29 Facts About Liam Brady

William Brady was born on 13 February 1956 and is an Irish former footballer.

Liam Brady found success both in England with Arsenal, where he won an FA Cup in 1979, and in Italy with Juventus, winning two Serie A titles.

Liam Brady was a talented attacking midfielder renowned for his left foot and elegant technical skills such as his high-quality passing, vision and close control, which made him an excellent playmaker.

Liam Brady went on to manage Celtic and Brighton and Hove Albion, and was the assistant manager of the Republic of Ireland from 2008 to 2010.

Liam Brady held the post of Head of Youth Development at Arsenal from 1996 to 2013 and has been a frequent television pundit with RTE Sport.

Liam Brady was born and raised in Dublin in a footballing family, with both his great uncle Frank Liam Brady Sr.

Liam Brady alleged at the time that he had been expelled for missing a school Gaelic football match to play a schoolboy soccer international; the school denied this.

Liam Brady started his career at Arsenal, moving to London to join the side on schoolboy forms in 1971, at the age of 15.

Liam Brady turned professional on his 17th birthday in 1973, and made his debut on 6 October 1973 against Birmingham City as a substitute for Jeff Blockley, and put in an assured performance.

However his next match, in a North London derby against Tottenham Hotspur, Liam Brady had a poor match, and Arsenal manager Bertie Mee decided from then on to use the young Irishman sparingly for the time being.

Liam Brady's passing provided the ammunition for Arsenal's front men such as Malcolm Macdonald and Frank Stapleton, and Arsenal reached three FA Cup finals in a row between 1978 and 1980.

Arsenal won only the middle of the three, against Manchester United in the 1979 final, with Liam Brady starting the move that ended in Alan Sunderland's famous last-minute winner.

Liam Brady was the most talented player in what was then a promising young Arsenal side, which was looking to consistently challenge for honours such as the Division One title.

Liam Brady is remembered as one of Arsenal's all-time greats, playing 307 matches for the Gunners, scoring 59 goals and setting up many more.

Liam Brady moved on after two years in which Sampdoria failed to finish higher than sixth place, and went on to play for Internazionale.

At the San Siro, Liam Brady teamed up with Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, reaching a UEFA Cup semi-final and a third place finish domestically, but failed to win any major honours.

In 1986, Liam Brady joined Ascoli, where his career in Italy reached a sour conclusion.

Liam Brady was a member of the side relegated from the First Division in 1989 and played one season in the Second Division before finally retiring as a player in 1990.

Liam Brady has claimed his favourite international goal was that against Brazil in 1987.

Liam Brady won 72 international caps for the Republic of Ireland with 70 within the starting line-up, scoring 9 goals.

Liam Brady had no greater success with Brighton, departing following a disagreement over the way the club was being run; He later led an unsuccessful bid by a consortium to buy the club.

Liam Brady rejoined Arsenal in July 1996, as Head of Youth Development and Academy Director.

Liam Brady stepped down from the Republic of Ireland post in April 2010 when his contract expired.

Liam Brady stated he would have gladly stayed on with Ireland were it not for his Arsenal commitments.

On 30 January 2013, Arsenal announced that Liam Brady would leave his role as Director of the Arsenal Youth Academy in May 2014.

Liam Brady first worked as a pundit for the BBC at the 1990 and 1994 World Cups before moving for the 1998 tournament to RTE Sport.

Liam Brady joined what became a long-running studio team with fellow pundits Johnny Giles and Eamon Dunphy and presenter Bill O'Herlihy.

Liam Brady has remained an RTE panellist, appearing on coverage of the 2018 World Cup, UEFA Euro 2020 and 2022 World Cup.

Liam Brady was involved in an Irish anti-drugs campaign in the early 1990s, called "give drugs the boot", which encouraged young boys to play sport as a healthy pastime.