Deryn Brace

Deryn Brace (born 15 March 1975) is a Welsh footballer.

Deryn Brace
Personal information
Full name Deryn Paul John Brace
Date of birth (1975-03-15) 15 March 1975
Place of birth Haverfordwest, Wales
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
19??–1993 Norwich City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1994 Norwich City 0 (0)
1994–2000 Wrexham 89 (2)
2000 Llanelli 2 (0)
2000–2001 Carmarthen Town 13 (1)
2001–2006 Haverfordwest County 130 (0)
2006–2011 Carmarthen Town 44 (0)
2011–2012 Tenby 2 (0)
2012–2013 Haverfordwest County 4 (0)
National team
1992 Wales U18 1 (0)
1994–1997 Wales U21 8 (0)
Teams managed
2002–2006 Haverfordwest County
2007–2010 Carmarthen Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 May 2010

Career

Born in Haverfordwest, Brace began his career as a trainee with Norwich City, turning professional in July 1993. He left in April 1994 to join Wrexham having failed to make the first team at Carrow Road. He spent six years with Wrexham, playing in over 100 league games, and also playing in the European Cup Winners Cup and in an FA Cup quarter final. He won ten Under 21 caps for Wales and only missed a full cap through illness, having contracted pneumonia.

He was released by Wrexham in May 2000 and early in the following season joined Llanelli. Later that season he moved to Carmarthen Town and during the 2001–02 season left to join Haverfordwest County. In June 2002 he was appointed player-manager of Haverfordwest, at the age of just 27 years, guiding them to a UEFA Cup spot in his second season in charge. He also works full-time as postman and stepped down from his manager's post due to his work commitments in October 2006. He initially remained as player,[1][2] but was released later that month by new manager Derek Brazil[3] and rejoined Carmarthen Town.[4]

He was appointed as player-manager of Carmarthen in May 2007,[5] where he remained for three years before stepping down in June 2010.[6]

Managerial statistics
As of 8 June 2010
Team Country From To Record
GWDLWin %
Haverfordwest County June 2002 4 October 2006 16866505239.29
Carmarthen Town 23 May 2007 8 June 2010 12646324836.51
Total 2941128210038.1

References
  1. "Brace quits County". NonLeagueDaily. 4 October 2006. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
  2. "Brazil takes Haverfordwest post". BBC Sport. 9 October 2006. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
  3. "Brace no longer at Haverfordwest". BBC Sport. 25 October 2006. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
  4. "Brace joins Carmarthen". 16 November 2006. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
  5. "Brace in for Jones at Carmarthen". BBC Sport. 23 May 2007. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
  6. "Old gold boss felt it was time to go". welsh-premier.com. 8 June 2010. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
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