| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dimitris Brinias | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Adelaide, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper Coach | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Cumberland United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2002 | A.F.C. Bournemouth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2003 | Panathinaikos FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2003—2005 | Wollongong Wolves | ||
| Frenasos FC | |||
| 2006 | Connah's Quay Nomads F.C. | 5 | (0) |
| 2006 | Ayia Napa FC | ||
| 2006 | Bangor City F.C. | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | Galway United | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | Olympos Xylofagou | ||
| 2008 | White City Woodville | 18 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| Cumberland United (gk coach) | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 January 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Dimitris Brinias (born 2 March 1984 in Adelaide, South Australia) is a Greek-Australian football (soccer) player, currently signed as a goalkeeper with White City Woodville.
While playing for the A.F.C. Bournemouth youth team in England, Brinias signed a one-year contract with Greek Super League club Panathinaikos FC, after writing to the team and being invited to Greece for trials.[1] He played for Pana's third division feeder team, Marko, for the 2002-03 season, before returning to Australia to play for Wollongong Wolves in the New South Wales Premier League.[2]
After a spell with Cyprus third division club Frenaros FC 2000, Brinias spent several months (August to October 2006) playing for Welsh club Connah's Quay Nomads F.C. as a replacement for injured goalkeeper Paul Smith, making his debut in the Nomads' 2–1 victory over Newtown.[3] He went back to Cyprus to play for AOAN Agia Napa on 12 October,[4] and then returned to Wales where he made one appearance for Bangor City.[5]
On 22 January 2007, Irish Premier League club Galway United F.C. announced that Brinias has signed with them. He made his debut for Galway on 9 March in a match against Sligo Rovers F.C., United lost the match 2–0.[6] He was released from his contract with Galway United, having only played one match, and later signed for Olympos Xylofagou in Cyprus. In 2008 he signed for White City Woodville.