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Brian McGovern (footballer)

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{{Infobox football biography | name = Brian McGovern | image = | fullname = | height = 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | birth_date = (1980-04-28) April 28, 1980 (age 44) | birth_place = Dublin, Ireland | position = Defender | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Cherry Orchard | years1 = 1997-2000 | years2 = 1999-2000 (loan) | years3 = 2000-2002 | years4 = 2002-2003 | years5 = 2003 | years6 = 2003-2004 | years7 = 2005 | years8 = 2005-2006 | clubs1 = Arsenal F.C. | clubs2 = Queens Park Rangers | clubs3 = Norwich City F.C. | clubs4 = Peterborough United | clubs5 = St Patrick's Athletic F.C. | clubs6 = Longford Town F.C. | clubs7 = Shamrock Rovers | clubs8 = Bray Wanderers F.C. | club 9=[[Jake said he didn't diarmo | caps2 = 5 y | caps3 = 21 | caps4 = 1 | caps5 = 0 | caps6 = 41 | caps7 = 4 | caps8 = 34 | goals1 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | goals3 = 1 | goals4 = 0 | goals5 = 0 | goals6 = 2 | goals7 = 0 | goals8 = 1 | totalcaps = 107 | totalgoals = 4 }} Brian McGovern (born 28 April 1980 in Dublin) is a retired Irish footballer.

The former Irish U18 and U21 player had joined Arsenal as a trainee in summer 1997. 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, scoring once against Tranmere Rovers,[1] and was released in October 2002. He joined Peterborough United but after failing to establish himself there also, and returned to Ireland when a move to Inverness Caledonian Thistle fell through. Briefly with St Patricks Athletic before going to Longford Town, where again a move to Calley fell through in autumn 2004.

Signed by the seasiders from Shamrock Rovers, who had signed him on loan from Longford Town, where he had failed to command a place.

Brian McGovern departed from Bray Wanderers in December 2006 having made a total of 40 appearances.

He made his Rovers debut on 25 March 2005.

Sources

  • Canary Citizens by Mark Davage, John Eastwood, Kevin Platt, published by Jarrold Publishing, (2001), ISBN 0-7117-2020-7

References

  1. ^ "Tranmere 0-1 Norwich". BBC. 14 April 2001. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
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