Kevin Brady (footballer)

Kevin Brady
Personal information
Full name	Kevin Brady
Date of birth	12 February 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Stella Maris
Senior career*
Years	Team
1981–1983	Bohemian
1983–1988	Shamrock Rovers
1988–1991	Derry City
1991–1994	Shelbourne
1994–1995	Ards
1995–1997	Bohemian
1997	Derry City
1997–1999	Dundalk
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kevin Brady (born 2 December 1962 in Dublin) is an Irish former footballer.

Brady played his schoolboy football with Stella Maris before joining Bohemian (2 spells), Shamrock Rovers, Derry City, Shelbourne and Dundalk in the League of Ireland. He also had a spell at Ards in the Irish League where he made 30 appearances.

Brady moved to Milltown in 1983 and was a vital part of the success over the next four years, making 140 total appearances scoring once. He won 4 League of Ireland titles, 3 FAI Cups and made 6 appearances in European competition for the Hoops. He also played for the League of Ireland XI in 7 Olympic qualifiers.

He transferred to Derry in July 1988 where he won the treble in 1989.

He signed for Shelbourne in 1991 and helped them win their first league title in his first season and won the FAI Cup with them the following season as they defeated Dundalk at Lansdowne Road. He moved on to Ards before returning to his first club Bohemians in the summer of 1995.

Brady re-signed for Derry in July 1997 and played in the Champions League qualifiers before signing for Dundalk a few months later.

Honours

League of Ireland: 6
- Shamrock Rovers 1983/84, 1984/85, 1985/86, 1986/87
- Derry City 1988/89
- Shelbourne 1991/92
FAI Cup: 5
- Shamrock Rovers 1985, 1986, 1987
- Derry City 1989
- Shelbourne 1993
League of Ireland Cup
- Derry City 1988/89
LFA President's Cup: 2
- Shamrock Rovers - 1984/85, 1987/88

Sources

The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)
The Four-in-a-Row Story by Robert Goggins