Brian Deane
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Christopher Deane | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Doncaster Rovers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1988 | Doncaster Rovers | 66 | (12) |
| 1988–1993 | Sheffield United | 198 | (83) |
| 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 | 653 | (195) | |
| National team | |||
| 1991 | England B | 3 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | England | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012–2014 | Sarpsborg 08 | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Brian Christopher Deane (born 7 February 1968 in Leeds) is an English football coach and former player whose most recent 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, 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.
Signed for £25,000 from Doncaster Rovers in the close season of 1988, Deane first played and scored for Sheffield United in an 8–1 victory against Skegness Town. His first league goal came in the Third Division in the opening game of the season against Reading but his hero status did not really start until 17 September, when both he and Tony Agana hit hat-tricks in a 6–1 victory over Chester City. It was the first double hat-trick by a United player since Harry Johnson and Arthur Mercer helped the Blades to their record 11–2 victory over Cardiff City on 1 January 1926.
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