Henry Brauner

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Henry Brauner

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| fullname = Henry George Valencia Brauner{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/challenge-cup-previous-competitions/afc-challenge-cup-2008/afc-challenge-cup-2008-scheduleresults?view=teamdetails&compID=252&roundID=57&groupID=60&teamID=195&id=0 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121205044729/http://www.the-afc.com/en/challenge-cup-previous-competitions/afc-challenge-cup-2008/afc-challenge-cup-2008-scheduleresults?view=teamdetails&compID=252&roundID=57&groupID=60&teamID=195&id=0 |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 December 2012 |title=Philippines roster - 2008 AFC Challenge Cup |work=The-AFC.com |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |access-date=22 January 2010 }}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|05|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Quezon City, Philippines

| height = {{height|m=1.78}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| collegeyears1 = 2004

| college1 = Pima Aztecs

| collegeyears2 = 2005

| college2 = Worcester State Lancers

| years1 = 2008

| clubs1 = New Hampshire Phantoms

| caps1 = 3

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2009

| clubs2 = Ventura County Fusion

| caps2 = 2

| goals2 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2007

| nationalteam1 = Philippines

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = 20 July 2009

| ntupdate = 10 December 2009

}}

Henry George Valencia Brauner (born 10 May 1984 in Quezon City) is a Filipino football coach and former player who played as a central midfielder. Since February 2020, Brauner is the director of player development for Seattle Sounders FC of the American Major League Soccer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.soundersfc.com/news/sounders-fc-announces-technical-staff-updates-ahead-2020-campaign|title=Sounders FC announces Technical Staff updates ahead of 2020 campaign | Seattle Sounders|first=Seattle Sounders|last=FC|website=Seattle Sounders FC}}

Career

= College and amateur =

Brauner grew up in Tucson, Arizona and played college soccer at Pima College,{{Cite web|url=https://tucson.com/sports/ua-soccer-team-starts-season-2-0-with-wins-in-iowa-st-tournament/article_bf1c6056-d5d9-5059-ac7f-34013d60e3b0.html|title=UA soccer team starts season 2–0 with wins in Iowa St. tournament|first=staff and wire|last=reports|website=Arizona Daily Star|date=29 August 2004 }} Worcester State College – where he was named to the All-MASCAC men's soccer team in 2005{{cite report |url=http://www.mascac.com/sports/msoc/honors/MSOC_2005.pdf?dec= |title=MASAC Men's Soccer – Final Report |publisher=Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference |year=2005 |access-date=2 May 2009 }} and the University of Arizona club team.

He played for the New Hampshire Phantoms in the USL Premier Development League in 2008, and moved west to play for Ventura County Fusion in the PDL for the 2009 season.

= International =

Brauner was called up to the Philippines squad for the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship qualifying tournament in November 2006. Although he was not able to take part due to passport problems.{{cite news |title=RP tries to bounce back |page=A26 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |author=Cedelf P. Tupas |date=14 November 2006 }} He later won the Filipino player of the decade in 2007.

The Philippines would go on to qualify for the tournament proper of the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship 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 on 7 January 2007. He then made his debut in that match, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute,{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/friend-intres2007.html |title=International Friendly Matches 2007 |author=Saaid, Hamdan |website=RSSSF |access-date=2 April 2010 }} and is his only appearance for the Philippines to date.