Kieron Brady

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Kieron Brady
Personal information
Full name Kieron Brady
Date of birth (1971-09-17) 17 September 1971 (age 50)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1993 Sunderland 33 (7)
1992 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 4 (3)
National team
1990–1992 Republic of Ireland U21 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Kieron Brady (born 17 September 1971 in Glasgow) is a former professional footballer who played for Sunderland.

Club career[]

Sunderland AFC[1][]

Brady made his debut coming on as a substitute for Paul Hardyman in a 3–1 win against Plymouth Argyle at Roker Park on 18 November 1989. Brady's full debut came in a 2–2 draw with Port Vale F.C. at Roker Park on 30 December 1989. Brady's first goal, a spectacular overhead kick, for Sunderland came in a man of the match performance against West Ham United in a 4–3 victory at Roker Park on 24 March 1990, Brady went on to score his only other goal of that season seven days later in a 1–0 away victory at Bradford City claiming a crucial 3 points as Sunderland went on to win promotion. Brady featured 14 times in the top flight, scoring twice, once against Chelsea F.C. and once against Crystal Palace F.C.. Following Sunderland's relegation Brady would go on to make only 12 further appearances with only 8 in the league finding the net 3 times. Brady played in the 3rd, 5th and 6th rounds of Sunderland's 1992 F.A. Cup run. His final appearance for The Black Cats was on 11 April 1992 as he came off the bench to replace Peter Davenport in a 2–1 defeat at Roker Park to Charlton Athletic.

Doncaster Rovers[]

Brady joined Doncaster Rovers on loan in 1992. His first game was on 23 October 1992 in a 2–1 victory over Hereford United in which he scored a penalty, He went on to play a total of Four times for Doncaster Rovers in the Third Division scoring an impressive three times, including the only goal in a 1–0 victory on 7 November 1992 against Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park making him an instant hit with the fans.[2]

Club career statistics[]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sunderland Division Two 11 2 0 0 1 0 12 2
Sunderland Division One 14 2 1 0 1 0 16 2
1991–92 Sunderland Division Two 8 3 3 0 1 0 12 3
1989–92 Sunderland Total 33 7 4 0 3 0 40 7
Doncaster Rovers (loan) Division Three 4 3 0 0 0 0 4 3
1992 Doncaster Rovers Total 4 3 0 0 0 0 4 3
Career total 37 10 4 0 3 0 44 10

Sunderland A.F.C Goals[1][]

Date Venue Opposition Score Competition
24 Mar 1990 Roker Park West Ham Utd 4-3 Division 2
31 Mar 1990 Valley Parade Bradford City 1-0 Division 2
8 Sep 1990 Stamford Bridge Chelsea F.C. 2-3 Division 1
30 Mar 1991 Roker Park Crystal Palace F.C. 2-1 Division 1
28 Sep 1991 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough F.C. 1-2 Division 2
19 Oct 1991 Vale Park Port Vale F.C. 3-3 Division 2
19 Oct 1991 Vale Park Port Vale F.C. 3-3 Division 2

International career[3][]

Though born in Glasgow, Scotland, Brady represented the Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team at international level, a total of four times. Brady made his International debut on 13 November 1990 at Turners Cross, Cork replacing Mark Kelly against England in the 77th minute. Brady made his first International start on 30 April 1991 against Poland at Oriel Park, Dundalk. He went on to represent the Republic on six occasions, half of them as substitute. Brady played in three qualifiers in the 1990 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship qualifying campaign and in the 1990 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship as well as the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship held in Portugal. [1].

International appearances[]

Date Venue Opposition Score Competition
13 Nov 1990 Cork  England 0-3 UEFA U-21
30 Apr 1991 Dundalk  Poland 1-2 UEFA U-21
14 Jun 1991 Porto  Portugal 0-2 World Yth Cup
17 Jun 1991 Lisbon  South Korea 1-1 World Yth Cup
25 May 1992 Dublin  Albania 3-1 UEFA U-21
17 Nov 1992 Jerez  Spain 1-2 UEFA U-21

Retirement[]

Brady was forced to retire from football in 1993, at age 22, due to a rare medical condition. He suffered from popliteal artery entrapment syndrome, a condition in which calf muscles press on the artery that runs behind the knee. He initially experienced minor leg pains before he was aware of the condition.[4] He sued his former club, club's manager, and club's therapist for failing to send him to a specialist physician earlier. The court found no liability.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 May 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Doncasterrovers.co.uk".
  3. ^ "Kieron Brady". 11v11.com.
  4. ^ "FOOTBALL IS NOT JUST A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH: IT'S NOW ABOUT LITIGATION". SportBusiness. 27 September 2001.
  5. ^ "Player fails to score in #2.4m claim against club Court told rare ailment ended career". The Herald. Glasgow.

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