Louie Donowa

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Louie Donowa
Personal information
Full name Brian Louie Donowa [1]
Date of birth (1964-09-24) 24 September 1964 (age 60) [1]
Place of birth Ipswich, England [1]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1980–1982 Norwich City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1982–1986 Norwich City 62 (11)
1985 → Stoke City (loan) 4 (1)
1986–1989 Deportivo La Coruña 85 (20)
1989 Willem II 13 (4)
1989–1990 Ipswich Town 23 (1)
1990–1991 Bristol City 24 (3)
1991–1997 Birmingham City 116 (18)
1993 → Burnley (loan) 4 (0)
1993 → Crystal Palace (loan) 0 (0)
1994 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 4 (0)
1996 → Walsall (loan) 6 (1)
1996–1997 → Peterborough United (loan) 6 (1)
1997 Peterborough United 17 (0)
1997 Walsall 6 (0)
1997–1998 Ayr United 9 (0)
1998 Inter Turku 4 (1)
1999–2000 Boston United 1 (0)
2000 Tamworth
International career
1985 England U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brian Louie Donowa (born 24 September 1964) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. [1] He made nearly 400 appearances for a variety of clubs in the Football League and also played in several other European countries.

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Playing career

Born in Ipswich, Suffolk, Donowa began his career with Norwich City. He was a member of the Norwich youth team that won the FA Youth Cup in 1983 and the side that won the League Cup in 1985. He was capped by England under-21s during his time at Carrow Road. In 1985–86 Donowa spent time out on loan at Stoke City where he played five times scoring once which came in a 3–2 win away at Millwall. [1] In March 1986 he signed for Spanish club Deportivo de La Coruña for a fee of £50,000. After four years at the Estadio Riazor he played for a short time at Dutch side Willem II.

In 1989, he returned to England and played for Ipswich Town, Bristol City, Birmingham City, Burnley, Crystal Palace, Shrewsbury Town, Walsall and Peterborough United. He then played in Scotland for Ayr United and Finland with Inter Turku.

Career statistics

Source: [3]

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Norwich City 1982–83 First Division 1000101 [a] 030
1983–84 First Division254106000324
1984–85 First Division3472183004411
1985–86 Second Division 2000000020
Total621131153108115
Stoke City (loan) 1985–86 Second Division4110000051
Deportivo La Coruña 1985–86 Segunda División 112000000112
1986–87 Segunda División369000000369
1987–88 Segunda División319000000319
1988–89 Segunda División9000000090
Total87200000008720
Willem II 1988–89 Eredivisie 134000000134
Ipswich Town 1989–90 Second Division23120203 [b] 1302
Bristol City 1990–91 Second Division243101000263
Birmingham City 1991–92 Third Division 262105000322
1992–93 First Division21200204 [c] 0272
1993–94 First Division21510401 [c] 0275
1994–95 Second Division31950306 [d] 14510
1995–96 First Division13010802 [c] 1241
1996–97 First Division4000100050
Total116188023013216020
Burnley (loan) 1992–93 Second Division4000002 [d] 060
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 1993–94 Third Division4000000040
Walsall (loan) 1996–97 Second Division6100000061
Peterborough United 1996–97 Second Division22100005 [d] 0271
Walsall 1997–98 Second Division6001000070
Career total3716015241324345168

Honours

Norwich City

Birmingham City

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN   0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ↑ Sewell, Albert, ed. (1996). News of the World Football Annual 1996–97. London: Invincible Press. p. 401. ISBN   978-0-00-218737-4.
  3. ↑ Louie Donowa at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. ↑ Haylett, Trevor (24 April 1995). "Fry's delight as Carlisle succumb to sudden death". The Independent. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
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