Brian Sparrow
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 June 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Bethnal Green, England | ||
| Playing position | Full back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1977–1982 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1984 | Arsenal | 2 | (0) |
| 1982 | → Wimbledon (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 1983 | → Millwall (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 1984 | → Gillingham (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 1984–1987 | Crystal Palace | 63 | (2) |
| Enfield | |||
| Total | 92 | (6) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1991–1992 | Crawley Town | ||
| 1996 | Crawley Town | ||
| 2012 | Shenzhen Main Sports | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Brian Sparrow (born 24 June 1962) is an English former professional footballer who played as a full back.
Career
Born in Bethnal Green, Sparrow began his career at Arsenal,[1] from where he spent loan spells at Wimbledon, Millwall and Gillingham.[2] After spending three seasons with Crystal Palace,[3] Sparrow dropped down to non-league football with Enfield.
After retiring as a player, Sparrow worked as a coach for Brentford and Crystal Palace.[4] On 26 February 2012, Sparrow was appointed as the manager of China League Two side Shenzhen Main Sports, the same day the club was founded.[5][6] He left China after club boss Sammy Yu resigned in July 2012.[7]
References
- ↑ "Profile". Arsenal F.C.
- ↑ "ARSENAL : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
- ↑ "CRYSTAL PALACE : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
- ↑ "Sparrow's an Eagle". BBC Sport. 25 July 2000.
- ↑ "余怀英组新军征战中乙 前阿森纳球员深圳执教鞭". Sohu Sports.
- ↑ "Shenzhen out to recapture former glory". China Daily.
- ↑ 深圳中乙队主席被迫退出 自称因生命安全被威胁 (Chinese)
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