Brian Welsh

Brian Welsh (born 23 February 1969) is a Scottish football player and coach. He began his playing career with Dundee United, where he made 140 league appearances and was part of the team that won the 1994 Scottish Cup Final. He joined Hibernian in 1996, where he spent three years, before ending his career with brief spells at Stenhousemuir, Clydebank and Cowdenbeath. He also represented the Scotland under-19 team.

Brian Welsh
Personal information
Full name Brian Welsh
Date of birth (1969-02-23) 23 February 1969
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Tynecastle BC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1996 Dundee United 140 (10)
1996–1999 Hibernian 32 (1)
2000 Stenhousemuir 8 (1)
2000 Clydebank 7 (1)
2000–2002 Cowdenbeath 4 (0)
Total 191 (13)
National team
1986–1987 Scotland under-19
Teams managed
2006–2008 Cowdenbeath
2012 Livingston (caretaker)
2018– Northern Virginia United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Welsh returned to Cowdenbeath as manager from 2006 to 2008 and later became Head of Youth Development at Livingston, where he was also briefly caretaker manager. He subsequently emigrated to the United States, where he is involved in youth coaching.

Playing career

Welsh began his career with Dundee United, making his debut in the 1986–87 season. During that season, Welsh was part of the 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 World Youth Championship, losing on penalties to 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.[1] 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 in 1996.[1]

In August 1996 Welsh left Dundee United to join Hibernian for a £200,000 transfer fee.[1] Leaving Hibernian after three years, Welsh subsequently had spells with Stenhousemuir, Clydebank and finally Cowdenbeath, before retiring in 2002.

Welsh began legal proceedings against Malcolm Morrison, who was employed as Hibernian club doctor during his time with the club, in 2008.[2] He claimed that an injection administered by Morrison had ruined his career,[2] and an out-of-court settlement for a "substantial sum" was reached.[2]

Coaching career

After his playing retirement he helped coach the Cowdenbeath squad before being appointed team manager in October 2006, succeeding Mixu Paatelainen.[3] Welsh was sacked by Cowdenbeath in June 2008, following their relegation to the Third Division.[4] In 2009, Welsh won a compensation claim against Cowdenbeath for his dismissal as manager in June 2008.[4] 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.[4]

Welsh was appointed head of youth development by Livingston in July 2009.[5]

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 since January 2018.

Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLg CupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dundee United1986–871000000010
1987–881100000011
1988–891000000010
1989–905000000050
1990–91170204130261
1991–92111000000111
1992–93151111000172
1993–94361724020493
1994–95284302020354
1995–9625210200000
Total140101431317017414
Hibernian1995–961000000010
1996–97150001000160
1997–98171000000171
Total321001000331
Stenhousemuir1999–008100000081
Total8100000081
Clydebank2000–017100001081
Total7100001081
Cowdenbeath2000–012000000020
2001–022000000020
Total4000000040
Career total191131431418022717

Honours
Dundee United
1993–94

References
  1. "Dundee United A – Z ( W )". Dundee United F.C. official website. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
  2. Niven, Lars (30 April 2008). "Jab claim footballer settles out of court". The Courier. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2008.
  3. "Welsh named new Cowdenbeath boss". BBC Sport website. 30 October 2006.
  4. "Football boss wins legal battle". BBC News. BBC. 11 February 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
  5. "Bollan to be named Livi manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
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