Bryan King (footballer, born 1947)

Bryan King (born 18 April 1947)[1] is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Chelmsford City, Millwall and Coventry City. After his playing career, he worked as a manager for Jerv, Harstad, Tynset and Kongsberg in Norway, and Falkenberg in Sweden.[2]He later worked as a scout for Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa and Everton. He now lives in Kongsberg, Norway.

Bryan King
Personal information
Full nameMichael Bryan King
Date of birth (1947-04-18) 18 April 1947 (age 77)
Place of birthBishop's Stortford, England
Position(s)Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1964–1967Chelmsford City136(2)
1967–1975Millwall380(0)
1975–1976Coventry City31(0)
Total547(2)
Managerial career
1978–1980Jerv
1980–1982Harstad
1982–1985Tynset
1985–1988Kongsberg
1988–1991Falkenberg
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

King worked as a scout for Tottenham Hotspur between 2002 and 2008 and was a scout for Aston Villa before that. On 6 January 2017, he left Everton as Scandinavian scout, after working there since 2008.[3]

Playing career

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King was once called up to the England squad. He was a non-playing substitute for England in their match against Portugal on 3 April 1974.

References

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  1. ^ Millwall FC Archived 4 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Moen, Teddy (31 March 2021). "Engelsk veteran i norsk fotball". Fotballtreneren (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  3. ^ Kirkbride, Phil (6 January 2017). "Everton's Scandinavian scout leaves club". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 1 September 2021.