Brian Bothwell
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mohammed Brian Iman Abdullah Bothwell | ||
Date of birth | 24 November 1970 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Attacker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993 | Fawkner Blues | 29 | (9) |
1993–1994 | Morwell Falcons | 21 | (3) |
1994 | Fawkner Blues | 11 | (4) |
1994–1996 | Morwell Falcons | 47 | (13) |
1996 | Fawkner Blues | 7 | (0) |
1997–1999 | Brunei | (33) | |
2000–2002 | Geylang International FC | 69+ | (36+) |
2003–2004 | Brunei | (19) | |
Managerial career | |||
Geylang U-18s | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 January 2018 |
Mohammed Brian Iman Abdullah Bothwell is a former professional footballer most known for leading Brunei FA to their first Malaysian Cup title in 1999.[1][2] He won the Penang Sports Club International Soccer Sevens tournament in 2007 with the Brunei Dragons.[3]
Career
Brunei
Spending several seasons in Australia, Bothwell returned to his native Scotland after being invited to train with Celtic. Instead, however, he passed on the opportunity to become an apprentice at Sheffield United.[4] Next, the Scottish-born forward went back to Australia before transferring to Brunei FA, earning 50,000 pounds a year.[4] In 2003, the Football Association of Malaysia ratified a policy which stated that foreign players must ply their trade elsewhere for two years before they can return to Malaysia.[5] Despite this, they still allowed Bothwell to play for Brunei at the time without playing abroad for two years.[5] By 2004, Bothwell had left the team.[6]
Geylang
While lining up for Geylang from 2000 to 2002, the Australian was accused of match-fixing along with footballers William Bone, Max Nicholson and Lutz Pfannenstiel.[7] He was released on a 5775 pound bail after being catechized by the police regarding the incident.[8]
Retiring in 2004, the former footballer opted to become a coach, getting his AFC B License and AFC Level 1 Goalkeeping license.[1] He last coached Geylang's Under-18 side.[1]
Personal life
In order to marry Malaysian Salwani Abdul Rahman Sahib, Bothwell converted to Islam.[4] Their wedding was broadcast live on television. Later, he married a Singaporean.[1]
As a child, he was a supporter of Scottish club Celtic.[4]
During his time in Australia, Bothwell lived with his parents Margaret and Brian who moved there as well.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d https://web.archive.org/web/20160307210329/http://www.bt.com.bn/frontpage/2010/10/09/nostalgia-beckons
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2007/03/08/brunei-dragons-roar-of-triumph/
- ^ a b c d e https://www.thefreelibrary.com/There%27s+only+one+Mohammed+Brian+Iman+Abdullah+Bothwell.-a064722507
- ^ a b http://www.thestar.com.my/sport/other-sport/2003/04/11/fam-relax-rules-to-let-bothwell--play-for-brunei/
- ^ https://article.wn.com/view/2004/05/07/Brian_tinggalkan_Tebuan/
- ^ http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2000/08/02/bothwell-arrested-singapore-match-fixing-probe
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/863457.stm
External links
- Association football forwards
- Living people
- 1970 births
- Australian people of Scottish descent
- Expatriate footballers in Brunei
- Australian soccer players
- Australian expatriate soccer players
- Singapore Premier League players
- Geylang International FC players
- Scottish emigrants to Australia
- Expatriate footballers in Singapore
- Malaysia Premier League players
- Gippsland Falcons players