Brian Stein
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 October 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
|
Edgware Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1988 | Luton Town | 388 | (127) |
| 1988–1990 | Caen | 41 | (11) |
| 1990–1991 |
Annecy | 14 | (3) |
| 1991–1992 | Luton Town | 39 | (3) |
| 1992–1993 | Barnet | 40 | (8) |
| 1994–1995 | St Albans City | 42 | (32) |
| Total | 564 | (184) | |
| International career | |||
| 1983–1984 | England U21 | 3 | (3) |
| 1984 | England | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007 | Luton Town (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Brian Stein (born 19 October 1957) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Stein played in the
Following retirement, Stein returned to Luton and was reserve team manager and briefly took over as caretaker manager in 2007, before later becoming assistant to Mike Newell. He followed Newell to Grimsby Town where he initially worked as chief scout before stepping up to assistant manager during the 2009–10 season.
Club career
Stein started his career with
Initially a winger, he soon moved into a central striking role where he formed successive prolific partnerships with
Strike partner Walsh moved to Liverpool at the end of the 1983–4 season, and Stein then formed an equally strong partnership with
Stein was released at the end of the
He signed for Barnet in 1992, retiring as a professional player at the end of the 1992–93 season when Barnet were promoted from Division Three despite almost going out of business during the season.
International career
On 29 February 1984, Stein played for
Coaching career
Stein returned to Luton in 2000 to work as reserve-team coach. With
On 17 November 2008, Stein was appointed chief scout and first team coach at
Newell was sacked in October 2009, however Stein remained in his position as assistant at least for the next five weeks, despite early speculation that he would leave. He was overlooked for the job of caretaker manager, which instead went to youth team manager Neil Woods. When Woods received the job on a permanent basis, Stein was relieved of his duties on 30 November, and was replaced by Chris Casper.
Personal life
He is the older brother of former Luton Town, Chelsea and Stoke City striker Mark Stein; another brother, Ed Stein, played for Barnet.[8] The Stein brothers were born in South Africa, and arrived in the United Kingdom in 1968 when their father Isaiah Stein, an activist with the African National Congress and former boxer, fled the country to escape police persecution and torture for his political activities. Isaiah continued his activism in Britain, serving as a member of the South African Non-Racial Olympic Committee.[2][9] Anti-apartheid activist Sam Ramsamy, a friend of Isaiah Stein and future president of the post-apartheid South African National Olympic Committee, has credited Brian Stein with encouraging other black footballers in Britain to become involved with the anti-apartheid movement, including Chris Hughton, Garth Crooks and John Fashanu.[2]
Honours
Luton Town
See also
References
- ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ a b c d Aarons, Ed (20 June 2020). "'It created an image': how Brian Stein's England call-up boosted anti-apartheid struggle". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ Greenslade, Nick (4 April 2004). "The 10 best managerial celebrations". The Observer. London. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ "Brian Stein". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ Courtney, Barrie (10 January 2004). "England – U-21 International Results 1976–1985 – Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ "Stein appointed chief scout". Grimsby Town F.C. 28 November 2008. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2008.
- ^ "Town part company with Watkiss". Grimsby Town F.C. 12 May 2009. Archived from the original on 12 May 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
- ^ "Football's band of brothers". Evening Standard. London. 27 July 2002. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ Chivers, Chris (7 February 2011). "Isaiah Stein: Activist who played a significant role in the overthrowing of apartheid". The Independent. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ Jones, Stuart (25 April 1988). "Stein's final flourish gives Luton the Cup". The Times. p. 38.
- ^ "Luton Town". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Full Members Cup: the anti-European Cup that nobody wanted". fourfourtwo.com. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2018.