Adam Braz is an accomplished Canadian soccer player and the current Technical Director of the Montreal Impact.
Braz received his bachelor’s degree from the Fairfield University Dolan School of Business in 2001. From 1999 to 2001, he played college soccer at Fairfield University for the Fairfield Stags men’s soccer team. In 2000, he helped the team earn a national ranking of 15. In 2002, Braz began his nine-year professional soccer career, signing to the Montreal Impact. A tall defender, he played an important role in the Impact defense, helping the team make the playoffs. In 2004, he contributed to the Impact winning the USL First Division Championship.
Braz was one of the first players to sign with MLS expansion franchise Toronto FC during the 2006–07 soccer season. Afterwards, he was transferred back to the Montreal Impact, and helped bring them to the finals, where they faced off against the Vancouver Whitecaps FC; this was the first time in USL history where two Canadian clubs played each other in the final match. The Impact won the series, making it their third USL Championship, and Braz’s second. In 2009, Braz received the team’s Unsung Hero Award.
Braz made his debut for Canada internationally in a January 2004 match against Barbados. In July 2005, he was invited to play for Canada in the Gold Cup. His last international match was in 2007, and he retired from playing soccer in 2011.
