Jack Brand
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 4 April 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Braunschweig, West Germany | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973 | Toronto Hungaria | ? | (?) |
| 1974 |
Toronto Metros | 14 | (0) |
| 1975 |
Toronto Metros-Croatia | 3 | (0) |
| 1976 |
Toronto Italia | ? | (?) |
| 1977 |
Rochester Lancers | 31 | (0) |
| 1978 |
New York Cosmos | 22 | (0) |
| 1979 |
Tulsa Roughnecks | 9 | (0) |
| 1980–1982 |
Seattle Sounders | 55 | (0) |
| 1982 |
Tampa Bay Rowdies | 14 | (0) |
| 1984 |
F.C. Seattle | ||
| International career | |||
| 1974 |
Canada | 1 | (0) |
| 1975, 1976 | Canadian Olympic (senior) | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jack Brand (born 4 April 1953) is a Canadian retired professional soccer
Soccer career
Brand began his senior club career with
1980 was Brand's career year, playing with the
Brand was earned his only senior 'A' as a 21-year-old on 28 October 1974 in Budapest in a 1–1 draw. He was Canada's goalkeeper in their home 1976 Summer Olympics.[1] The team was eliminated in the first stage of the tournament, losing 1–2 to the Soviet Union and 1–3 to North Korea. In 6 pre-Olympic friendlies played in Canada in 1975, Brand and the Canucks conceded a whopping 25 goals in 6 losing contests played against the Olympic teams of Poland, Hungary, and East Germany. He also was a member of the Canadian squad at the 1975 Pan American Games.[5]
Personal
Brand comes from a sports family with his parents involved in track and field. He earned a commerce and finance degree from the University of Rochester. In 1978, Brand married his high school sweetheart, Birgit Leveloh.[6] He currently lives in Toronto, where he runs his family's industrial felt company.[7]
References
- ^ a b Profile at sports-reference.com Archived 1 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kernaghan, Jim (9 August 1973). "Hungaria's philosophy leads to climb up soccer standings". Toronto Star. p. C9.
- ^ Waring, Ed (8 June 1976). "Italia beats White Eagles 1-0 on Roe's goal". The Globe and Mail. p. 37.
- ^ Challenge Cup rosters Archived 10 March 2005 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pan-American Games 1975 (Mexico) – Match Details
- ^ Jack Fincher (1 September 1980). "Jack Is Nimble, Jack Is Quick; Nobody Beats Seattle Goalie Joachim Brand at Stopping a Good, Swift Kick". People.
- ^ Frank MacDonald (7 December 2017). "Brand him a Sounder".
http://www.sportbuzzer.de/gallerie/jack-brand-von-wurzen-zu-cosmos-new-york/
External links
- Jack Brand at the Canadian Soccer Association / Canada Soccer Hall of Fame
- [1] (Inactive as of 15 December 2007)
- NASL stats