Dean Brett (born 8 December 1992) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a right back or midfielder formerly of Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic and is currently a free agent.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 December 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Right back, midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2017 | Cowdenbeath | 149 | (9) |
| 2017 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | ||
| 2017 | Montrose | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2023 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:08, 16 March 2017 (UTC) | |||
Career
editBrett made his debut for Cowdenbeath in the 2009–10 season.[1]
In February 2017 he was suspended by the club after he admitted breaching professional conduct rules on gambling,[2][3] before being sacked four days later.[4] He had earlier received a four-match ban from the Scottish Football Association for homophobic tweets.[5][6][7]
On 8 March 2017 Brett signed for Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic until the end of the season.[8] After leaving the club at the end of his contract, Brett returned to senior football, signing for Scottish League Two club Montrose on 11 June 2017.[9] Brett, however, left the club less than three weeks after joining, citing lengthy travel times to and from the club as his main motivation behind quitting.[10]
Shortly after leaving Montrose, Brett re-signed for SJFA East Superleague side Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic.[11][12]
Personal life
editIn January 2015 his girlfriend died from cancer; their newborn daughter had died in 2014.[13]
References
edit- ^ Dean Brett at Soccerbase
- ^ "Dean Brett's Cowdenbeath career on line as he admits gambling against own team". BBC Sport. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ "Tranent footballer Dean Brett suspended for betting on matches". East Lothian Courier.
- ^ "League Two Cowdenbeath sack Dean Brett over gambling offences". BBC Sport. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ "Dean Brett: Cowdenbeath defender banned over 'offensive tweets'". BBC Sport. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ Grant Russell (22 February 2017). "Cowdenbeath's Dean Brett banned over homophobic tweets". STV. Archived from the original on 25 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ "Footballer Dean Brett handed four-match ban for offensive tweets". East Lothian Courier.
- ^ Brendan Parkinson (8 March 2017). "Signing update". Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic F.C. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "Petrie strengthens defensive options". Montrose FC. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ Roache, Ian (30 June 2017). "Former Dundee United skipper Sean Dillon joins Montrose as player-coach". The Courier. Dundee. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ Harper, Gavin (6 July 2017). "Dean Brett signs for Bonnyrigg Rose after ending 19-day spell with Montrose". East Lothian Courier. Newsquest. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ "Bonnyrigg's Dean Brett is expecting Tranent to have wised up". www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com.
- ^ Stewart, Stephen (22 January 2015). "Footballer's girlfriend dies months after the couple's baby daughter passed away". Daily Record.