Brian Japp is a retired American

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

defender who played professionally in the

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and

American Professional Soccer League The American Professional Soccer League (APSL) was a professional men's soccer league with teams from the United States and later Canada. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of the third American Soccer League with the Western Soccer League. It ...

. In 1983, Japp graduated from

North Miami Senior High School North Miami Senior High School (NMSHS) is a public high school in North Miami, Florida, United States. Located at 13110 NE 8th Avenue, The school opened as Edward L. Constance Junior-Senior High School in 1951; with 1,500 students in 7th, 8th and ...

. In 2013, the school inducted him into its Hall of Fame. Japp attended the

University of North Carolina at Greensboro The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG or UNC Greensboro) is a public research university in Greensboro, North Carolina. It is part of the University of North Carolina system. UNCG, like all members of the UNC system, is a stand-al ...

, playing on the men's soccer team from 1983 to 1985. Greensboro won the 1983 and 1985

NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship The NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship is an annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III collegiate men's soccer in the United States. Messiah i ...

. In the 1985 final, UNC Greensboro defeated

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5–0. Japp assisted on the first two goals. Japp was a 1985 NCAA Division III First Team All American. He played amateur soccer with the Hollywood Kickers of South Florida. In 1989, he turned professional with the

Miami Sharks The Miami Sharks were an inaugural franchise of the third incarnation of the American Soccer League in 1988. The team was renamed the Miami Freedom and joined the American Professional Soccer League in 1990 when the ASL merged with the Western Soc ...

of the American Soccer League. He played for Miami until 1991. By then, they were known as the Miami Freedom and were competing in the

. In 1993, Japp joined the

Greensboro Dynamo North Carolina Fusion U-23, formerly known as Carolina Dynamo, is an American soccer team based in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1993, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The t ...

of the

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. In 1994, the Dynamo won the USISL championship, in penalty kicks, over the

Minnesota Thunder Minnesota Thunder was an American professional soccer team based in Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1990, the team played in the USL First Division (USL-1), the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009. The team played its hom ...

. Japp kicked the winning goal.Looking Back:The 1994 Greensboro Dynamo Were Dynomite
/ref> In 1995, the Dynamo played in the USISL Pro League. In 1997, Japp returned to the Dynamo, playing in the

, for one game.

Coaching career

Japp was named the Vice President and Head Coach of the newly formed Gate City FC of the

National Premier Soccer League The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is an American men's association football, soccer league. The NPSL is a semi-professional league, comprising some teams that have paid players and some that are entirely amateur. The league is officially ...

on November 4, 2013.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Japp, Brian Living people American soccer players American Soccer League (1988–89) players American Professional Soccer League players North Carolina Fusion U23 players Miami Freedom players UNC Greensboro Spartans men's soccer players USISL players A-League (1995–2004) players USL Second Division players Association football defenders Year of birth missing (living people) Sportspeople from Miami-Dade County, Florida People from North Miami, Florida Soccer players from Florida National Premier Soccer League coaches