Rufus Brevett (born 24 September 1969) is an English football manager and former professional

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. As a player, he was a defender who notably played in the

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for

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and West Ham United. He was part of the Fulham team that won the

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in 2002. He also played in the

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for Doncaster Rovers,

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, Leicester City and

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. Since retiring, Brevett was manager of non-league side

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between 2013 and 2014. He was most recently the manager of Hanworth Villa, having been appointed in May 2016.

Playing career

Born in

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, Brevett started at Doncaster Rovers before moving to

in February 1991 for a fee of £150,000 This stood as the highest transfer fee received for any player at Doncaster Rovers until the 2009–10 season. He made his QPR debut in March 1991 against

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and in all played 153 league games for QPR, scoring his only goal for them against Southampton in the

. After QPR's relegation from the Premier League Brevett stayed with the club, later moving to

, a team with which he was able to re-enter England's top league, as a regular starter, after two campaigns as champions (from Tier 3 in 1999 and Tier 2 in 2001). During his spell at Fulham he scored twice: the winner in a league match against

Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...

in September 1998 and an equaliser against

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in the

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in September 2001. Brevett signed for West Ham United in early 2003 for an undisclosed fee, joining their unsuccessful relegation battle. He stayed with the team for the duration of his two-and-a-half-year contract, although his tenure was severely hampered by a

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injury which required multiple

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. At West Ham he scored once against Crewe Alexandra in August 2004. He then moved on to

. On 8 September 2006, Brevett signed for

on a month-by-month contract which was extended for the full season. He featured regularly in Oxford's promotion run, but his contract was not renewed after the season's end. In May 2007 Brevett announced his retirement from playing football. In July 2007 he briefly became sporting director of Swindon Town.

Managerial career

In October 2008, Brevett joined Combined Counties League Premier Division team

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as assistant manager. In November 2013, Brevett was appointed as the new

manager, replacing Zema Abbey. He parted company with Arlesey Town in December 2014, stepping down as manager and director of football. In January 2015, Brevett was a finalist for the

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job alongside former teammate Kevin Gallen, but the job went to Steve Baker. In the following month, Brevett agreed to take up a position as a coach with Banbury United, assisting manager Paul Davis. Between May 2016 and December 2018, Brevett returned to football management at Combined Counties League side Hanworth Villa.

Personal life

He currently teaches physical education at

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in Banbury, head of football academy.

Honours

Fulham * First Division: 2000–01 *

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: 1998–99 *

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Individual *

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: 1990–91 Fourth Division, 1998–99 Second Division

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