Liam Brady
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 February 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St. Kevin's Boys | |||
| 1971–1973 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1980 | Arsenal | 235 | (43) |
| 1980–1982 | Juventus | 76 | (15) |
| 1982–1984 | Sampdoria | 57 | (6) |
| 1984–1986 | Internazionale | 58 | (5) |
| 1986–1987 | Ascoli | 17 | (0) |
| 1987–1990 | West Ham United | 89 | (9) |
| Total | 532 | (78) | |
| National team | |||
| 1974–1990 | Republic of Ireland | 72 | (9) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1991–1993 | Celtic | ||
| 1993–1995 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| 2008–2010 | Republic of Ireland (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Liam Brady (born 13 February 1956) is an Irish former football player, and former assistant manager of the Republic of Ireland national football team.
In his playing days, Brady was an offensive midfielder renowned for his elegant technical skills, most notably his left foot, and his high-quality passing and close control. He found success both with Arsenal (one FA Cup title) and Juventus (two Serie A titles), and won 72 caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team.
Brady was Head of Youth Development at Arsenal, and is a frequent television pundit with RTÉ Sport.
Brady was born and raised in Dublin and attended St. Aidan's C.B.S., leaving before his Intermediate Certificate. He alleged at the time that he had been expelled for missing a school Gaelic football match to play a schoolboy soccer international; the school denied this.
Brady started his career at Arsenal, moving to London to join the side on schoolboy forms in 1971, at the age of 15. He turned professional on his 17th birthday in 1973, and made his debut on 6 October 1973 against Birmingham City as a substitute for Jeff Blockley, and put in an assured performance. However his next match, in a North London derby against Tottenham Hotspur, Brady had a poor match, and Arsenal manager Bertie Mee decided from then on to use the young Irishman sparingly for the time being. Brady ended the 1973–74 season with 13 appearances (four of them as substitute) to his name.
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