Brian Deane

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Brian Deane
Full name	Brian Christopher Deane
Date of birth	February 07, 1968
Place of birth	Leeds, England
Height	6' 3
Nickname	Deano
Position	Striker
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1985-88 1988-93 1993-97 1997-98 1998 1998-2001 2001-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005 2005 2005-06	Doncaster Rovers Sheffield United Leeds United Sheffield United Benfica Middlesbrough Leicester City West Ham United Leeds United Sunderland Perth Glory Sheffield United Total	66 (12) 198 (83) 138 (32) 24 (11) 18 (7) 87 (18) 52 (19) 26 (6) 31 (6) 4 (0) 7 (1) 2 (0) 653 (195)
National team
1991-92	England	3 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Brian Christopher Deane (born February 7, 1968 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) is a former English footballer.

Signed for £40,000 from Doncaster Rovers in the close season of 1988, Deane first played and scored for Sheffield United in an 8-1 victory against Skegness Town. His first league goal came in the Third Division in the opening game of the season against Reading but his hero status did not really start until September 17, when both he and Tony Agana hit hat-tricks in a 6-1 victory over Chester City. It was the first double hat-trick by a United player since Harry Johnson and Arthur Mercer helped the Blades to their record 11-2 victory over Cardiff City on January 1, 1926.

Deane scored the first goal in the English Premier League for Sheffield United against Manchester United after 5 minutes on the August 15, 1992. In the same game he scored a second after 50 minutes from the penalty spot as Sheffield United went on to win 2-1.

Deane won 3 caps for England whilst with Sheffield United in the early 1990s. His England debut was as an half-time substitute in a tour match against New Zealand at Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland on June 3, 1991. His other England caps were against New Zealand at Athletic Park on June 8 1991, and against Spain at Estadio El Sardinero, Santander, Cantabria on September 9 1992.

He left United for Leeds United in a record £2,900,000 deal in 1993.

He later re-signed for the Blades, though left in a shock move that saw him and fellow striker Jan Åge Fjørtoft leave on the same day.

Deane then moved to Benfica, where he played under the leadership of Graeme Souness. In 18 matches played with Benfica's jersey, Deane managed to score 7 times. He later returned to England to play for Middlesbrough, costing the club 3 times as much as he had cost Benfica one year earlier.

In 2001 he joined Leicester City, where he scored the first competitive goal at the Walkers Stadium, scoring both goals in a 2-0 victory over Watford. He then moved to West Ham United, before returning for a second spell at Leeds.

After a short spell at Sunderland, he signed for Perth Glory in the Australian A-League. He left mid-season after failing to make an impact and sustaining a long-term injury, scoring once in seven appearances. He stated that he did not want to prevent Perth from signing another striker due to salary cap and squad size restrictions imposed by the league. After leaving Perth Glory, Deane re-signed for the third time at Sheffield United in December 2005 making two substitute appearances before retiring at the beginning of the 2006/07 season.