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.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNorwich City1982–83First Division10001010301983–84First Division2541060003241984–85First Division34721830044111985–86Second Division2000000020Total621131153108115Stoke City (loan)1985–86Second Division4110000051Deportivo La Coruña1985–86Segunda División1120000001121986–87Segunda División3690000003691987–88Segunda División3190000003191988–89Segunda División9000000090Total87200000008720Willem II1988–89Eredivisie134000000134Ipswich Town1989–90Second Division231202031302Bristol City1990–91Second Division243101000263Birmingham City1991–92Third Division2621050003221992–93First Division2120020402721993–94First Division2151040102751994–95Second Division31950306145101995–96First Division1301080212411996–97First Division4000100050Total116188023013216020Burnley (loan)1992–93Second Division4000002060Shrewsbury Town (loan)1993–94Third Division4000000040Walsall (loan)1996–97Second Division6100000061Peterborough United1996–97Second Division221000050271Walsall1997–98Second Division6001000070Career total3716015241324345168
Honours Norwich City FA Youth Cup: 1983 Football League Cup: 1984–85
Birmingham City Football League Second Division: 1994–95 Football League Trophy: 1994–95
References
External links
Career Information at ex-canaries.co.uk