Henry Brauner

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

Henry Brauner
Personal information
Full name Henry George Valencia Brauner[1]
Date of birth (1984-05-10) 10 May 1984
Place of birth Quezon City, Philippines
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2004 Pima Aztecs
2005 Worcester State Lancers
2006–2007 Arizona Wildcats
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 New Hampshire Phantoms 3 (0)
2009 Ventura County Fusion 2 (0)
National team
2007 Philippines 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 July 2009
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 December 2009

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. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  2. http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/related/36480
  3. MASAC Men's Soccer - Final Report (PDF) (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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