James Gerald Brennan... sports family (boxing grandfather James)... his father was born in IRL while his mother was born in SCO... grew up playing soccer and hockey... favourites have included Frank Rijkaard, Glasgow... other favourites have included Wayne Gretzky, Toronto Maple Leafs... granted his Canada Soccer Coaching B Diploma in 2016 and his Canada Soccer Coaching A Diploma in 2020... earned his UEFA PRO Diploma (Coaching Award) in 2020...

honoured by the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2015... honoured by the York Regional Soccer Association Hall of Fame... part of the Canadian team that won the 2000 Concacaf Gold Cup, recognised as a Canada Soccer Team of Distinction... Canada Soccer Player of the Year in 1999...

Concacaf champion (2000) and Concacaf semifinalist (2002)... represented Canada at the FIFA Confederations Cup Korea/Japan 2001... represented Canada in three cycles of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers and three editions of the Concacaf Gold Cup... career 49 international "A" appearances across 10 years from 1999 to 2008 with Canada Soccer's Men's National Team… represented Canada at one FIFA youth tournament (U-17 at Japan 1993)... Concacaf youth champion (1996 Concacaf Under-20)...

club career in Canada and England, including appearances in Concacaf Champions League... with Toronto FC, a Canadian Championship winner (Voyageurs Cup in 2009)... with Norwich City FC, a Football League First Division winner (2003-04)...

wrote Neil Davidson in 2002, Brennan “is a dynamo, blessed with pace and guile”...

For Country

represented Canada at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Japan 1993... finished third with Canada at the 1994 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship in Honduras... won a gold medal with Canada at the 1996 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship in Mexico (Canada also qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Malaysia 1997)... he was 21 years old when he made his debut for Canada (27 April 1999)... won a gold medal with Canada at the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup (Canada qualified for the FIFA Confederations Cup Korea/Japan 2001)... represented Canada at the 2000 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying tournament... represented Canada in 2000 CONCACAF / FIFA World Cup Qualifiers for Korea/Japan 2002... represented Canada at the FIFA Confederations Cup Korea/Japan 2001... finished third with Canada at the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup... played in a career-high 17 consecutive Canada matches from 2000 to 2002... represented Canada in 2004 CONCACAF / FIFA World Cup Qualifiers for Germany 2006... represented Canada at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup... represented Canada in 2008 CONCACAF / FIFA World Cup Qualifiers for South Africa 2010...