Brian Irvine (footballer)

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This article is about the Scottish footballer. For the Northern Irish composer, see Brian Irvine .

Personal information
Brian Irvine
Full name	Brian Irvine
Date of birth	May 24, 1965 (1965-05-24) (age 43)
Place of birth	Bellshill, Scotland
Playing position	Defender (Retired)
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1983–1985 1985–1997 1997–1999 1999–2003	Falkirk Aberdeen Dundee Ross County Total	038 0(0) 306 (28) 069 0(4) 120 (13) 533 (45)
National team
1990–1994	Scotland	009 0(0)
Teams managed
2006	Elgin City
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Brian Irvine (born 24 May 1965 in Bellshill, Scotland) is a former international footballer who played as a defender. His older brother Alan is also a former footballer.

[edit] Career

Irvine began his career with Falkirk in 1983. After two years and nearly forty league appearances for the Bairns - where he played alongside his brother - Irvine moved to Aberdeen. During his twelve years with the Dons, Irvine won the Scottish Cup and was capped nine times by Scotland but was also diagnosed in June 1995 with multiple sclerosis. Despite his diagnosis, Irvine returned to action as a substitute just four months later. After playing over 300 league matches, Irvine left Pittodrie in 1997 and moved to Dundee, featuring nearly seventy times in two years. In 1999, Irvine moved to Ross County, where he finished his playing career in 2003.

After retiring, Irvine stayed with County as a coach, taking his first managerial job in January 2006 with Elgin City.^[1] In December that year, with the club bottom of the table, Irvine left the club.^[1]