| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Shelley | ||
| Date of birth | 15 November 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Ballarat Red Devils (player/manager) | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Verona F.C. | |||
| Cherry Orchard | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999-2000 | Shamrock Rovers | ? | (?) |
| 2000-2002 | Bohemians | ? | (?) |
| 2002 | Longford Town | ? | (?) |
| 2002-2005 | Carlisle United | 66 | (1) |
| 2005 | Shamrock Rovers | 17 | (?) |
| 2005-2009 | Drogheda United | ? | (?) |
| 2009-2010 | Bohemians | 68 | (1) |
| 2011- | Ballarat Red Devils | 21 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011- | Ballarat Red Devils | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31/10/11. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Brian Shelley (born 15 November 1981 in Dublin) is an Irish player manager currently playing Ballarat Red Devils.
He began his career at Shamrock Rovers but moved to rivals Bohemians in 2000. He made his first team debut for the club as substitute in the UEFA Cup tie against 1. FC Kaiserslautern in September 2000. After a short spell with Longford Town, Roddy Collins brought him along with team mate Trevor Molloy to Carlisle United in time for the 2002/03 season.
He returned to Ireland during the 2005 season with Shamrock Rovers, making his debut on 18 March and went on to make 17 appearances in the league and two in the Cup.
Having helped Drogheda to the club's first ever League of Ireland title in November 2007, he was named PFAI Player of the Year on 18 November 2007. However the following season wasn't as successful as Drogheda finished well off the pace in the League and the club went into meltdown due to financial problems.
Brian left Drogheda in January 2009 and returned to Dalymount Park for a 2nd spell with Bohemians. He has a made a fine start with the club and his form was rewarded with the Soccer Writer's Association Player of the Month for August. During this month, he scored his first goal of the season against Galway United at Dalymount Park. He then added to his collection of medals on 26 September as Bohs beat Waterford United in the final of the League of Ireland Cup. And he wasn't done yet as a great run of form towards the end of the season helped Brian to his third League of Ireland Premier Division winners medal, winning by 4 points from closest rivals Shamrock Rovers. His outstanding performances throughout the season was noted by his fellow professionals when he was voted on to the PFAI Team of the Year.[1]
Shelley moved to the Ballarat Red Devils in Australia in the 2010-11 off-season, stringing together some dominating performances for the club in the Victorian State League 2 (NW).
Following his successful first season, Shelley signed with the Red Devils for 2 years as Manager of the club, during October 2011.