Brian Stein was born on 19 October 1957 and is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward.
12 Facts About Brian Stein
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Brian Stein started his career with Edgware Town before signing for Luton Town in 1977 under manager Harry Haslam, having been scouted by then-reserve team coach and Haslam's successor as Luton boss David Pleat.
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Brian Stein returned for the game despite lacking match fitness, and played his part with a cross four minutes from time which fell to Raddy Antic to score the winner.
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Brian Stein was the first African-born black player to win a senior England cap and the first African-born player to win a cap for the England under-21 side.
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Brian Stein returned to Luton in 2000 to work as reserve-team coach.
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On 17 November 2008, Brian Stein was appointed chief scout and first team coach at Grimsby Town, reuniting him with Mike Newell.
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Brian Stein was promoted to the position of assistant manager on 12 May 2009 after it was decided not to renew the contract of current assistant manager Stuart Watkiss.
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Newell was sacked in October 2009, however Brian Stein remained in his position as assistant at least for the next five weeks, despite early speculation that he would leave.
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Brian Stein was overlooked for the job of caretaker manager, which instead went to youth team manager Neil Woods.
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Brian Stein is the older brother of former Luton Town, Chelsea and Stoke City striker Mark Stein; another brother, Ed Stein, played for Barnet.
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The Brian Stein brothers were born in South Africa, and arrived in the United Kingdom in 1968 when their father Isaiah Brian Stein, an activist with the African National Congress and former boxer, fled the country to escape police persecution and torture for his political activities.
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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.