Bryan Slavin
Scottish footballer and manager
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| Intro | Scottish footballer and manager | |
| Places | United Kingdom Scotland | |
| is | Sports official Athlete Football player Association football player Association football manager | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 23 September 1977, Irvine | |
| Age | 47 years | |
| Star sign | Libra |
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Biography
Bryan Slavin (born 23 September 1977) is a former professional footballer who has played in the Scottish Football League First Division for Morton.
Career
Slavin spent his senior career with Morton, making one league appearance for the club in March 1997 before being loaned back out to Junior side Dalry Thistle. Recalled for extended first team spells under the management of Billy Stark and subsequently Ian McCall, he made a total of thirty-six league appearances for the Greenock side before being released in 2000, when he joined Auchinleck Talbot.
In the early 2000s, Slavin took two years out of Saturday afternoon football while training as a police officer. On his return, he enjoyed a period of great success in the Junior game, winning the Scottish Junior Cup on three occasions, twice as club captain, and appearing for the Scotland Junior international team. He also reached the fourth round of the Scottish Cup in 2011–12 where Talbot finally lost 1–0 to eventual winners Hearts.
Slavin announced his retirement immediately after the 2011–12 Scottish Junior Cup final when Auchinleck lost to Shotts Bon Accord however he subsequently played a few matches for his hometown club Saltcoats Victoria before assisting former team-mate Gavin Friels as part of the coaching staff at Dalry Thistle.
In January 2015, Slavin was appointed manager of Largs Thistle and lead the Ayrshire club to promotion from the 2015–16 West of Scotland Super League First Division on the last day of the season. He resigned from his position at Largs in October 2016.