Jim Brennan
Canadian soccer coach and former player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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James Gerald "Jim" Brennan (born 8 May 1977) is a UEFA Pro License-holder Canadian soccer coach, analyst and former player. During his playing career he played as a defender in Canada and England, most notably with Bristol City, Nottingham Forest, Southampton F.C. Norwich City (where he won the 2003–04 Football League First Division) and Toronto FC.
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Full name | James Gerald Brennan | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1977-05-08) 8 May 1977 (age 46) | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | East York, Toronto, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1994–1996 | Sora Lazio–Woodbridge Strikers | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
1996–1999 | Bristol City | 64 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
1999–2003 | Nottingham Forest | 146 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
2001 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2003–2006 | Norwich City | 43 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
2006 | Southampton | 20 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2007–2010 | Toronto FC | 93 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 368 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1993 | Canada U17 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
1999–2008 | Canada | 49 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | TFC Academy U17 | |||||||||||||||||||
2012–2014 | Toronto FC (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Aurora FC | |||||||||||||||||||
2018–2021 | York United | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He also earned 49 caps for the Canadian national team, was member of the Canada side which won the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup, and later represented his country at the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup, the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup and the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He was inducted into the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame in November 2015.[1]