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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|11|8|df=y}} |
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| birth_place = [[Edinburgh]], Scotland |
| birth_place = [[Edinburgh]], Scotland |
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| height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}} |
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| position = [[Defender (football)|Defender]] |
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| youthclubs1 = Tynecastle BC |
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| years1 = 1985–1996 | caps1 = 140 | goals1 = 10 | clubs1 = [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] |
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| years2 = 1996–1999 | caps2 = 32 | goals2 = 1 | clubs2 = [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] |
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| years3 = 2000 | caps3 = 8 | goals3 = 1 | clubs3 = [[Stenhousemuir F.C.|Stenhousemuir]] |
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| years4 = 2000 | caps4 = 7 | goals4 = 1 | clubs4 = [[Clydebank F.C.|Clydebank]] |
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| years5 = 2000–2002 | caps5 = 4 | goals5 = 0 | clubs5 = [[Cowdenbeath F.C.|Cowdenbeath]] |
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| totalcaps = 191 | totalgoals = 13 |
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| nationalyears1 = 1986–1987 | nationalteam1 = [[Scotland national under-19 football team|Scotland under-19]] |
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| manageryears1 = 2006–2008 | managerclubs1 = [[Cowdenbeath F.C.|Cowdenbeath]] |
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| manageryears2 = 2012 | managerclubs2 = [[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]] (caretaker) |
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| manageryears3 = 2018– | managerclubs3 = [[Northern Virginia United FC|Northern Virginia United]] |
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'''Brian Welsh''' (born 11 August 1964) is a Scottish Businessman, Now located In Southern England. He was famously known for being a manager of Hastings Pier, that was run by Hastings Council. He Has Five Children, Dean Welsh, Connor Welsh, Jordan Welsh, Luke Welsh and Chantalle Welsh. |
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'''Brian Welsh''' (born 23 February 1969) is a Scottish [[association football|football]] player and coach. He began his playing career with [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]], where he made 140 league appearances and was part of the team that won the [[1994 Scottish Cup Final]]. He joined [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] in 1996, where he spent three years, before ending his career with brief spells at [[Stenhousemuir F.C.|Stenhousemuir]], [[Clydebank F.C.|Clydebank]] and [[Cowdenbeath F.C.|Cowdenbeath]]. He also represented the [[Scotland national under-19 football team|Scotland under-19 team]]. |
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Brian Welsh, a local businessman who formerly ran a nightclub in the ballroom on Hastings Pier, wants to be allowed to open the bar to serve alcohol between 10am and midnight on Monday to Sunday. It is not known whether or not the bar will keep the name The Gritti Palace and it is believed that should the application prove successful Mr Welsh' son Dean will take over the day-to-day management. Dean Welsh was in court last month accused of assaulting a taxi driver, making off without paying and breaching a community order. He admitted all three charges but his lawyer claimed he had turned his life around and told magistrates he was preparing to manage a new bar his father was opening. |
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Welsh returned to Cowdenbeath as manager from 2006 to 2008 and later became Head of Youth Development at [[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]], where he was also briefly [[caretaker manager]]. He subsequently emigrated to the United States, where he is involved in youth coaching. |
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Read more at https://www.hastingsobserver.co.uk/news/popular-pub-on-the-pier-to-reopen-1-1449742 |
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== Playing career == |
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Welsh began his career with [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]], making his debut in the [[1986-87 in Scottish football|1986–87 season]]. During that season, Welsh was part of the [[Scotland national under-19 football team|Scotland under-19]] team who reached the semi-finals of the [[UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship]], losing 1–0 to Italy. The following year, he reached the quarter-finals of the [[FIFA U-20 World Cup|World Youth Championship]], losing on penalties to [[Germany national football team|West Germany]]. Welsh became a regular in the United side in 1993–94 and helped the club win the [[Scottish Cup]] for the first time, particularly by scoring in the semi-final against [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]].<ref name = "dufc"/> He then experienced relegation in 1995 and subsequent promotion with the club. Welsh scored a crucial goal in a promotion play-off match against [[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]] in 1996.<ref name="dufc">{{cite web |url=http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?pg=305 |title=Dundee United A – Z ( W ) |publisher=[[Dundee United F.C.]] official website |accessdate=30 September 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510120207/http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?pg=305 |archivedate=10 May 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> |
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In August 1996 Welsh left Dundee United to join [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] for a £200,000 transfer fee.<ref name = "dufc"/> Leaving Hibernian after three years, Welsh subsequently had spells with [[Stenhousemuir F.C.|Stenhousemuir]], [[Clydebank F.C.|Clydebank]] and finally [[Cowdenbeath F.C.|Cowdenbeath]], before retiring in 2002. |
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Welsh began legal proceedings against Malcolm Morrison, who was employed as Hibernian club doctor during his time with the club, in 2008.<ref name="court"/> He claimed that an injection administered by Morrison had ruined his career,<ref name="court">{{cite web|url=http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2008/04/30/newsstory11287177t0.asp|title=Jab claim footballer settles out of court|last=Niven|first=Lars|date=30 April 2008|publisher=|work=[[The Courier (Dundee)|The Courier]]|accessdate=30 April 2008|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329032116/http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2008/04/30/newsstory11287177t0.asp|archivedate=29 March 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and an out-of-court settlement for a "substantial sum" was reached.<ref name="court" /> |
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== Coaching career == |
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After his playing retirement he helped coach the Cowdenbeath squad before being appointed team [[manager (association football)|manager]] in October 2006, succeeding [[Mixu Paatelainen]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/6100192.stm|title=Welsh named new Cowdenbeath boss|publisher=BBC Sport website|date=30 October 2006}}</ref> Welsh was sacked by Cowdenbeath in June 2008, following their relegation to the [[Scottish Football League Third Division|Third Division]].<ref name ="dismissal claim"/> In 2009, Welsh won a compensation claim against Cowdenbeath for his dismissal as manager in June 2008.<ref name ="dismissal claim">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7883438.stm|title=Football boss wins legal battle |date=11 February 2009|publisher=BBC |work=BBC News|accessdate=11 February 2009}}</ref> The club stated that they had dismissed Welsh because he had incurred touchline bans due to misbehaviour during matches, but the judge ruled in his favour because the club had taken no action at the time and had dismissed him for unconnected reasons.<ref name ="dismissal claim"/> |
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Welsh was appointed head of youth development by [[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]] in July 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/livingston/8179036.stm|publisher=BBC|title=Bollan to be named Livi manager |work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=31 July 2009|accessdate=19 October 2011}}</ref> |
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He subsequently moved to the United States, where he became Technical Director for Braddock Road Elite Travel Soccer of the Braddock Road Youth Club in [[Fairfax, Virginia]]. Currently, he has been appointed as the head coach for [[Northern Virginia United FC| Northern Virginia United]] since January 2018. |
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== Career statistics == |
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! rowspan="2"|Club !! rowspan="2"|Season !! colspan="2"|League !! colspan="2"|Cup !! colspan="2"|Lg Cup !! colspan="2"|Other !! colspan="2"|Total |
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! Apps !! Goals !! Apps !! Goals !! Apps !! Goals !! Apps !! Goals !! Apps !! Goals |
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| rowspan="11"|[[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] || [[1986-87 in Scottish football|1986–87]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 |
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| [[1987-88 in Scottish football|1987–88]] || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 |
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| [[1988-89 in Scottish football|1988–89]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 |
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| [[1989-90 in Scottish football|1989–90]] || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 0 |
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| [[1990-91 in Scottish football|1990–91]] || 17 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 4 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 26 || 1 |
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| [[1991-92 in Scottish football|1991–92]] || 11 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 11 || 1 |
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| [[1992-93 in Scottish football|1992–93]] || 15 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 17 || 2 |
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| [[1993-94 in Scottish football|1993–94]] || 36 || 1 || 7 || 2 || 4 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 49 || 3 |
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| [[1994-95 in Scottish football|1994–95]] || 28 || 4 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 35 || 4 |
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| [[1995-96 in Scottish football|1995–96]] || 25 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |
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! Total !! 140 !! 10 !! 14 !! 3 !! 13 !! 1 !! 7 !! 0 !! 174 !! 14 |
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| rowspan="4"|[[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] || [[1995-96 in Scottish football|1995–96]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 |
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|[[1996-97 in Scottish football|1996–97]] || 15 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 16 || 0 |
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| [[1997-98 in Scottish football|1997–98]] || 17 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 17 || 1 |
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! Total !! 32 !! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 33 !! 1 |
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| rowspan="2"|[[Stenhousemuir F.C.|Stenhousemuir]] || [[1999-00 in Scottish football|1999–00]] || 8 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 1 |
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! Total !! 8 !! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 8 !! 1 |
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| rowspan="2"|[[Clydebank F.C.|Clydebank]] || [[2000-01 in Scottish football|2000–01]] || 7 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 8 || 1 |
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! Total !! 7 !! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 1 !! 0 !! 8 !! 1 |
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| rowspan="3"|[[Cowdenbeath F.C.|Cowdenbeath]] || [[2000-01 in Scottish football|2000–01]] || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 |
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|[[2001-02 in Scottish football|2001–02]] || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 |
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! Total !! 4 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 4 !! 0 |
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! colspan="2"|Career total !! 191 !! 13 !! 14 !! 3 !! 14 !! 1 !! 8 !! 0 !! 227 !! 17 |
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== Honours == |
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;Dundee United |
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* '''[[Scottish Cup]]: 1''' |
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:: [[1993-94 in Scottish football|1993–94]] |
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==External links== |
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<!-- *[http://www.cowdenbeathfc.com/onfield/backroom/bwelsh.shtml Official website profile]--> |
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* {{Soccerbase}} |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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{{Cowdenbeath F.C. managers}} |
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{{Livingston F.C. managers}} |
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{{Dundee United F.C. Hall of Fame}} |
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[[Category:1969 births]] |
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[[Category:Clydebank F.C. players]] |
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[[Category:Cowdenbeath F.C. managers]] |
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[[Category:Dundee United F.C. players]] |
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[[Category:Association football defenders]] |
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[[Category:Hibernian F.C. players]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Edinburgh]] |
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[[Category:Scottish Football League managers]] |
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Revision as of 16:32, 10 February 2019
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| Full name | Brian Welsh | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Brian Welsh (born 11 August 1964) is a Scottish Businessman, Now located In Southern England. He was famously known for being a manager of Hastings Pier, that was run by Hastings Council. He Has Five Children, Dean Welsh, Connor Welsh, Jordan Welsh, Luke Welsh and Chantalle Welsh.
Brian Welsh, a local businessman who formerly ran a nightclub in the ballroom on Hastings Pier, wants to be allowed to open the bar to serve alcohol between 10am and midnight on Monday to Sunday. It is not known whether or not the bar will keep the name The Gritti Palace and it is believed that should the application prove successful Mr Welsh' son Dean will take over the day-to-day management. Dean Welsh was in court last month accused of assaulting a taxi driver, making off without paying and breaching a community order. He admitted all three charges but his lawyer claimed he had turned his life around and told magistrates he was preparing to manage a new bar his father was opening.
Read more at https://www.hastingsobserver.co.uk/news/popular-pub-on-the-pier-to-reopen-1-1449742
