Full name Mark Jonathan Briggs 1998–2003 West Bromwich Albion Position Midfielder Years Team Height 1.85 m | Playing position Role Footballer Name Mark Briggs | |
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Date of birth (1982-02-16) 16 February 1982 (age 33) | ||
Place of birth Wolverhampton, England | ||
Coach Mark Briggs Mic'd Up in soccer training session
Mark Jonathan Briggs (born 16 February 1982) is an English former professional footballer and current head coach of Real Monarchs.
Contents
- Coach Mark Briggs Micd Up in soccer training session
- England and Denmark
- United States and Malta
- Wilmington Hammerheads
- References
England and Denmark
Briggs began his career with West Bromwich Albion, joining them on leaving Sedgley's Dormston School in the summer of 1998 and making six appearances for the Baggies before moving to Danish football for 2 seasons with Herfølge in 2003. While playing for Herfølge, Briggs auditioned for the third season of the Danish version of the reality show 'Big Brother', and made it to the final casting stage. Briggs never appeared on the show, deciding instead to move back to England.
After returning to England, Briggs signed for Notts County, but only played 10 games before leaving as the club fell into administration in the summer of 2004.
He then proceeded to bounce around the English and Welsh lower leagues, playing briefly for a multitude of clubs including AFC Telford United, Shrewsbury Town and Northwich Victoria and Welshpool Town.
Briggs settled at Hednesford Town in December 2005, playing 18 games in a season which saw Hednesford relegated from the Conference North, after which he moved on to Willenhall Town. He played nearly the whole of the 2006–07 season at Noose Lane, before making a switch to Chasetown in April 2007.
United States and Malta
In May 2008 Briggs was convinced to cross the Atlantic by former New Zealand international Stu Riddle to play for Kalamazoo Outrage in the USL Premier Development League as an over-age player. He played the PDL season in Kalamazoo, helping the team reach the PDL playoffs.
After a brief stint back in England with Hednesford in the US offseason, Briggs signed with the Wilmington Hammerheads in the USL Second Division in 2009, and was voted his team's MVP while leading them to the 2009 USL2 regular season title.
Following the end of the American season, Briggs signed for Mosta of the Maltese First Division on a two-year contract on 1 October 2009.
On 25 February 2010, Charleston Battery announced the signing of Briggs on loan then for remaining season.
While in Malta he fell foul of the club when he was found to be working part-time as a plasterer in April 2010.
He left the club in July 2011.
A spell with Tooting & Mitcham United, whom he joined for the 2011-12 season, was followed in December 2011 by a move to Rushall Olympic.
In February 2012 he rejoined Wilmington Hammerheads for a second spell.