Centerback Eric Brunner has been traded by the Portland Timbers to Houston Dynamo for allocation money. The trade was first reported by the Houston Chronicle’s Jose Jesus de Ortiz.

The #Dynamo acquired big defender Eric Brunner, 26, from Portland in exchange for allocation money. Versatile, CB who is 6-4. #MLS #trade

— Jose de Jesus Ortiz (@OrtizKicks) December 3, 2012