Andy O'Brien
Andy O'Brien | ||
Personnel | ||
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Surname | Andrew James O'Brien | |
birthday | June 29, 1979 | |
place of birth | Harrogate , England | |
size | 191 cm | |
position | Central defender | |
Juniors | ||
Years | station | |
1994-1996 | Bradford City | |
Men's | ||
Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
1996-2001 | Bradford City | 133 (3) |
2001-2005 | Newcastle United | 119 (6) |
2005-2007 | Portsmouth FC | 32 (0) |
2007-2011 | Bolton Wanderers | 74 (1) |
2010-2011 | → Leeds United (loan) | 11 (1) |
2011–2012 | Leeds United | 23 (1) |
2012-2014 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 50 (0) |
National team | ||
Years | selection | Games (goals) |
2001-2006 | Ireland | 26 (1) |
1 Only league games are given. |
Andrew "Andy" James O'Brien (born June 29, 1979 in Harrogate ) is a former Irish soccer player who last played from 2012 to 2014 for the Vancouver Whitecaps .
Career
O'Brien began his football career at Bradford City . From 1994 to 2001 he was under contract there. In 2001, the central defender, who can also play in defensive midfield, moved to Newcastle United . He completed the two seasons 2005/06 and 2006/07 for Portsmouth FC before moving to Bolton Wanderers on August 13, 2007 .
After he was initially on loan to Leeds United in the Football League Championship 2010/11 , Andy O'Brien moved in early January 2011 on a permanent contract basis to the club from Leeds .
Between 2012 and 2014 he played for the Canadian Vancouver Whitecaps .
National team
O'Brien is a former Irish international and was in his country's squad for the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea , where he was not used.
Web links
- Andy O'Brien in the database of weltfussball.de
- Andy O'Brien in the transfermarkt.de database
- Andy O'Brien in the soccerbase.com database
Individual evidence
- ^ "Bolton sign O'Brien from Pompey" (BBC Sport)
- ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps and Andy O'Brien part ways" (Vancouver Sun)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | O'Brien, Andy |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | O'Brien, Andrew James |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish soccer player |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 29, 1979 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Harrogate |