Full name Francis Brennan Years Team Position Defender Playing position Role Soccer player | Place of birth Dublin, Ireland Name Fran Brennan Date of birth 1940 1957–1962 Transport | |
Fran Brennan (born 14 February 1940 in Dublin) is a former Irish soccer player.
He played for Transport, Drumcondra, Dundalk and Shelbourne at club level, winning the league title with Drumcondra in 1965 and Dundalk in 1967. He later served as manager of Dundalk.
On 24 March 1965, he won his only senior cap for the Republic of Ireland national football team when he lined out in defence in a 2-0 defeat to Belgium in a friendly international played at Dalymount Park.
Fran subsequently was involved in the underage set up assisting Paddy Hilliard with Under 14 International teams.
Fran came from a family of ten, with four sisters and six brothers. His brother Tom was an Irish Senior Cross Country Champion, winning the title in 1975 and being a significant contributor to the development of the Liffey Valley Athletic Club.