Brian McGovern
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| Brian McGovern | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian McGovern | |
| Date of birth | April 28, 1980 | |
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1999-2000 1999-2000 (loan) 2000-2002 2002-2003 2003 2003-2005 2005 2005-2006 |
Arsenal F.C. Queens Park Rangers Norwich City F.C. Peterborough United St Patrick's Athletic F.C. Longford Town F.C. Shamrock Rovers Bray Wanderers F.C. |
1 (0) 5 (0) 21 (1) 1 (0) ? (?) ? (?) 4 (0) ? (?) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Brian Patrick McGovern (born 28 April 1980 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer.
A defender, he began his career with Arsenal, where he was also capped by the Republic of Ireland under-21s. He made a single appearance for Arsenal, as a substitute against Newcastle United on May 14, 2000, in which a youthful Arsenal side lost 4-2. While with the Gunners, McGovern also had a short loan spell with QPR. Norwich City manager Bryan Hamilton signed McGovern for a fee of £50,000 in August 2000.
McGovern was unable to establish himself in the first team at Carrow Road and was released in October 2002. He joined Peterborough United but after failing to establish himself there also, he returned to his native Ireland, where he played for St Patrick's Athletic, Longford, Shamrock Rovers and Bray Wanderers.
Made his Rovers debut on the 25th of March 2005 [1].
[edit] Sources
- Canary Citizens by Mark Davage, John Eastwood, Kevin Platt, published by Jarrold Publishing, (2001), ISBN 0-7117-2020-7
