| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Louie Donowa | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Ipswich, England | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1982 | Norwich City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1982–1986 | Norwich City | 62 | (11) |
| 1985 | → Stoke City (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 1986–1989 | Deportivo de La Coruña | 85 | (20) |
| 1989 | Willem II | 13 | (4) |
| 1989–1990 | Ipswich Town | 23 | (1) |
| 1990–1991 | Bristol City | 24 | (3) |
| 1991–1997 | Birmingham City | 116 | (18) |
| 1993 | → Burnley (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1993 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1994 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1996 | → Walsall (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 1996–1997 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 1997 | Peterborough United | 17 | (0) |
| 1997 | Walsall | 6 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Ayr United | 9 | (0) |
| 1998 | FC Inter Turku | 4 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | Boston United | 1 | (0) |
| 2000 | Tamworth | ||
| National team | |||
| 1985 | England U21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Brian Louie Donowa (born 24 September 1964) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. He made nearly 400 appearances for a variety of clubs in the Football League and also played in several other European countries.
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Born in Ipswich, Suffolk, Donowa began his career with Norwich City F.C.. He was a member of the City youth team that won the FA Youth Cup in 1983 and the Norwich side that won the League Cup in 1985.
He was capped by England under-21s during his time at Carrow Road. Shortly into the 1985–86 season he signed for Spanish club Deportivo La Coruna for a fee of £50,000.
In 1989 he returned to England and played for Ipswich Town F.C., Bristol City F.C., Birmingham City F.C., Burnley F.C., Crystal Palace F.C., Shrewsbury Town F.C., Swansea City A.F.C., Walsall F.C. and Peterborough United F.C..
He also played in the Netherlands, Scotland and Finland and in English non-league football, finally retiring in 2000. His last club was non-league Tamworth.