Fran Brennan (born 14 February 1940) is an Irish former
association football player.
He played for
Transport,
Drumcondra,
Dundalk and
Shelbourne at club level, winning the league title with Drumcondra in 1965 and Dundalk in 1967. He later served as manager of Dundalk.
On 24 March 1965, he won his only senior cap for the
Republic of Ireland national football team
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when he lined out in defence in a 2–0 defeat to Belgium in a friendly international played at
Dalymount Park.
Fran subsequently was involved in the underage set up assisting Paddy Hilliard with Under 14 International teams.
Fran came from a family of 10, with 4 sisters and 6 brothers. His brother Tom was an Irish Senior Cross Country Champion, winning the title in 1975 and was a significant contributor to the development of the Liffey Valley Athletic Club.
His nephew is
Louth county football team manager
Ger Brennan
Ger Brennan is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for St Vincents and, formerly, for the Dublin county team.
Early life
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Honours
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League of Ireland: 2
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Drumcondra F.C.
Drumcondra Football Club is an Irish association football club based in Drumcondra, Dublin.
Once one of the most successful clubs in Ireland in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, with a strong rivalry with Shamrock Rovers since the 1920s, they fell ...
1964/65
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Dundalk F.C.
Dundalk Football Club ( ; ga, Cumann Peile Dhún Dealgan) is a professional association football club that competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division, the top tier of football in the Republic of Ireland. The club is based in Dundalk ...
1966/67
References
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Association footballers from County Dublin
Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
Republic of Ireland men's international footballers
League of Ireland players
Living people
Drumcondra F.C. players
Dundalk F.C. players
Dundalk F.C. managers
League of Ireland managers
1940 births
League of Ireland XI players
Transport F.C. players
Bluebell United F.C. players
Men's association football defenders
Republic of Ireland association football managers