Deryn Brace (born 15 March 1975) is a Welsh footballer.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Deryn Paul John Brace | ||
| Date of birth | 15 March 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Haverfordwest, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 19??–1993 | Norwich City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | Norwich City | 0 | (0) |
| 1994–2000 | Wrexham | 89 | (2) |
| 2000 | Llanelli | 2 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Carmarthen Town | 13 | (1) |
| 2001–2006 | Haverfordwest County | 130 | (0) |
| 2006–2011 | Carmarthen Town | 44 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Tenby | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Haverfordwest County | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1992 | Wales U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 1994–1997 | Wales U21 | 8 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2006 | Haverfordwest County | ||
| 2007–2010 | Carmarthen Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2010 | |||
Career
editBorn in Haverfordwest, Brace began his career as a trainee with Norwich City, turning professional in July 1993. He left in April 1994 to join Wrexham having failed to make the first team at Carrow Road. He spent six years with Wrexham, playing in over 100 league games, and also playing in the European Cup Winners Cup and in an FA Cup quarter final. He won ten Under 21 caps for Wales and only missed a full cap through illness, having contracted pneumonia.
He was released by Wrexham in May 2000 and early in the following season joined Llanelli. Later that season he moved to Carmarthen Town and during the 2001–02 season left to join Haverfordwest County. In June 2002 he was appointed player-manager of Haverfordwest, at the age of just 27 years, guiding them to a UEFA Cup spot in his second season in charge. He also works full-time as postman and stepped down from his manager's post due to his work commitments in October 2006. He initially remained as player,[1][2] but was released later that month by new manager Derek Brazil[3] and rejoined Carmarthen Town.[4]
He was appointed as player-manager of Carmarthen in May 2007,[5] where he remained for three years before stepping down in June 2010.[6]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 8 June 2010
| Team | Country | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Haverfordwest County | 
|
June 2002 | 4 October 2006 | 168 | 66 | 50 | 52 | 39.29 |
| Carmarthen Town |
|
23 May 2007 | 8 June 2010 | 126 | 46 | 32 | 48 | 36.51 |
| Total | 294 | 112 | 82 | 100 | 38.1 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Brace quits County". NonLeagueDaily. 4 October 2006. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Brazil takes Haverfordwest post". BBC Sport. 9 October 2006. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
- ^ "Brace no longer at Haverfordwest". BBC Sport. 25 October 2006. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
- ^ "Brace joins Carmarthen". 16 November 2006. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Brace in for Jones at Carmarthen". BBC Sport. 23 May 2007. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
- ^ "Old gold boss felt it was time to go". welsh-premier.com. 8 June 2010. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
External links
edit- Deryn Brace at Soccerbase
- Welsh Premier League profile
- Wales stats at 11v11
