Kenneth James "Kenny" Brown (born 11 July 1967) is an English

England

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 former professional

Professional

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 footballer and football manager. His father, also called Ken

Ken Brown (footballer)

Kenneth 'Ken' Brown is an English former football player and manager. As player, he made more than 400 appearances in the Football League representing West Ham United, where he spent the majority of his career, and Torquay United, and was capped once for the England national team...

 was also a professional footballer and managed Norwich City

Norwich City F.C.

Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...

 and Plymouth Argyle

Plymouth Argyle F.C.

Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...

.

Career

Brown, a defender, began his career with Norwich City

Norwich City F.C.

Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...

 under the management of his father before playing for Plymouth Argyle

Plymouth Argyle F.C.

Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...

, West Ham United

West Ham United F.C.

West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...

, Huddersfield Town (loan), Reading

Reading F.C.

Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship...

 (loan), Southend United

Southend United F.C.

Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had...

 (loan), Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace F.C.

Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...

 (loan), Birmingham City

Birmingham City F.C.

Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...

, Millwall

Millwall F.C.

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, Gillingham

Gillingham F.C.

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, Kingstonian

Kingstonian F.C.

Kingstonian Football Club are an English, semi-professional football club that are playing in the Isthmian League Premier Division for the 2011–12 season. The club has played at Kingsmeadow in Kingston upon Thames since 1989, after leaving their traditional Richmond Road ground...

, Tilbury

Tilbury F.C.

Tilbury F.C. are a football club based in Tilbury, Essex, England, established in 1900. In 1976, they won the Isthmian League Second Division. In the 1977–78 season, they reached the Third Round of the FA Cup, their best performance in the competition. They currently play in Division One North of...

 and Barry Town

Barry Town F.C.

Barry Town FC are a football team based in Barry. They dominated the League of Wales during the 1990s, but finished bottom in 2003-04 and were relegated...

. He spent some time in Spain with FC Torrevieja

FC Torrevieja

Fútbol Club Torrevieja is a Spanish football team based in Torrevieja, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1993, it plays in Tercera División - Group 6, holding home games at Estadio Vicente García, with a capacity of 8,000 seats.-History:...

 before retiring from playing football. He famously scored the winning goal for West Ham United in a league match against Manchester United in 1992, handing Leeds United the impetus in that season's title race.

He was manager of CD Jávea

CD Jávea

Club Deportivo Jávea is an association football club from Spain. Founded in 1939, they are based 100 km from Valencia, and 80 from Alicante. They currently play in the Regional Preferente.- History :...

, a Spanish

Spain

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 regional league side who played in the Valenciana Regional Preferente Group IV

Regional Preferente de la Comunitat Valenciana

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 from 2006 to 2009. Grays Athletic

Grays Athletic F.C.

Grays Athletic Football Club is an English football club currently based in Corringham, Essex after leaving the New Recreation Ground in Grays at the end of the 2009–10 season...

 announced an offer had been put to Brown to become assistant manager to Julian Dicks

Julian Dicks

Julian Andrew Dicks , is a retired football player and manager, last attached to Isthmian League Division One North club Grays Athletic.-Playing career:...

 on 18 September 2009. Jávea denied Brown had agreed terms two days later, before confirming his departure later that day.

External links

• Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk
• Player details at Welsh Premier Football