1. Grant Ian Brebner was born on 6 December 1977 and is a Scottish football coach and former player who was the head coach at Australian side Melbourne Victory.
22 Facts About Grant Brebner
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Grant Brebner then returned to Hibernian on a permanent basis, and made more than 100 appearances in a five-year stint there that included a loan spell with Stockport County.
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Grant Brebner returned to Melbourne Victory as an assistant coach in 2020, before assuming the position of manager later that year, where he served until being dismissed from the position in April 2021.
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On leaving school in 1994, Grant Brebner signed for Manchester United as an apprentice, playing in the FA Youth Cup winning side of 1995 and turning professional soon after.
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Grant Brebner was already 21 years old, but had never played a single first-team game for Manchester United.
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Grant Brebner was responsible for scoring the first ever goal at the Madejski Stadium, but he suffered from homesickness during his time at the club.
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Grant Brebner quickly became a first team regular for the club, playing in a midfield position.
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Grant Brebner was surprisingly transferred to Dundee United in August 2004, despite having just signed a three-year contract with Hibs.
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Grant Brebner became a first team regular for Dundee United, playing in the central midfield position.
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Grant Brebner missed just three matches in his first season with the club and went on to make forty appearances and scoring three times in all competitions.
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On 26 May 2006, Grant Brebner was reported by BBC Sport to be attracting interest from Melbourne Victory.
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Grant Brebner subsequently flew to Australia for talks with the A-League club.
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Grant Brebner came on as a trialist and scored for Victory with seconds remaining, in the QNI North Queensland Challenge Trophy game versus Central Coast Mariners on 18 June 2006.
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Grant Brebner helped the club win both A-League premiership and A-League Grand Final for the second in his Melbourne Victory's career, having previously set his aim to win it.
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In December 2008, Grant Brebner was fined A$5,000 and banned for four matches after betting on Victory to lose an AFC Champions League match against Chonburi.
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Grant Brebner, who won under $550 in the bet, was not part of the squad.
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On 3 July 2012, Grant Brebner joined Victorian Premier League side Moreland Zebras.
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Grant Brebner made six appearances for the club before retiring from professional football by the end of the year.
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Between 1997 and 1999, Grant Brebner represented the Scotland U21 side.
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Grant Brebner went on to make seventeen appearances and scoring once for the Scotland U21 side.
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In 2013, Grant Brebner took over the management of the football teams at Mazenod College in Mulgrave, Victoria, while playing for the local club side, Mazenod United.
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On 24 August 2020, Grant Brebner was appointed as Melbourne Victory's manager.