Dean Brett (born 8 December 1992) is a Scottish

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who plays as a

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for

Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Bonnyrigg Rose Football Club is a Scottish football club from the town of Bonnyrigg, Midlothian. Formed in 1881 and nicknamed ''the Rose'', the team plays in , having been promoted after winning the Lowland Football League in 2021–22. Their ...

Career

Brett made his debut for Cowdenbeath in the 2009–10 season. In February 2017 he was suspended by the club after he admitted breaching professional conduct rules on gambling, before being sacked four days later. He had earlier received a four-match ban from the

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for homophobic tweets. On 8 March 2017 Brett signed for

until the end of the season. After leaving the club at the end of his contract, Brett returned to senior football, signing for

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club Montrose on 11 June 2017. Brett, however, left the club less than three weeks after joining, citing lengthy travel times to and from the club as his main motivation behind quitting. Shortly after leaving Montrose, Brett re-signed for SJFA East Superleague side Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic.

Personal life

In January 2015 his girlfriend died from cancer; their newborn daughter had died in 2014.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brett, Dean 1992 births Living people Scottish footballers Cowdenbeath F.C. players Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic F.C. players Montrose F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players Association football fullbacks Association football midfielders