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Ian Brightwell

Defender · Manchester City FC · historical profile

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English footballer (born 1968)

Born 1968

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Ian Robert Brightwell is an English former professional footballer and manager. As a player, he was a defender from 1986 to 2006 and played 468 league games in a 20-year career in the Football League and Premier League.

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