (July 3, 2015). "Adam Braz ou la passion du Soccer".
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Montreal Should Follow Tampa Bay's Lead and Use Sports to Support its Jewish Community". B'nai Brith Canada. January 8, 2018.
  4. ^ "Six Fairfield University men's soccer players earned All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference honors" Script error: No such module "webarchive". – Fairfield Stags
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Adam Braz | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Stu Cowan: Impact's Adam Braz driven to build a winner". Montreal Gazette. August 11, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Cassidy, Jason. "Adam Braz is making an Impact | CBC Sports". CBC. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."David Testo Receives The Giuseppe-Saputo Trophy". Montrealimpact.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Adam Braz And Rocco Placentino Back For Two Seasons". Montrealimpact.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Adam Braz Announces His Retirement". OurSports Central. March 14, 2011.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved June 18, 2018.

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