Deryn Brace

Deryn Brace

Personal information
Full name	Deryn Paul John Brace
Date of birth	15 March 1975 (1975-03-15) (age 36)
Place of birth	Haverfordwest, Wales
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
19??–1993	Norwich City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1993–1994	Norwich City	0	(0)
1994–2000	Wrexham	89	(2)
2000	Llanelli	2	(0)
2000–2001	Carmarthen Town	13	(1)
2001–2006	Haverfordwest County	130	(0)
2006–	Carmarthen Town	44	(0)
National team
	Wales U18	1	(0)
	Wales U21	10	(?)
Teams managed
2002–2006	Haverfordwest County
2007–2010	Carmarthen Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 May 2010. † Appearances (Goals).

Deryn Brace (born 15 March 1975) is a Welsh former footballer.

Career

Born in Haverfordwest, Brace began his career as a trainee with Norwich City, turning professional in July 1993. He left in April 1994 to join Wrexham having failed to make the first team at Carrow Road. He spent six years with Wrexham, playing in over 100 league games, and also playing in the European Cup Winners Cup and in an FA Cup quarter final. He won ten Under 21 caps for Wales and only missed a full cap through illness, having contracted pneumonia.

He was released by Wrexham in May 2000 and early in the following season joined Llanelli. Later that season he moved to Carmarthen Town and during the 2001-02 season left to join Haverfordwest County. In June 2002 he was appointed player-manager of Haverfordwest, at the age of just 27 years, guiding them to a UEFA Cup spot in his second season in charge. He also works full-time as postman and stepped down from his manager’s post due to his work commitments in October 2006. He initially remained as player,^[1][2] but was released later that month by new manager Derek Brazil^[3] and rejoined Carmarthen Town.^[4]

He was appointed as player-manager of Carmarthen in May 2007,^[5] where he remained for three years before stepping down in June 2010.^[6]

Managerial statistics

As of 8 June 2010

Team	Country	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Haverfordwest County		June 2002	4 October 2006	168	66	50	52	39.29
Carmarthen Town		23 May 2007	8 June 2010	126	46	32	48	36.51
Total				294	112	82	100	38.1

References

1. ^ "Brace quits County". NonLeagueDaily. 2006-10-04. http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=37686. Retrieved 2008-12-01. 
2. ^ "Brazil takes Haverfordwest post". BBC Sport. 2006-10-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_of_wales/5406180.stm. Retrieved 2008-12-01. 
3. ^ "Brace no longer at Haverfordwest". BBC Sport. 2006-10-25. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_of_wales/6081840.stm. Retrieved 2008-12-01. 
4. ^ "Brace joins Carmarthen". 2006-11-16. http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=38579. Retrieved 2008-12-01. 
5. ^ "Brace in for Jones at Carmarthen". BBC Sport. 2007-05-23. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_of_wales/6684973.stm. Retrieved 2008-12-01. 
6. ^ "Old gold boss felt it was time to go". welsh-premier.com. 2010-06-08. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/2244-old-gold-boss-felt-it-was-time-to-go. Retrieved 2010-06-08. 

External links

• Deryn Brace career stats at Soccerbase
• Welsh Premier League profile

Persondata
Name	Brace, Deryn
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer; football manager
Date of birth	15 March 1975
Place of birth	Haverfordwest, Wales
Date of death
Place of death