Brian Green (footballer)

Brian Green

Personal information
Full name	Brian Geoffrey Green
Date of birth	5 June 1935
Place of birth	Droylsden, England
Date of death	14 August 2012 (aged 77)[1]
Place of death	Rochdale, England
Playing position	Centre Forward
Youth career
1953–1954	Haggate Lads
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1954–1958	Rochdale	46	(8)
1958–1959	Southport	20	(7)
1959–1960	Colwyn Bay
1960–1961	Barrow	3	(0)
1961–1962	Altrincham	22	(7)
1962–1963	Exeter City	9	(1)
1963	Chesterfield	2	(0)
1963	Mossley
1964	Sydney Prague
Teams managed
1975–1976	Australia
1976–1977	Rochdale
1980–1982	Bryne
1986–1987	Start
1989, 1991	Egersunds
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Brian Geoffrey Green (5 June 1935 – 14 August 2012) is a former football coach and player. As a player he competed in the Football League as a forward in the 1950s and 1960s for Rochdale, Southport, Barrow, Exeter City and Chesterfield.^[2]

Green was later coach of the Australian national football team in 1975 and 1976.^[3] Green coached in Norway with Bryne from 1980 to 1982,^[4] and with Start in 1986–87.^[5] He later also managed Egersunds in division four in two seasons, 1989 and 1991.

He also had a spell as a coach in Leeds United.^[6]

References

1. "Former manager dies aged 77". Fansnetwork.co.uk. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
2. Football League Career Stats at Neil Brown
3. Stats "Australian player database - GR" Check |url= value (help). Oz Football. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
4. "Brynes Trenere gjennom tidene" (PDF). Bryne Magasinet (in Norwegian): 22. February 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
5. "Historisk oversikt: Trenere" at the Wayback Machine (archived 4 October 2012) (in Norwegian). IK Start. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
6. "Complete A-Z of players 1919-2010: Gabrielson to Gurney". Mossley A.F.C. Retrieved 17 February 2010.