- Brian Kerr (footballer)
Football player infobox
playername = Brian Kerr
fullname =
height = height|ft=5|in=8
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|10|12
cityofbirth = Motherwell
countryofbirth =Scotland
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position =Midfielder
years = 2001–2004
2002
2003
2004
2004–2007
2007–2008
clubs = fc|Newcastle United
→ fc|Coventry City (loan)
→ fc|Livingston (loan)
→ fc|Coventry City (loan)
fc|Motherwell
fc|Hibernian
caps(goals) = 09 (0)
03 (0)
13 (0)
09 (0)
79 (5)
25 (1)
nationalyears = 2003–2004
nationalteam = Scotland
nationalcaps(goals) = 03 (0)
pcupdate = 5 September 2008
ntupdate = 5 September 2008Brian Kerr (born
12 October 1981 ) is a Scottish internationalassociation football player. He is currently without a club after his release byScottish Premier League club fc|Hibernian in September 2008.Kerr started his career with fc|Newcastle United, but failed to hold down a regular first team place. Despite this, he won three caps for Scotland under the management of
Berti Vogts . When Kerr was released by Newcastle in 2004, he signed for his home town club fc|Motherwell, despite having attracted interest from Bundesliga clubBorussia Dortmund . [http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/players/player.php?id=4 Brian Kerr profile] , fc|Motherwell official site.]His career then suffered a major setback when he damaged a
anterior cruciate ligament in a pre-season friendly, causing him to be out of football for almost nine months. After recovering from his injury, Kerr re-established his place in Motherwell's first-team squad, and he scored his first goal for the club with a spectacular strike in a 4–4 draw with fc|Celtic in 2005.In 2007, Kerr left Motherwell and signed a two-year contract with fc|Hibernian.cite news|publisher=BBC Sport|date=
2007-05-03 |title=Collins welcomes capture of Kerr|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/6563711.stm] Kerr scored on his debut for Hibernian against Edinburgh rivals Hearts on 6 August 2007.cite news|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2007-08-06 |accessdate=2007-08-06|title=Hearts 0–1 Hibernian|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6928896.stm] He played regularly under John Collins, but found it harder to hold down a first team place underMixu Paatelainen and was released on 1 September 2008. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/7591944.stm Hibs sign Bamba from Dunfermline] ,BBC Sport , 1 September 2008.]It was reported by
BBC Sport on 12 September 2008 that Kerr was in signing talks withMajor League Soccer clubToronto FC . [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7613027.stm Kerr considering move to Toronto] ,BBC Sport , 12 September 2008. ] He failed to agree terms with Toronto and was given a trial period at fc|Brighton & Hove Albion at the end of September.References
External links
*soccerbase|id=17128|name=Brian Kerr
*SFA Profile|id=22892|name=Brian Kerr
* [http://www.welltrustfc.net/index.php?option=com_wrapper&page=http://www.welltrustfc.net/players/player.php?id=4 WTFC.net profile]
* [http://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/players/briankerr.html London Hearts profile]
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