External links
- Player profile
- Brian Brendell at National-Football-Teams.com
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 September 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Rehoboth, South West Africa | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Civics | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2009 | Civics | ||
| 2010–2011 | Ramblers | ||
| 2011– | Civics | ||
| International career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Namibia | 18 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Brian Brendell (born 7 September 1986, in Rehoboth) is a Namibian football midfielder with FC Civics of the Namibia Premier League. A member of the Namibia national football team, he competed with the team at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations.
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