Brian Hetherston (23 November 1976 – 5 March 2006) was a Scottish professional

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who played as a

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. His brother is

Peter Hetherston Peter Hetherston (born 6 November 1964) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Hetherston played over 350 league matches during his seventeen-year playing career, appearing for eight different clubs. He ...

Career

Born in

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, Hetherston played in Scotland and Ireland for St Mirren,

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and

Raith Rovers Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife. The club was founded in 1883 and currently competes in the as a member of the Scottish Professional Football League. The club has won f ...

Later life and death

Hetherston retired from professional football after sustaining kidney and lung damage following an epileptic seizure; he died following another seizure on 5 March 2006.

References

1976 births 2006 deaths Scottish men's footballers St Mirren F.C. players Sligo Rovers F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players Scottish Football League players Men's association football midfielders Scotland men's under-21 international footballers 20th-century Scottish sportsmen {{scotland-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub