Gary Patrick Breen (born December 12, 1973 in Hendon, London) is an Irish footballer. He is currently with League Two club Barnet as a player/assistant manager.
Breen began his professional career as a youth player at Charlton Athletic but never made a first-team appearance for the club. Instead, he moved to Maidstone United where he played his first league game at age 17. After one full season with the club he joined Gillingham where he eventual...
more
Gary Patrick Breen (born December 12, 1973 in Hendon, London) is an Irish footballer. He is currently with League Two club Barnet as a player/assistant manager.
Breen began his professional career as a youth player at Charlton Athletic but never made a first-team appearance for the club. Instead, he moved to Maidstone United where he played his first league game at age 17. After one full season with the club he joined Gillingham where he eventually became a first-team regular, prompting a £70,000 bid from Peterborough United.
He only had one full season at Peterborough United, but did well enough to draw attention from First Division Birmingham City, who paid £250,000 for him in February 1996. His form here won him a call-up to the Ireland team, and he made his international debut on 2 June 1996 in a 2-2 friendly draw with Croatia.
Less than 12 months after arriving at Birmingham, he was on the move again, to Premier League Coventry City in a £2.5 million deal. He played for five full...
less
