Gary Breen

Irish footballer

Gary Breen (born 12 December 1973) is an Irish football player. He has played for Republic of Ireland national team.

Gary Breen
Personal information
Full name Gary Patrick Breen
Date of birth (1973-12-12) 12 December 1973 (age 50)[1]
Place of birth Hendon, London, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1991 Charlton Athletic 0 (0)
1991–1992 Maidstone United 19 (0)
1992–1994 Gillingham 51 (0)
1994–1996 Peterborough United 69 (1)
1996–1997 Birmingham City 40 (2)
1997–2002 Coventry City 146 (2)
2002–2003 West Ham United 14 (0)
2003–2006 Sunderland 107 (7)
2006–2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers 59 (1)
2008–2010 Barnet 47 (0)
Total 552 (13)
National team
1996–2006 Republic of Ireland 63 (7)
1992–1995 Republic of Ireland U21 9 (0)
Teams managed
2009–2010 Barnet (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career statistics change

[2]

Club statistics League CupLeague CupTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
EnglandLeague FA Cup Football League CupTotal
1991–92 Maidstone United Fourth Division 19 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
1992–93 Gillingham Third Division 29 0 0 0 0 0 29 0
1993–94 22 0 0 0 0 0 22 0
1994–95 Peterborough United Second Division 44 1 0 0 0 0 44 1
1995–96 25 0 4 0 4 0 33 0
1995–96 Birmingham City First Division 18 1 0 0 0 0 18 1
1996–97 22 1 1 0 4 0 26 1
1996–97 Coventry City Premier League 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
1997–98 30 1 5 0 3 0 38 1
1998–99 25 0 1 0 2 0 28 0
1999–00 21 0 3 0 1 0 25 0
2000–01 31 1 2 0 4 0 37 1
2001–02 First Division 30 0 1 0 2 0 33 0
2002–03 West Ham United Premier League 14 0 2 0 2 0 18 0
2003–04 Sunderland First Division 34 4 4 0 0 0 38 4
2004–05 League Championship 40 2 0 0 1 0 41 2
2005–06 Premier League 35 1 1 0 0 0 36 1
2006–07 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Championship 42 0 3 0 0 0 45 0
2007–08 19 0 1 0 0 0 20 0
2008–09 Barnet League Two 22 0 0 0 0 0 22 0
2009–10
Country England 531 12 28 0 23 0 582 12
Total 531 12 28 0 23 0 582 12

International career statistics change

[3]

Republic of Ireland national team
YearAppsGoals
1996 9 1
1997 3 0
1998 5 2
1999 9 1
2000 9 0
2001 6 1
2002 9 1
2003 10 0
2004 2 0
2005 0 0
2006 1 0
Total 63 6

Honours change

Individual

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 Sewell, Albert, ed. (1996). News of the World Football Annual 1996–97. London: Invincible Press. p. 401. ISBN 978-0-00-218737-4.
  2. "Barnet | Team | Profiles | Gary Breen". Archived from the original on 2009-04-20. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
  3. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Gary Breen". www.national-football-teams.com.
  4. "Sunderland/Wigan dominate line-up". BBC Sport. 24 April 2005. Retrieved 14 January 2023.