Philip J. Brown is a retired American soccer defender

Defender (association football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 who played professionally in the USL A-League.

Brown attended the Azusa Pacific, playing on the men's soccer team from 1994 to 1997. He was a 1997 Second Team NAIA All American. In February 1, 1998, the Colorado Rapids

Colorado Rapids

The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league...

 selected Brown in the third round (thirty-fifth overall) of the 1998 MLS College Draft

1998 MLS College Draft

The 1998 Major League Soccer College Draft was held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on January 31 and February 1, 1998.-Format:On Saturday, January 31, 1997, Major League Soccer held the first round of its 1998 college draft during the halftime of the Umbro Select All-Star Classic at Lockhart Stadium. ...

. In 1999, he signed with the San Diego Flash

San Diego Flash

San Diego Flash is an American soccer team based in San Diego, California, United States. Founded in 1998, the team returned to competitive play in 2011 when it made its debut in the Southwest Flight of the West Division of the National Premier Soccer League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer...

 of the USL A-League. He remained with the Flash through the 2001 season. After his retirement, he coached youth soccer.