Brian O'Neil (footballer, born 1972)
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Brian O'Neil | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1972 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1991–1997 | Celtic | 119 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Aberdeen | 29 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | VfL Wolfsburg | 50 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2003 | Derby County | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | Preston North End | 112 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 332 | (17) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2005 | Scotland | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Brian O'Neil (born 6 September 1972) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played as a defensive midfielder for Celtic, Nottingham Forest, Aberdeen, Wolfsburg, Derby County, Preston North End and the Scotland national team. O'Neil was forced to retire from playing in October 2006 due to long standing injury problems.