Brian David Carey (born 31 May 1968[1] in Cork, Ireland) is an Irish football manager and former player. He is currently assistant manager of Doncaster Rovers.
[edit] Playing career
Brian Carey started his football with Greenwood F.C in Togher. He later signed for Cork City where he made a number of appearances in the central of defence.
After several impressive displays, Carey signed for Manchester United on 24 August 1989, but four years later had still not made a first-team appearance despite being 25 years old. In November 1993, he was transferred to Leicester City but failed to win a regular first team place and within three years had been sold to Wrexham, having played 58 tmes in the league for the Foxes. The highlight of his time at Filbert Street came in the 1994 Division One playoff final, when he helped them beat local rivals Derby County 2-1 and win promotion to the FA Premier League after seven years away from the top flight.
The former Wrexham captain's time at the Racecourse Ground spanned nine years, taking in one promotion, two relegations and an FA Cup quarter final. Following his retirement as a player through injury in July 2005, he remained at Wrexham as a coach.
[edit] Management career
He took up the reins at Wrexham following the shock departure of Denis Smith on 12 January 2007. This was originally on a temporary basis until the end of the season. Wrexham were in severe danger of relegation to the Conference, but survived after 3–1 win against relegation rivals Boston United on the final day of the season. Carey was offered a two year contract to manage Wrexham on a permanent basis, which he accepted. After a poor start to the 2007–08 season, Carey was replaced by Brian Little, but remained on the club's coaching staff.[2] He and Martin Foyle took over as caretaker managers in September 2008 after Little left the club during their first season in the Conference National.[3] He became assistant manager after Dean Saunders was appointed as manager in October.[4] Brian followed Dean Saunders' move to Doncaster Rovers to take up the assistant manager position alongside him.[5]
[edit] Managerial statistics
- As of 27 September 2008.
| Team |
Nat |
From |
To |
Record |
| G |
W |
L |
D |
Win % |
| Wrexham |
 |
11 January 2007 |
15 November 2007 |
40 |
9 |
23 |
8 |
22.50 |
| Wrexham (caretaker) |
|
27 September 2008 |
2 October 2008 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
00.00 |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Carey, Brian |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
31 May 1968 |
| Place of birth |
Cork, Ireland |
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