Louie Donowa
English footballer
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| Intro | English footballer | |
| A.K.A. | Brian Louie Donowa | |
| A.K.A. | Brian Louie Donowa | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain England | |
| is | Athlete Football player Association football player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 24 September 1964, Ipswich | |
| Age | 60 years |
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Biography
Brian Louie Donowa (born 24 September 1964) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. He made nearly 400 appearances for a variety of clubs in the Football League and also played in several other European countries.
Playing career
Born in Ipswich, Suffolk, Donowa began his career with Norwich City. He was a member of the Norwich youth team that won the FA Youth Cup in 1983 and the side that won the League Cup in 1985. He was capped by England under-21s during his time at Carrow Road. In 1985–86 Donowa spent time out on loan at Stoke City where he played five times scoring once which came in a 3–2 win away at Millwall. In March 1986 he signed for Spanish club Deportivo de La Coruña for a fee of £50,000. After four years at the Estadio Riazor he played for a short time at Dutch side Willem II.
In 1989 he returned to England and played for Ipswich Town, Bristol City, Birmingham City, Burnley, Crystal Palace, Shrewsbury Town, Walsall and Peterborough United. He then played in Scotland for Ayr United and Finland with Inter Turku.
Honours
- with Norwich City
- FA Youth Cup winner 1983
- League Cup winner 1985
- with Birmingham City
- Football League Second Division (level 3) champions 1994–95
- Football League Trophy winners 1995