Brian McGovern

Infobox Football biography
playername = Brian McGovern


fullname = Brian McGovern
height = height|ft=6|in=1
weight =
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|4|28
cityofbirth = Dublin
countryofbirth = Ireland
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1999-2000
1999-2000 (loan)
2000-2002
2002-2003
2003
2003-2005
2005
2005-2006
clubs = 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.
caps(goals) = 1 (0)
5 (0)
21 (1)
1 (0)
? (?)
? (?)
4 (0)
? (?)

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 [http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/reports/vshels_250305.html] .

ources

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

External links

* [http://www.ex-canaries.co.uk/players/mcgovern.htm Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk]
* [http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=18785 Brian McGovern career stats at Soccerbase]