{{Short description|Canadian soccer player (born 1981)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Adam Braz | image = Adam-braz-2008-10-05.jpg | caption = Braz with the Montreal Impact in 2008 | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1981|6|7}} | birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada | height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}} | position = Defender | youthyears1 = 1999–2001 | youthclubs1 = Fairfield Stags | years1 = 2002 | clubs1 = Montreal Impact | caps1 = 20 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2003 | clubs2 = Västerås SK | caps2 = 26 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2004–2006 | clubs3 = Montreal Impact | caps3 = 62 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2007 | clubs4 = Toronto FC | caps4 = 13 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2008–2010 | clubs5 = Montreal Impact | caps5 = 63 | goals5 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2004–2007 | nationalteam1 = Canada | nationalcaps1 = 12 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | medaltemplates = }} '''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.<ref>[http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/content.php?1366-Adam-Braz-retires-instantly-becomes-team-manager Adam Braz retires, instantly becomes team manager] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203071246/http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/content.php?1366-Adam-Braz-retires-instantly-becomes-team-manager |date=February 3, 2014 }}, accessed February 8, 2012</ref> 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.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cjnews.com/en-francais/adam-braz-ou-la-passion-du-soccer|title=Adam Braz ou la passion du Soccer|first=Elias|last=Levy|date=July 3, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bnaibrith.ca/montreal_sports_franchises_can_learn_a_lot_from_tampa_bay|title=Montreal Should Follow Tampa Bay's Lead and Use Sports to Support its Jewish Community|website=B'nai Brith Canada|date=January 8, 2018}}</ref> He attended Herzliah High School in Ville Saint-Laurent.<ref name=autogenerated1 />
He attended St. John's University in New York<ref name=autogenerated1 /> 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.<ref>[http://www.fairfieldstags.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/110200aaa.html "Six Fairfield University men's soccer players earned All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference honors"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711010619/http://www.fairfieldstags.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/110200aaa.html |date=July 11, 2011 }} – Fairfield Stags</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://soccerstats.us/bios/adam-braz/|title=Adam Braz {{!}} SoccerStats.us|website=soccerstats.us|access-date=2018-06-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/soccer/mls/montreal-impact/stu-cowan-impacts-adam-braz-driven-to-build-a-winner|title=Stu Cowan: Impact's Adam Braz driven to build a winner|date=2016-08-11|work=Montreal Gazette|access-date=2018-06-18|language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/adam-braz-is-making-an-impact-1.825450|title=Adam Braz is making an Impact {{!}} CBC Sports|last=Cassidy|first=Jason|date=|work=CBC|access-date=2018-06-18|language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN |title=David Testo Receives The Giuseppe-Saputo Trophy |publisher=Montrealimpact.com |accessdate=January 6, 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101220053309/http://montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN |archivedate=December 20, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On November 26, 2009 Braz signed a new two-year deal with the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN |title=Adam Braz And Rocco Placentino Back For Two Seasons |publisher=Montrealimpact.com |accessdate=January 6, 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101220053309/http://montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN |archivedate=December 20, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Braz announced his retirement on March 14, 2011 to become a team manager for the Impact.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/adam-braz-announces-his-retirement/n-4166223|title=Adam Braz Announces His Retirement|date=March 14, 2011|website=OurSports Central}}</ref>
== International career == Braz made his debut for Canada in a January 2004 friendly match against Barbados and, has earned a total of 12 caps.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://canadasoccer.com/?gid=697&t=match|title=Canada Soccer|website=canadasoccer.com|access-date=2018-06-18}}</ref> In July 2005, he was selected to play for Canada in the Gold Cup, where he played in all three games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://canadasoccer.com/?t=project.tpl&sid=185|title=Canada Soccer|website=canadasoccer.com|access-date=2018-06-18}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2" style="width:10%;"|Team !rowspan="2" style="width:7%;"|Season !colspan="3" style="width:10%;"|League !colspan="2" style="width:10%;"|Playoffs !colspan="2" style="width:10%;"|National<br>cup !colspan="2" style="width:10%;"|Continental !colspan="2" style="width:10%;"|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 |- |rowspan="4"|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 |- !colspan="2"|Total !62!!0!!8!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!70!!0 |- |Toronto FC |2007 |MLS |13||0||-|||||||||||||13||0 |- |rowspan="4"|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 |- !colspan="2"|Total !63!!0!!12!!3!!7!!0!!7!!0!!89!!3 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !184!!0!!24!!3!!7!!0!!7!!0!!222!!3 |}
== Honours == '''Montreal Impact''' * USL First Division Championship: 2004, 2009
==See also== *List of select Jewish football (association; soccer) players
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/club/adam-braz Montreal Impact profile] * {{Canada Soccer}} * {{MLS player}} * {{NFT}}
{{Canada Squad 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup}} {{Canada Squad 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
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