Grega Krmavnar, PR officer at the Slovenian PrvaLiga side, told BBC Sport: "NK DomΕΎaleonly has a small budget, we do not have the money to buy the biggest player."
"We needed a replacement and could not find one in Slovenia and had no other choice of players," he added. "I believe we are the first club to find a player in this way."
The DomΕΎalestaff analyses video footage of the best candidates before inviting Brachi for a week-long trial with the team, signing him shortly thereafter.
Seville-born Brachi began his career coming through the youth ranks at La Liga's Real Betis, going on to play for their 'B' side before moving to Espanyol's second-string team.
The 30-year-old appears to travel well, having spent a season on loan at Cypriot club Anorthosis before a four-year stay at Hungarian side Videoton - whom he represented in European competition.
The news has spawned wholly unconfirmed reports on LinkedIn of a flurry of new 'endorsements' among users of the social network, as average full-backs near and far try to boost their PR, and prove their 'marauding', 'buccaneering' and 'all-action' qualities through the sheer power of social media.
You never know, it might just get them a trial at a skint eastern European club.
- Telegraph