Brian Deane

Brian Deane
Personal information
Full name Brian Christopher Deane[1]
Date of birth (1968-02-07) 7 February 1968 (age 56)[1]
Place of birth Leeds, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Doncaster Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1988 Doncaster Rovers 66 (12)
1988–1993 Sheffield United 197 (82)
1993–1997 Leeds United 138 (32)
1997–1998 Sheffield United 24 (11)
1998 Benfica 18 (7)
1998–2001 Middlesbrough 87 (18)
2001–2003 Leicester City 52 (19)
2003–2004 West Ham United 26 (6)
2004–2005 Leeds United 31 (6)
2005 Sunderland 4 (0)
2005 Perth Glory 7 (1)
2005–2006 Sheffield United 2 (0)
Total 652 (194)
International career
1991 England B 3 (0)
1991–1992 England 3 (0)
Managerial career
2012–2014 Sarpsborg 08
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brian Christopher Deane (born 7 February 1968) is an English football coach and former player. His most recent managerial position was as the manager of the Norwegian side Sarpsborg 08.

During his playing career, he played as forward from 1985 until 2006. He was the scorer of the first ever goal in the FA Premier League in 1992, when he was a Sheffield United player. Deane also played in the Premier League for Leeds United and Middlesbrough as well as playing top-flight football in Portugal and Australia for Benfica and Perth Glory respectively. He also played in the Football League for Doncaster Rovers, Leicester City (scoring another first goal, this time the first competitive goal at the new Walkers Stadium), West Ham United and Sunderland before finishing his playing career in 2006 with a brief spell back at Sheffield United. Deane was capped three times by England.

  1. ^ a b "Brian Deane". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.