Henry Brauner

Henry Brauner
Personal information
Full nameHenry George Valencia Brauner[1]
Date of birth10 May 1984
Place of birthQuezon City, Philippines
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Youth career
2004Pima Aztecs
2005Worcester State Lancers
2006–2007Arizona Wildcats
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008New Hampshire Phantoms3(0)
2009Ventura County Fusion2(0)
National team
2007Philippines1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 July 2009.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 December 2009

Henry George Valencia Brauner (born 10 May 1984 in Quezon City) is an American–Filipino soccer player who plays as a central midfielder. He is unattached and has also represented the Philippines at international level.

Career

College and Amateur

Brauner grew up in Tucson, Arizona and played college soccer at Pima College,[2] Worcester State College - where he was named to the All-MASCAC men's soccer team in 2005[3] and the University of Arizona.

He played for the New Hampshire Phantoms in the USL Premier Development League in 2008, and moved west to play for Ventura County Fusion in the PDL for the 2009 season.


International

Brauner was called up to the Philippines squad for the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship qualifying tournament in November 2006. Although he was not able to take part due to passport problems.[4] He later won the Filipino player of the decade in 2007.

The Philippines would go on to qualify for the tournament proper of the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship and Brauner was again selected to be part of the squad. As part of the Philippines' preparations for the tournament, a friendly match was scheduled against Singapore on 7 January 2007. He then made his debut in that match, coming on as an 87th minute substitute,[5] and is his only appearance for the Philippines to date.

References

  1. "Philippines roster - 2008 AFC Challenge Cup". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  2. http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/related/36480
  3. MASAC Men's Soccer - Final Report (Report). Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference. 2005. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
  4. Cedelf P. Tupas (14 November 2006). "RP tries to bounce back". Philippine Daily Inquirer. p. A26.
  5. Saaid, Hamdan. "International Friendly Matches 2007". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 April 2010.

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