Brian Close (footballer, born 1982) explained

Brian Close
Fullname:Brian Aidan Close
Birth Date:27 January 1982
Birth Place:Belfast, Northern Ireland
Position:Defender, Midfielder
Currentclub:Guisborough Town
Years1:2002–2004
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2003
Clubs2:Chesterfield (loan)
Caps2:8
Goals2:1
Years3:2004–2007
Caps3:83
Goals3:0
Years4:2007–2009
Clubs4:Billingham Synthonia
Years5:20??–2011
Clubs5:Stokesley
Years6:2011–2013
Clubs6:Sunderland RCA
Years7:2013–2015
Clubs7:West Auckland Town
Years8:2015–2016
Clubs8:Newton Aycliffe
Years9:2016–2017
Clubs9:West Auckland Town
Years10:2017–
Clubs10:Guisborough Town
Nationalyears1:2001–2003
Nationalteam1:Northern Ireland U21
Nationalcaps1:10
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2004
Nationalteam2:Northern Ireland U23
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0

Brian Aidan Close (born 27 January 1982) is a Northern Irish football defender or midfielder who plays for club Guisborough Town.

Close played in the Football League for Chesterfield and Darlington. He was on the books of Middlesbrough without playing league football for them, and played non-league football for clubs including Billingham Synthonia,[1] [2] Stokesley, Sunderland RCA,[3] West Auckland Town, with whom he reached and lost in the 2014 FA Vase Final,[4] Newton Aycliffe,[5] and a second spell at West Auckland Town,[6] before joining Guisborough Town in September 2017.[7]

He represented Northern Ireland at under-21 and under-23 level.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A–Z of 'The Synners' 1945/46–2018/19 . Billingham Synthonia FC Archives . Billingham Synthonia FC . 21 November 2019.
  2. Web site: Nicky Mohan in line to face Marske United . Anthony . Vickers . Evening Gazette . Middlesbrough . 2 January 2009 . 21 November 2019.
  3. Web site: Archive: 2011–12: The First Team: Squad pen pictures . Sunderland RCA . 21 November 2019.
  4. Web site: West Auckland beaten in FA Vase final . Steph . Clark . The Northern Echo . Darlington . 10 May 2014 . 21 November 2019.
  5. Web site: West boss Campbell tells his players to run through brick walls . The Northern Echo . Darlington . 7 August 2015 . 21 November 2019.
  6. Web site: West boss Williams fumes at costly poor defending . Ray . Simpson . The Northern Echo . Darlington . 18 December 2016 . 21 November 2019.
  7. Web site: Latest Moves . Pitchero Non-League . 28 September 2017 . 21 November 2019.
  8. Web site: Brian Close . NIFG . 21 November 2019.