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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Bryan King | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Bishop's Stortford, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1967 | Chelmsford City | 136 | (2) |
| 1967–1975 | Millwall | 380 | (0) |
| 1975–1976 | Coventry City | 31 | (0) |
| Total | 547 | (2) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1978–1980 | Jerv | ||
| 1980–1982 | Harstad | ||
| 1982–1985 | Tynset | ||
| 1985–1988 | Kongsberg | ||
| 1988–1991 | Falkenberg | ||
| *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 edit
King was once called up to the England squad. He was a non-playing substitute for England in their match against Portugal on April 3 1974.
References edit
- ^ Millwall FC Archived 4 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Moen, Teddy (31 March 2021). "Engelsk veteran i norsk fotball". Fotballtreneren (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ Kirkbride, Phil (6 January 2017). "Everton's Scandinavian scout leaves club". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 1 September 2021.