C.J. Brown

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C.J. Brown
Personal information
Full name	C.J. Brown
Date of birth	June 15, 1975 (age 31)
Place of birth	Eugene, OR, United States
Height	6'0"
Position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Chicago Fire
Number	2
Youth clubs
1994-1997	San Jose State
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1995-97 1998-	San Francisco Bay Seals Chicago Fire	47 (0) 236 (3)
National team**
1999-2003	United States	15 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:35, 29 July 2006 (UTC). ** National team caps and goals correct as of 19 May 2006.

C.J. Brown (born June 15, 1975 in Eugene, Oregon) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.

After playing college soccer at San Jose State University, Brown was ignored by MLS, and played with USISL's now-defunct San Francisco Bay Seals between 1995 and 1997. After the Seals made an improbable run to the U.S. Open Cup semifinals in 1997, he was drafted first overall in the 1998 MLS Supplemental Draft by Chicago. Brown immediately stepped into the Fire's starting lineup, and has been there ever since.

In his eight years in the league, Brown has played in 192 regular season games (second behind Jesse Marsch for most in team history). He has also appeared in 24 playoff games, helping the Fire to the MLS Cup in 1998. Brown has scored three MLS goals in his career (two in the regular season and one in the playoffs). He won the U.S. Open Cup in 1998, 2000, and 2003.

After emerging from soccer obscurity, Brown amassed 15 caps with the United States national team, his first coming on November 6, 1998 against Australia. He played in the US's third-place finish at the 1999 Confederations Cup.

Brown is also currently a volunteer assistant coach for the University of Illinois at Chicago Flames men's soccer team.

[edit] See also

• List of current MLS players

Chicago Fire - Current Squad
1 Mahoney | 2 Brown | 3 Carr | 4 Griffin | 5 Jim Curtin | 6 Capano | 7 Thorrington | 8 Gutierrez | 9 Barrett | 10 Thiago | 12 Pause | 13 Bedrossian | 14 Armas | 15 Johnson | 16 Plotkin | 17 Rolfe | 18 Pickens | 19 Jeff Curtin | 20 Sanneh | 21 Mapp | 23 Guerrero | 24 Thornton | 25 Segares | 26 Herron | 27 Russolillo | 28 Montz | 31 Franks | 32 Robinson | Coach: Sarachan