Brian McDermott (footballer)
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| Brian McDermott | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian McDermott | |
| Date of birth | April 8, 1961 (age 46) | |
| Place of birth | Slough, Berkshire, England | |
| Playing position | Reserve Team Manager & Chief Scout | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Reading F.C. | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1978-84 1983 1984 1984-87 1986 1987-88 1988-90 |
Arsenal → Fulham → IFK Norrköping (loan) Oxford United → Huddersfield Town Cardiff City Exeter City |
61 (12) 3 (0) ? (?) 24 (2) 4 (1) 51 (8) 68 (4) |
| Teams managed | ||
| Woking Slough |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Brian James McDermott (born 8 April 1961 in Slough, Berkshire) is a football player and coach. He is currently the Reserve Team Manager and Chief Scout at Reading Football Club.
[edit] Playing career
McDermott joined Arsenal as an apprentice in January 1977 and signed professional forms with the club in February 1979. He was a regular in Arsenal's reserve team, finishing top scorer in the London Combination in 1978-79, before making his debut as a substitute against Bristol City on March 10, 1979. He did not properly break into the Arsenal first team until the 1980-81 season, notching 45 appearances (14 as sub) in all competitions in that season and 1981-82.
Unable to match his goalscoring rate at the top level, he featured much less in the 1982-83 and 1983-84 seasons and was loaned out twice, once to Fulham in 1983 and once to IFK Norrköping between April and October 1984, where he was named Sweden's Player of the Year.[citation needed] He moved to Oxford United in December 1984, having played 70 games for Arsenal, scoring 13 goals.
His later career included a spell at Huddersfield Town on loan, before stints at Cardiff City and Exeter City.
[edit] Coaching career
He joined Reading as Chief Scout in September 2000, taking over from the late Maurice Evans.
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| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | McDermott, Brian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Chief Scout |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8 April 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Slough, Berkshire |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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