Bryan Gilfillan

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Bryan Gilfillan
Personal information
Full name Bryan James Gilillan
Date of birth (1984-09-14) 14 September 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Cardenden, Scotland
Position(s) Defender/Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Gretna 2008 (Manager)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2003 Inverness CT 3 (0)
2001–2002 → Brora Rangers (loan) ? (?)
2003–2004 Cowdenbeath 33 (7)
2004–2006 Gretna 26 (6)
2006 Stranraer 15 (0)
2006–2008 Peterhead 35 (1)
2008 Sunshine Coast 20 (5)
2008–2012 Annan Athletic 93 (12)
2012–2013 Clyde 17 (3)
2013 → Peterhead (loan) 12 (1)
2013–2015 Peterhead 43 (5)
2015 Airdrieonians 11 (1)
2015–2016 Annan Athletic 11 (0)
2016 Threave Rovers
2017 Penrith
2017 Upper Annandale
2017 Lochar Thistle
2017 Gretna 2008
2018 Cowdenbeath
2018–2019 Gretna 2008
2019 Lochar Thistle
2019–2022 Gretna 2008
International career
2005 Northern Ireland under-21
Managerial career
2016 [1] Threave Rovers
2017 Upper Annandale
2023– Gretna 2008
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 13 July 2016 2016 (UTC)

Bryan James Gilfillan (born 14 September 1984), is a football manager and former player who played as a defender or midfielder. He is currently the manager of Gretna 2008. [2]

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He represented Northern Ireland at under-21 level.

Club career

Gilfillan began his career with Inverness Caledonian Thistle in 2000, where he made a handful of substitute appearances before a loan spell at Brora Rangers in 2001. He later moved to Gretna, scoring 6 goals in 21 appearances, in a season that saw Gretna promoted to Division Two as Scottish Third Division 2004-05 champions. [3] After a short spell at Stranraer and two years with Peterhead, Gilfillan went to Australia to play for Sunshine Coast in the Queensland State League. He returned to Scotland in December 2008, signing for Annan Athletic.

International career

Although he was born in Scotland, Gilfillan's mother's family come from Northern Ireland, and he was first called up their under-21 team in 2005.

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References

  1. ↑ New Threave Rovers boss Bryan Gilfillan quits before he's even started at Meadow Park‚ dailyrecord.co.uk 19 May 2016
  2. ↑ "Bryan Gilfillan – Squad list (1st Team) – Gretna FC 2008". gretnafc2008.co.uk. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  3. ↑ Bryan Gilfillan (Cowdenbeath) Information Gretna-Mad
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