Henry George Valencia Brauner (born 10 May 1984 in Quezon City

Quezon City

Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L...

) is an American

People of the United States

The people of the United States, also known as simply Americans or American people, are the inhabitants or citizens of the United States. The United States is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different ethnic and national backgrounds...

–Filipino

Filipino people

The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....

 soccer player who plays as a central midfielder. He is unattached and has also represented the Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

 at international level.

College and Amateur

Brauner grew up in Tucson, Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...

 and played college soccer

College soccer

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 at Pima College, Worcester State College

Worcester State College

Worcester State University is a public, four-year college founded in 1874 as Worcester Normal School in the city of Worcester, Massachusetts. Although WSC traditionally has an emphasis on education, business, and biotechnology, the College offers Bachelors and Masters degrees in over 20 academic...

 - where he was named to the All-MASCAC men's soccer team in 2005 and the University of Arizona

University of Arizona

The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...

.

He played for the New Hampshire Phantoms

New Hampshire Phantoms

New Hampshire Phantoms is an American soccer team based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. Founded in 1996, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference.The team plays its home...

 in the USL Premier Development League

USL Premier Development League

The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...

 in 2008, and moved west to play for Ventura County Fusion

Ventura County Fusion

Ventura County Fusion is an American soccer team based in Ventura, California, United States. Founded in 2006, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference.The team plays its home games in...

 in the PDL for the 2009 season.

Brauner returned to competitive soccer for his home town US Club Soccer

US Club Soccer

United States Club Soccer is a national organization and sanctioning body for amateur soccer in the United States. It represents one part of the fifth and lowest tier in the American Soccer Pyramid, alongside the United States Adult Soccer Association .US Club Soccer was founded in early 2000 as...

 side FC Tucson

FC Tucson

FC Tucson is a semi-pro soccer team based in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 2010, the team is organized through US Club Soccer in the fifth division of the United States soccer pyramid....

 in their inaugural season in 2011.

International

Brauner was called up to the Philippines

Philippines national football team

The Philippines national football team is the national football team of the Philippines and represents the country in international football. The team is controlled by the Philippine Football Federation , the governing body of football in the Philippines....

 squad for the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship qualifying tournament

2007 ASEAN Football Championship qualification

This 2007 ASEAN Football Championship qualification was held in Bacolod City, Philippines between 12 November and 20 November 2006 for the lower-ranked teams in Southeast Asia...

 in November 2006. Although he was not able to take part due to passport problems.

The Philippines would go on to qualify for the tournament proper of the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship

2007 ASEAN Football Championship

The 2007 ASEAN Football Championship was the 6th ASEAN Football Championship, hosted by Singapore and Thailand....

 and Brauner was again selected to be part of the squad. As part of the Philippines' preparations for the tournament, a friendly match was scheduled against Singapore

Singapore national football team

The Singapore national football team is the national association football team of Singapore. The team comes under the organization of the Football Association of Singapore...

 on 7 January 2007. He then made his debut in that match, coming on as an 87th minute substitute, and is his only appearance for the Philippines to date.

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