Dean Brett (born 8 December 1992) is a Scottish

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who plays as a

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for club

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Career

Brett made his debut for

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in the 2009–10 season. In February 2017 he was suspended by the club after he admitted breaching professional conduct rules on gambling, before being sacked four days later. He had earlier received a four-match ban from the

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for homophobic tweets. On 8 March 2017 Brett signed for Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic until the end of the season. After leaving the club at the end of his contract, Brett returned to senior football, signing for

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club Montrose on 11 June 2017. Brett, however, left the club less than three weeks after joining, citing lengthy travel times to and from the club as his main motivation behind quitting. Shortly after leaving Montrose, Brett re-signed for SJFA East Superleague side Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic.

Personal life

In January 2015 his girlfriend died from cancer; their newborn daughter had died in 2014.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brett, Dean 1992 births Footballers from Edinburgh Living people 21st-century Scottish sportsmen Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football midfielders Scottish men's footballers Cowdenbeath F.C. players Bonnyrigg Rose F.C. players Montrose F.C. players Tranent F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players