Tim Bredbury

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Tim Bredbury
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Personal information
Full name Timothy Aston Bredbury
Date of birth (1963-04-25) 25 April 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth British Hong Kong
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1979–1982 Liverpool Reserves
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1982 Ryoden 4 (13)
1982–1984 Seiko 34 (15)
1985–1986 Rangers (HKG)
1986–1990 South China (61)
1990–1991 Lai Sun 29 (21)
1991–1992 Sydney Olympic 24 (15)
1992 Selangor 18 (11)
1993 Sabah 10 (3)
1993 South China 3 (1)
1993–1994 Voicelink 11 (6)
1994–1995 Sing Tao 24 (8)
1995–1996 Frankwell 14 (3)
1996–1999 Instant-Dict
International career
1986–1999 Hong Kong 34 (14)
Managerial career
2006 Rangers
2007 Tai Po
2007–2008 Rangers
2011–2012 Rangers
2012–2013 Sun Hei
2007–2013 Kitchee (academy coach)
2012–2013 Tai Chung
2016–2017 HKFC U18 Team & HKFC Vets Team
(HKFC Soccer 7's 2016/2017)
2017–2018 Kitchee (U14 Team)
2018–2019 Kitchee (assistant technical director)
2019–2020 Kowloon Cricket Club
2023 Sham Shui Po (assistant coach)
2024 Rangers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Timothy Aston Bredbury (Chinese :巴貝利; born 25 April 1963) is a Hong Kong professional football coach and former professional footballer who played as a striker. Bredbury is a UEFA/AFC A-licensed coach.

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Early life

Bredbury was born in Hong Kong to British parents from Liverpool. His father John moved to Hong Kong as a fireman working for the Hong Kong Government. He went to Glenealy School and King George V School. As a talented sportsman, he represented Hong Kong in rugby sevens at the 1979 Rosslyn Park World Schools Sevens, as well as in field hockey and swimming. He has three siblings who have also represented Hong Kong at field hockey and rugby.

Club career

Bredbury began his football career with Liverpool in 1979, signing as an apprentice professional. After two years, he was offered full professional terms on a one-year contract. [1]

Bredbury stayed at the Liverpool reserve team for three years, winning the Central League twice, the Liverpool Senior Cup and the Nice International Invitation Tournament in France.

At the end of his contract, Bredbury was then approached by Ryoden. He decided to take the offer and return to Hong Kong. He scored 13 goals in 4 games and was soon signed up with Hong Kong league giants Seiko, playing alongside the likes of Arie Haan, Theo de Jong, Dick Nanninga, René van de Kerkhof, Johnny Rep, Peter Bodak and Benny Wendt in a highly successful 2-year period winning the league twice.

Between 1982 and 1999, Bredbury played for various clubs in Hong Kong, such as Hong Kong Rangers, South China, Lai Sun, Frankwell, Sing Tao and Instant-Dict, as well as Australian club Sydney Olympic FC and Malaysian clubs Selangor FA and Sabah FA. [2] [3]

Bredbury was the joint top goalscorer in Hong Kong on two separate occasions and finished tied (with Dale Tempest) in the Hong Kong First Division League with 21 goals during the 1990–1991 season with Lai Sun FC before leaving Hong Kong and signing for Sydney Olympic in Australia.

In his debut season, Bredbury also finished as joint top scorer (with Kimon Taliadoros) in the National Soccer League with Sydney Olympic FC during the 1991–1992 season scoring 15 goals in 24 appearances. [4]

Bredbury also had two successful seasons playing in Malaysia with giants Selangor FC and second division side Sabah FC. At Sabah, Bredbury helped the club reach the FA Cup Final, the first time a second division side had achieved this feat.

At the club level, Bredbury played against top club sides from around the world, including Corinthians, Lucky Gold Star (now Seoul), Odense, Sampdoria, A.C. Milan, Everton, Aston Villa, Coventry, Sparta Prague, Brøndby and Chelsea.

In 1986, Bredbury was invited to join the Hong Kong national team and, in a career that spanned over 10 years, he played in the World Cup qualifying rounds, Olympics qualifying rounds and Asian Games in Yokohama, Japan. He played over 30 representative games scoring 14 goals.

Bredbury was also a regular member of the Hong Kong League XI side competing in the Carlsberg Cup and Dynasty Cup tournaments playing against such sides as Denmark, Paraguay (where he was "Man of the Match"), Yugoslavia, Japan, South Korea, Nigeria, Sweden, Romania, Switzerland, China.

In addition to his professional playing career, Bredbury is also a fully qualified English Football Association coach and gained his UEFA A Licence in December 2011 through the English Football Association. In 2016, he also received recognition through the AFC and now holds the equivalent license.

Bredbury is a member of the English Football Association Coaches Association and also a former member of the English Professional Footballers Association.

Post-playing career

Bredbury worked as a marketing manager, professional coach, sports journalist, event organiser and television presenter on ATV's World channel.

Managerial career

On 30 June 2024, Brebdury was appointed as the head coach of Rangers. [5]

Career statistics

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.4 June 1989 Kowloon, Hong Kong Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 1–01–1 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.2 July 1989 Pyongyang, North Korea Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 1–11–4
3.1 October 1994 Hiroshima, Japan Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1–23–4 1994 Asian Games
4.2–2
5.3–4
6.9 October 1994Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1–01–2
7.23 February 1995Kowloon, Hong KongFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2–22–3 1995 Dynasty Cup
8.30 January 1996Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2–08–0 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
9.3–0
10.1 February 1996Flag of Municipal Council of Macau.svg  Macau 2–14–1
11.3–1
12.4–1

Honours

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