Rod Brown (born 27 January 1964) is an Australian former soccer player. Brown earned seven caps, including two full international caps, for the
Socceroos. Both those full international caps were against New Zealand in 1987.
Brown also played for several clubs in the
National Soccer League
The National Soccer League (NSL) was the top-level soccer league in Australia, run by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL, the A-League's predecessor, spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977 until its ...
. He scored the second goal in the
Brisbane Strikers
Brisbane Strikers Football Club is an Australian semi-professional football club based in Brisbane, Queensland. Founded in 1991 as Brisbane United, the club competed in the National Soccer League until the 2003–04 season.
Brisbane Strikers ...
2–0 win over
Sydney United in the
1996-97 NSL Grand Final at
Lang Park
Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), currently known as Suncorp Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in the suburb of Milton, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Nicknamed The Cauldron, it is a three-tiered rectangular sporting st ...
. When he retired he held the record for most NSL goals scored (137 goals).
He is the father of former
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL), Victory ...
and current player for
Brisbane Roar
Brisbane Roar Football Club is a professional soccer club based in Brisbane, Queensland. competing in Australia's premier men's competition, A-League Men, which is the top tier Australia's football pyramid.
When Queensland Lions F.C. were ...
Corey Brown.
References
Australian men's soccer players
Australia men's international soccer players
Marconi Stallions FC players
APIA Leichhardt FC players
Brisbane Strikers FC players
1964 births
Living people
Men's association football forwards
Newcastle Breakers FC players
Place of birth missing (living people)
20th-century Australian sportsmen
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