The Alan Brazil Charity Golf Series 2023

Alan Brazil

Born in 1959 in the Govan district of Glasgow. His breakthrough came when he played for Celtic Boys Club when he scored 62 goals in his final record-breaking year when Ipswich Town spotted him. Brazil went to the Ipswich Youth team when he was 15. In 1 month scoring16 goals, 4 goals per game. Brazil started his professional career in England with Ipswich Town in 1977, where he stayed until 1983, appearing a total of 210 times and scoring 80 goals.

In 1978, he was loaned to the Detroit Express in the North American Soccer League. He returned to ITFC as a key player by the 1980-81 season, when they won the UEFA Cup and finished runners-up in the league. Ipswich finished runners-up once more the following season, when Brazil scored 22 goals, making him the second-highest scorer in the First Division. Brazil moved to Tottenham Hotspur in March 1983, scoring six times in 10 appearances. In June Brazil joined Manchester United where he stayed for two seasons, but a recurring back injury restricted him. In England Brazil also went onto play for Coventry, Queens Park Rangers, Bury Town, Chelmsford City and Stambridge United.

Brazil left British football in 1988 to join Wollongong City in Australia’s National Soccer League. He returned to Europe to spend his final season (1988–89) with FC Baden of the Swiss Challenge League. Brazil made 13 appearances for Scotland. He was the youngest member of the Scotland squad at the finals, kicking off on his Birthday against Russia with ‘King Kenny Dalglish’. His debut came against Poland in a friendly in Warsaw on 28 May 1980, which Scotland lost 1–0. His last full international came on 1 June 1983 in a 2–0 Home Championship defeat to England. He scored once for the Scottish national side, in his penultimate appearance on 28 May 1983 in a 2–0 Home Championship win over Wales.

Since 2001 Alan has been in the driving seat of the TalkSPORT Breakfast Show. Still going from strength to strength the radio show interviews sporting super stars from the past and present. Following the success of his first two books. Brazil has recently release,’Only here for a visit’ titled with the motto that he lives his life by.

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GeeWizz is a very special, small charity based in Bury St Edmunds. We are focussed on supporting children and young adults in Suffolk and Norfolk who sadly suffer from life-threatening conditions, a disability or cancer. Predominantly we fund life-changing equipment for these children, with some of our recent projects including electric wheelchairs allowing children to move around independently, bespoke designed car seats and harnesses to keep children safe when travelling, as well as various equipment for special schools in and around Bury St Edmunds and Suffolk.

To read more about some of our families, please visit www.geewizzcharity.com