Brian Green (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Geoffrey Green | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Droylsden, England | ||
| Date of death | 14 August 2012 (aged 77)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Rochdale, England | ||
| Playing position | Centre Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1953–1954 | Haggate Lads | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1954–1958 | Rochdale | 46 | (8) |
| 1958–1959 | Southport | 20 | (7) |
| 1959–1960 | Colwyn Bay | ||
| 1960–1961 | Barrow | 3 | (0) |
| 1961–1962 | Altrincham | 22 | (7) |
| 1962–1963 | Exeter City | 9 | (1) |
| 1963 | Chesterfield | 2 | (0) |
| 1963 | Mossley | ||
| 1964 | Sydney Prague | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1975–1976 | Australia | ||
| 1976–1977 | Rochdale | ||
| 1980–1982 | Bryne | ||
| 1986–1987 | Start | ||
| 1989, 1991 | Egersunds | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Brian Geoffrey Green (5 June 1935 – 14 August 2012) is a former football coach and player. As a player he competed in the Football League as a forward in the 1950s and 1960s for Rochdale, Southport, Barrow, Exeter City and Chesterfield.[2]
Green was later coach of the Australian national football team in 1975 and 1976.[3] Green coached in Norway with Bryne from 1980 to 1982,[4] and with Start in 1986–87.[5] He later also managed Egersunds in division four in two seasons, 1989 and 1991.
He also had a spell as a coach in Leeds United.[6]
References
- ↑ "Former manager dies aged 77". Fansnetwork.co.uk. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ↑ Football League Career Stats at Neil Brown
- ↑ Stats "Australian player database - GR". Oz Football. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
- ↑ "Brynes Trenere gjennom tidene" (PDF). Bryne Magasinet (in Norwegian): 22. February 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ↑ "Historisk oversikt: Trenere" at the Wayback Machine (archived October 4, 2012) (in Norwegian). IK Start. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ↑ "Complete A-Z of players 1919-2010: Gabrielson to Gurney". Mossley A.F.C. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
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