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Gary Brabin (born 9 December 1970) is an English former professional footballer who is the current manager of Tranmere Rovers. ==Playing career== Brabin began his career as an apprentice with Stockport County, signing professional on 14 December 1989. After only 2 appearances for the Stockport first team he was released. He joined Gateshead on loan, playing 12 times in the Conference National, before moving to Runcorn. Brabin returned to league football in 1994, soon after playing in his second successive FA Trophy final for the Linnets (both of which they lost), signing for Doncaster Rovers on 26 July for a fee of £45,000. The same year he had played 3 times for the England Semi-Professional side in games against Wales, Finland and Norway. He played 59 league games for Doncaster, scoring 11 times before moving to Bury for £125,000 on 29 March 1996. He played only 5 league games for Bury, moving on in the summer, joining Blackpool for £200,000 on 30 July 1996. At the end of his loan spell he returned to Blackpool, but just 2 days later, on 8 January 1999 he signed for Hull City. He had played 50 league games for Blackpool, scoring twice. Brabin fitted in quickly to a struggling Hull side and played a major role in keeping them in the Football League. The following season he struggled on with a neck injury, but returned to full fitness to help Hull reach the play-offs in 2000–01. As Hull regrouped after the financial battle that almost finished them, Brian Little began a massive overhaul of the side, and Brabin did not fit into these plans. By the end of July, he had been advised not to attend training at Boothferry Park any longer and to find himself a new club. On 14 August 2001, he agreed a compensation package with Hull City and left the club with a year remaining on his contract, having played 95 league games and scored 9 goals for the Tigers. Prior to this, he had already been linked with moves to Darlington, Rochdale, Lincoln City and Halifax Town, but by 3 September he was still without a club, though training with St Johnstone, and joined Plymouth Argyle on trial. A day later he joined Torquay United on trial, playing in a training game at Plainmoor, after having talks with manager Roy McFarland the previous week. The following day he travelled to Scotland for further trials, firstly with Dundee and then with Dundee United, playing for United in a reserve match against Aberdeen on 10 September 2001. On 23 September 2001, Brabin signed for Conference side Boston United on non-contract terms. However, McFarland's perseverance paid off and Brabin signed a 2-year contract with Torquay United on 4 October, his debut coming the following day in the 2–1 win against David Webb's Southend United at Plainmoor. His contract was terminated by mutual consent on 30 November 2001 after he failed to settle at the club and in the South Devon area. In December 2001, Brabin joined Chester City on trial, signing a contract with them the following month. Despite only spending half a season with the club, he was named as Chester's player of the season, with his presence and leadership having helped the club avoid relegation from the Football Conference. In July 2002 he joined Welsh League side TNS, playing in European games for the Welsh champions. After suffering a bout of breathlessness at Connah's Quay in February 2004 he decided to retire from the game on medical advice. Brabin joined Northern Premier League side Witton Albion as assistant manager in November 2004 and surprisingly resurrected his playing career in summer 2005 with a move to Conference National side Halifax Town. After just 4 games for Halifax, he moved to fellow Conference side Southport in January 2006. In November 2006 he signed for Northern Premier League side Burscough where he has assisted with coaching in addition to his playing duties.〔(NonLeagueDaily.com )〕 Brabin was a key member of the Burscough squad that clinched the Unibond League title in April 2007, securing the Lancashire team automatic promotion to the Conference North. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gary Brabin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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