Robbie Brace

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Robbie Brace
Personal information
Full name Robert Leon Brace
Date of birth (1964-12-19) 19 December 1964 (age 59)
Place of birth Edmonton, England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1982–1984 Tottenham Hotspur 1 (0)
1986–1988 1. FC Saarbrücken [1] 44 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Leon Brace (19 December 1964) is an English former professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur and German club 1. FC Saarbrucken. [2] [3]

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Playing career

Brace joined Tottenham Hotspur as an apprentice in December 1982. The forward made one first team appearance for the Lilywhites on 7 May 1984 [4] at Southampton in a match that ended in a 5–0 defeat for Tottenham–their biggest defeat at The Dell. [5] Brace went on to play 44 matches for 1. FC Saarbrucken and scoring nine goals for the German club between 1986 and 1988.

Post–football career

Today, Brace works at the Mercedes-Benz plant at Koblenz, and, in addition coaches the local football team; TuS Immendorf. [6]

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References

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  2. Hugman, B.J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. p. 74. ISBN   1-85291-665-6.
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