Adrian Brooks (born 2 October 1957) is a former professional

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who was the #2 draft pick in the NASL in 1979 and spent two seasons in the

North American Soccer League The North American Soccer League (NASL) was the top-level major professional soccer league in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984. It is considered the first soccer league to be successful on a national scale in the ...

and at least 4 in the Major Indoor Soccer League.He played 2 seasons in the American Soccer League, winning the ASL title in 1980 with the Pennsylvania Stoners .He was a 1977 and 1978 first team All American, coached at the collegiate level and is a sales representative for Adidas.

Career

Brooks attended Philadelphia Textile, playing on the men's soccer team from 1975 to 1978. He was a 1976 second team and 1977 and 1978 first team All American and graduated with a

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in business management in 1978. In 1979, the

Atlanta Chiefs The Atlanta Chiefs were an American professional soccer team based in Atlanta, Georgia. The team competed in the National Professional Soccer League (1967), National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) in 1967 and the North American Soccer League ...

selected Brooks in the first round of the

draft. He played 29 games in 1979, but only one in 1980. He also played indoor for the Chiefs for one season. In 1980, he moved to the Denver Avalanche of Major Indoor Soccer League where he was named the 1980-1981 All Star Game MVP. In 1982, he moved to the

Baltimore Blast The Baltimore Blast are an American professional indoor soccer team based in Baltimore, Maryland, that competes in the Major Arena Soccer League (MASL). Including one championship victory as the original Baltimore Blast, the team has won 10 c ...

, playing two seasons with the Blast. In 1984, Brooks and his teammates won the MISL championship. He left professional soccer after the championship series. He moved to Atlanta where he played for the Soccer City amateur club for several years. He then moved to Atlanta Datagraphic for several years. In September 1989, Brooks signed with the expansion Atlanta Attack of the

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. He also served as an assistant coach to head coach

Keith Tozer Keith Tozer is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League, American Soccer League and American Indoor Soccer Association. He is currently the commissioner of the Major Arena Soccer League. Play ...

. In March 1990, Brooks led the team while Tozer served a game ban after being ejected from a game. In 1987,

Kennesaw State University Kennesaw State University (KSU) is a public research university in the U.S. state of Georgia with two campuses in the Atlanta metropolitan area, one in the Kennesaw area and the other in Marietta on a combined of land. The school was founded ...

hired Brooks as the school's head soccer coach. He took the team to a 7–8 record, but the school dropped the soccer program two months later. In 1992, he coached

Clayton State University Clayton State University is a public university in Morrow, Georgia, United States. It serves Metro Atlanta and is part of the University System of Georgia. The main campus includes of wooded grounds and five lakes. Located in the north-central ...

to an 11-5-1 record.Clayton State University
His brother John Brooks played professionally in the United States.

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NASL/MISL stats
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