Brendan John O'Connell (born 12 November 1966) is a former professional footballer who made 451 appearances and scored 79 goals in the Football League playing as a midfielder for Portsmouth, Exeter City, Burnley, Huddersfield Town, Barnsley, Charlton Athletic and Wigan Athletic.[2] Forced to retire from playing because of a blood clot in his leg, O'Connell went on to coach Wigan Athletic's youth and reserve teams, played briefly for Rossendale United in the North West Counties League,[3] and in 2003 became player/assistant manager of Northwich Victoria.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brendan John O'Connell | ||
| Date of birth | 12 November 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Lambeth, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1986 | Portsmouth | 0 | (0) |
| 1986–1988 | Exeter City | 81 | (19) |
| 1988–1990 | Burnley | 64 | (17) |
| 1990 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 1990–1996 | Barnsley | 240 | (35) |
| 1996–1997 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | (2) |
| 1997–1998 | Wigan Athletic | 17 | (5) |
| 2001–200x | Rossendale United | ||
| 2003–200x | Northwich Victoria | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Retirement
editAfter retiring from playing in professional sports, O’Connell became a head soccer coach for the University of Calgary Dinos until 2023 [5]
Honours
editIndividual
References
edit- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 166. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ "Brendan O'Connell". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
- ^ Ramsdale, Bernard. "Latics A-Z : Brendan O'Connell to Ian Purdie". Ye Olde Tree and Crown. Retrieved 2 September 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Oliver, Pete (16 June 2003). "Davis relishing Vics challenge". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
- ^ University of Calgary (2024). "Dinos University of Calgary". Godinos.com.
- ^ "Barnsley Player of the Season". Barnsley FC. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
External links
edit- Brendan O'Connell at Soccerbase
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