Rufus Brevett
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 24 September 1969 | ||
Place of birth | Derby, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Doncaster Rovers | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1991 | Doncaster Rovers | 109 | (3) |
1991–1998 | Queens Park Rangers | 153 | (1) |
1998–2003 | Fulham | 175 | (1) |
2003–2005 | West Ham United | 25 | (1) |
2005–2006 | Plymouth Argyle | 13 | (0) |
2006 | → Leicester City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Oxford United | 21 | (0) |
Total | 497 | (6) | |
Managerial career | |||
2013–2014 | Arlesey Town | ||
2016–2018 | Hanworth Villa | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Rufus Brevett (born 24 September 1969) is an English football manager and former professional player.
As a player, he was a
.After retiring, Brevett was manager of non-league side Arlesey Town between 2013 and 2014. He was most recently the manager of Hanworth Villa, having been appointed in May 2016.[1]
Playing career
Born in Derby, Brevett started at Doncaster Rovers before moving to Queens Park Rangers in February 1991 for a fee of £150,000 This stood as the highest transfer fee received for any player at Doncaster Rovers until the 2009–10 season.[2]
He made his QPR debut in March 1991 against
Brevett signed for
On 8 September 2006, Brevett signed for Oxford United on a month-by-month contract which was extended for the full season. He featured regularly in Oxford's promotion run, but his contract was not renewed after the season's end. In May 2007 Brevett announced his retirement from playing football.[9] In July 2007 he briefly became sporting director of Swindon Town.[10]
Managerial career
In October 2008, Brevett joined Combined Counties League Premier Division team Bedfont as assistant manager. [11]
In November 2013, Brevett was appointed as the new Arlesey Town manager, replacing Zema Abbey.[12] [13] He parted company with Arlesey Town in December 2014, stepping down as manager and director of football.[14]
In January 2015, Brevett was a finalist for the Harrow Borough job alongside former teammate Kevin Gallen, but the job went to Steve Baker.[15] In the following month, Brevett agreed to take up a position as a coach with Banbury United, assisting manager Paul Davis.[16]
Between May 2016 and December 2018, Brevett returned to football management at
Personal life
He currently teaches physical education at North Oxfordshire Academy in Banbury, head of football academy.[18]
Honours
Fulham
Individual
- PFA Team of the Year: 1990–91 Fourth Division,[20] 1998–99 Second Division
References
- ^ a b "► Non-League News Now 2021 | Get the Latest Conference News Today".
- ^ Doncaster Rovers Facts & Figures
- ^ "Gallen fuels the fires for survival". The Independent. 31 March 1996. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- ^ "Stoke bow down to Brevett". The Independent. 9 September 1998. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- ^ "Rochdale 2–2 Fulham (5–6 on pens)". BBC Sport. 11 September 2001. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- ^ "Brevett joins Hammers". BBC Sport. 31 January 2003. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ "Rufus Impatient". whufc.com. 28 July 2004. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Crewe 2–3 West Ham". BBC Sport. 21 August 2004. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ Brevett announces his retirement | BBC Sport Football Website
- ^ Town investors are banking on Brevett (From Swindon Advertiser)
- ^ "Bedfont". 4 December 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "Club not live".
- ^ "Arlesey appoint Rufus Brevett as their new manager". 18 November 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "Google".
- ^ "New Harrow Borough boss beat off competition from QPR legends to land Ryman League job". 26 January 2015.
- ^ "Brevett Helps Out at Banbury". February 2015.
- ^ "Rufus Leaves". Hanworth Villa FC. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "North Oxfordshire Academy > Information".
- ^ "Fulham clinch Euro glory". BBC Sport. 27 August 2002. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 148.
External links
- Rufus Brevett at Soccerbase
- Rufus Brevett at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database