Jim Brennan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Gerald Brennan | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | East York, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1996 | Sora Lazio, Woodbridge Strikers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1999 | Bristol City | 64 | (3) |
| 1999–2003 | Nottingham Forest | 146 | (1) |
| 2001 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2003–2006 | Norwich City | 43 | (1) |
| 2006 | Southampton | 16 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Toronto FC | 93 | (4) |
| Total | 364 | (9) | |
| National team | |||
| 1993 | Canada U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 1999–2008 | Canada | 49 | (7) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011–2012 | TFC Academy U17 | ||
| 2012–2014 | Toronto FC (first assistant) | ||
| 2015– | Aurora United FC | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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James Gerald "Jim" Brennan (born 8 May 1977) is a retired Canadian soccer player who played as a defender. During his playing career he gained experience playing extensively in Europe and North America, most notably with Bristol City, Nottingham Forest, Norwich City (with whom he won the 2004 Football League First Division title) and Toronto FC.
He also played 49 times 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 Confederations Cup 2001, the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup and the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame as a player in November 2015.
A left-sided defender who also has played the left side of the midfield, Brennan grew up in Newmarket, Ontario, and started playing with Bristol City youth team in 1994 and made his professional debut in 1996 with Bristol City against cross town rivals Bristol Rovers in the Football League First Division. In 5 years Brennan had five managers including Russell Osman, Benny Lennartsson, Joe Jordan, John Ward and Tony Pulis. In 64 first-team appearances for City over five seasons, Brennan scored three goals. Brennan started his career in the Bristol City youth team and worked his way into the first team before being sold to Nottingham Forest.
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