Adam Braz (born June 7, 1981) is a former professional footballer who last served as

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of the Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer. Braz was a Canadian soccer player for nine years including as a player on the national team and stints with

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in the Major League Soccer and the Montreal Impact in the

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Career

College

Braz was born in

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, Canada, and is Jewish. He attended

Herzliah High School United Talmud Torahs of Montreal ( he, הַמְאוּחָדִים בְּמוֹנְטְרִיאָל בּ‬ָ‬תֵי תַלְמוּד תוֹרָה‬, french: Talmud Torahs Unis de Montréal) (also known as The Azrieli Schools, in French: Les é ...

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. He attended St. John's University in New York and played

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at Fairfield University for the

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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. Braz received a bachelor's degree from the

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in 2001.

Professional

In 2002, he signed with the Montreal Impact in the

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. 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

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. 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

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. He helped the Impact reach the finals where Montreal would face the

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, 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. On November 26, 2009 Braz signed a new two-year deal with the club. Braz announced his retirement on March 14, 2011 to become a team manager for the Impact.

International

Braz made his debut for

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in a January 2004 friendly match against

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and, has earned a total of 12 caps. In July 2005, he was selected to play for Canada in the Gold Cup, where he played in all three games.

Honours

Montreal Impact

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Championship (2): 2004, 2009

Career stats

References

External links

Montreal Impact profile
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Braz, Adam 1981 births Living people Soccer players from Montreal Jewish Canadian sportspeople Jewish footballers Association football defenders Canadian soccer players Canada men's international soccer players 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Canadian expatriate soccer players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden St. John's University (New York City) alumni Fairfield Stags men's soccer players Fairfield University Dolan School of Business alumni Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players Västerås SK Fotboll players Toronto FC players A-League (1995–2004) players Major League Soccer players USL First Division players USSF Division 2 Professional League players Expatriate soccer players in the United States Expatriate footballers in Sweden Anglophone Quebec people