Brian Welsh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Welsh | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tynecastle BC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1996 | Dundee United | 140 | (10) |
| 1996–1999 | Hibernian | 32 | (1) |
| 2000 | Stenhousemuir | 8 | (1) |
| 2000 | Clydebank | 7 | (1) |
| 2000–2002 | Cowdenbeath | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 191 | (13) | |
| National team | |||
| 1986–1987 | Scotland under-19 | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006–2008 | Cowdenbeath | ||
| 2012 | Livingston (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Brian Welsh (born 23 February 1969) is a Scottish football player and coach. He began his playing career with Dundee United, where he made 140 league appearances and was part of the team that won the 1994 Scottish Cup Final. He joined Hibernian in 1996, where he spent three years, before ending his career with brief spells at Stenhousemuir, Clydebank and Cowdenbeath. He also represented the Scotland under-19 team.
Welsh returned to Cowdenbeath as manager from 2006 to 2008 and later became Head of Youth Development at Livingston, where he was also briefly caretaker manager. He subsequently emigrated to the United States, where he is involved in youth coaching.
Welsh began his career with Dundee United, making his debut in the 1986–87 season. During that season, in 1986, Welsh was part of the Scotland team who reached the semi-finals of the UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, losing 1–0 to Italy. The following year, he reached the quarter-finals of the World Youth Championship, losing on penalties to West Germany. Welsh became a regular in the United side in 1993–94 and helped the club win the Scottish Cup for the first time, particularly by scoring in the semi-final against Aberdeen. He then experienced relegation in 1995 and subsequent promotion with the club. Welsh scored a crucial goal in a promotion play-off match against Partick Thistle in 1996.
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