Brendan Carroll (footballer) explained

Brendan Carroll
Fullname:Brendan Carroll
Birth Place:Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland
Position:Centre-forward
Years1:1944–1946
Years2:1946–1947
Clubs2:Bohemians
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Years3:1947–1950
Clubs3:Shelbourne
Caps3:32
Goals3:23
Years4:1950–1951
Clubs4:Transport
Caps4:9
Goals4:2
Years5:1951–1957
Nationalyears1:1949
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1949
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals2:0

Brendan Carroll (died 14 June 2007) was an Irish professional football player in the League of Ireland.

He played for Bray Wanderers from 1944 before moving to Bohemians briefly on his way to a successful career at Shelbourne whom he joined in 1947. He was top scorer for Shelbourne in seasons 1947/48 and 1948/49 and was also twice picked for his national team. Carroll made two appearances for the Republic of Ireland national football team. He made his international debut on 24 April 1949 in a 2–0 defeat to Belgium at Dalymount Park.