Jack Brand (soccer)

Infobox football biography
playername=Jack Brand


dateofbirth=birth date and age|1953|4|4
countryofbirth=West Germany
cityofbirth=Braunschweig
position=Goalkeeper
years=?
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980-1982
1982
1984
clubs=Hungaria
Toronto Metros
Toronto Metros-Croatia
Toronto Italia
Rochester Lancers
New York Cosmos
Tulsa Roughnecks
Seattle Sounders
Tampa Bay Rowdies
F.C. Seattle
caps(goals)=? (?)
14 (0)
3 (0)
? (?)
31 (0)
22 (0)
9 (0)
55 (0)
14 (0)
nationalyears=?
1974
1975, 1976
nationalteam=West Germany U-20
Canada
Canadian Olympic (senior)
nationalcaps(goals)=? (?)
1 (0)
10 (0)
pcupdate=25 May, 2008
ntupdate=25 May, 2008

Jack Brand (born 4 April 1953) is a former professional soccer goalkeeper. He holds the record for most shutouts in a season in the North American Soccer League with 15 in 1980. He was born in Braunschweig, West Germany.

occer career

Brand began his senior club career with Hungaria of the National Soccer League. In 1974 he joined Toronto Metros of NASL and played 14 regular season games. In '75, he played 2 regular season and 1 play-off game for the Toronto Metros-Croatia. Brand returned to the NSL for 1976, helping Toronto Italia win the league championship. He returned to the NASL for '77, playing 26 regular season games and 5 play-off games for the Rochester Lancers. With the New York Cosmos in 1978, Brand appeared in 10 regular season and 5 play-off games, and was in goal as the Cosmos won Super Bowl '78 3-1 over Tampa Bay. The following season after 7 games changed teams and played 4 regular season and 5 play-off games for the Tulsa Roughnecks.

1980 was Brand's career year, playing with the Seattle Sounders. The Sounders went on to post a 27-5 win-lose record, constituting a NASL record for wins in a season. Brand was voted Player of the Year and NASL Second Team All-Star in posting a 0.91 GAA and 15 shutouts, also a league record. The following season though the team sputtered to a losing record. Brand played in 23 games. He concluded his NASL career playing 14 contests for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in 1982. In 1984, he played for F.C. Seattle in the F.C. Seattle Challenge Cup. [ [http://www.soundercentral.com/museum/1984_challenge_cup_rosters.htm Challenge Cup rosters] ] He briefly served as coach of F.C. Seattle before being replaced by Bruce Rioch in February 1985.

Brand was earned his only senior 'A' as a 21 year old on October 28, 1974 in Budapest in a 1-1 draw. He was Canada's goalkeeper in their home 1976 Summer Olympics. 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 addition, Brand played 7 'A' internationals in total for the Canadian national soccer team in 1974 and 1975. Canada drew with Hungary in Budapest on October 28, 1974. The following year in 6 pre-Olympic friendlies played in Canada, Brand and the Canucks conceded a whopping 25 goals in 6 losing contests played against the Olympic teams of Poland, Hungary, and East Germany.

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.

ources

* [http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/nationals/profile.asp?playerid=775 Canadian Soccer Association profile page]
* [http://freeweb.supereva.com/nycosmos/brand.htm?p] (Inactive as of December 15, 2007)
* [http://www.thesoccerhalloffame.ca/OSN.nsf21f538df924c3b6f85256b67007bb526/3a08c1194d3a09c4852573a6005f09c3?OpenDocument 2008 Soccer Hall of Fame Inductees]