Chris Brown (soccer, born 1977)

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Chris Brown
Personal information
Full name Christopher Brown
Date of birth (1977-03-10) March 10, 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Portland, Oregon, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Midfielder/ Forward
Youth career
1995–98 Portland Pilots
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2003 Kansas City Wizards 123 (16)
2003–2004 New England Revolution 3 (3)
2004 San Jose Earthquakes 11 (2)
2005–2007 Real Salt Lake 60 (7)
2008 Portland Timbers 27 (8)
Total224(36)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Chris Brown (born March 10, 1977, in Portland, Oregon) is an American soccer midfielder and forward who last played for Portland Timbers of USL-1.

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Youth

Brown is an alumnus of Jesuit High School in Portland Oregon where he played soccer under the guidance of Dave Nicholas, varsity coach for the Crusaders. Brown played college soccer at the University of Portland from 1995 to 1998, scoring a total of 33 goals in his four years there, and being awarded for the MAC Award as a senior. [1]

Professional

On February 2, 1999, Brown was selected fifth overall in the 1999 MLS College Draft by the Kansas City Wizards. He immediately earned a spot in the Wizards rotation as a rookie, playing in 28 games and starting 19, while scoring four goals and making three assists. He saw reduced playing time in 2000 after the Wizards' acquisition of Miklos Molnar, appearing in 22 games but only registering one assist; he did, however, make four appearances, two of them starts, assisting Kansas City in winning their first MLS Cup. Brown regained his starting spot in 2001, and would fluctuate between being a starter and a valuable substitute for Kansas City for the next three years.

However, during the 2003 season, the Wizards traded Brown along with Darío Fabbro to the New England Revolution in exchange for Wolde Harris and Jorge Vazquez. [2] In his first start there, Brown's explosive scoring yielded him a hat-trick. However, he was traded again during the 2003 off-season to the San Jose Earthquakes the then reigning MLS champions, making it difficult for Brown to displace veteran team members and capture a starting position. [3] In San Jose, he finished the season with two goals and one assist in eleven appearances. When the MLS announced two expansion teams, Brown was recruited by John Ellinger inaugural coach of Real Salt Lake to come and play for him there where he has remained a versatile and consistent starter. [4] He was waived at the end of 2007 and signed for USL-1 side Portland Timbers in January, 2008. In January 2009, Brown announced his retirement from playing professional soccer. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Portland Pilots Career History
  2. ↑ "Revolution Acquire Chris Brown and Dario Fabbro in Trade With Kansas City". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  3. ↑ "Revolution Trades Chris Brown to San Jose". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  4. ↑ Edward, James (2006-02-09). "His move to back no trouble for Brown". Deseret News . Archived from the original on 2012-11-02.
  5. ↑ OregonLive.
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