Brian Hughes (footballer, born 1937)

{{short description|Welsh footballer}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Brian Hughes

| image = BrianHughes chiefs.jpg

| image_size = 220

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1937|11|22|df=y}}

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2018|10|7|1937|11|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Swansea, Wales

| death_place = Victoria, British Columbia

| position = Defender

| youthyears1=

| youthclubs1=

| years1 = 1956–1967 | years2 = 1967–1968 | years3 = 1970–1971

| clubs1 = Swansea City | clubs2 = Atlanta Chiefs | clubs3 = Gloucester City{{cite book |last=Clark |first=Timothy R.D. |author2=Kujawa, Rob |title=The Complete Record of Gloucester City AFC 1883–2009 |year=2009 |publisher=Tiger Timbo Publications |location=Gloucester |isbn=978-0-9557425-1-4}}

| caps1 = 231 | goals1 = 7 | caps2 = 60 | goals2 = 2 | caps3 = 13 | goals3 = 0

| nationalyears1= 1959–1961

| nationalteam1= Wales U23

| nationalcaps1= 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 1985–1987

| managerclubs1 = Canada U17

| manageryears2 = 1990

| managerclubs2 = Canada U20 (Assistant)

}}

Brian Hughes (22 November 1937 – 7 October 2018) was a Welsh professional footballer. He played U23 for Wales then joined Swansea City of the 2nd Division in July 1956. He made his professional debut in a 1–1 draw against Grimsby Town in 1958. Brian was a key asset to the team that went to the FA Cup semi final in the 1963–64 season. Brian played two years (1967 and 1968) in the fledgling North American Soccer League with the Atlanta Chiefs.{{cite news|title=Swansea City Past Players|url=http://www.swanseacity.net/page/PastPlayers/0,,10354~1171087,00.html|publisher=Swansea City Football Club|date=1 May 2008|accessdate=27 September 2011|location=London|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827105502/http://www.swanseacity.net/page/PastPlayers/0,,10354~1171087,00.html|archive-date=27 August 2011|url-status=dead}}

Hughes moved to Victoria, British Columbia, where he was a player coach of the London Boxing Club. He later coached the University of Victoria Vikings soccer team, winning the CIAU championships in 1975 and 1987. The 1975 team won UVic's first ever CIAU Championship. The team knocked off Dalhousie and then Concordia to claim the national title after earlier Canada West victories over Alberta and Saskatchewan.{{cite news|title=UVic Hall of Fame|url=http://www.govikesgo.com/hof.aspx?hof=16|publisher=University of Victoria|date=1 January 2011|accessdate=27 September 2011|location=Victoria}}

Hughes also coached in the Canada national team soccer system.{{cite news|title=Canada Soccer Profile |url=http://www.canadasoccer.com/players/profile.asp?playerid=1719 |publisher=Canadian Soccer AssociationClub |date=12 June 2008 |accessdate=27 September 2011 |location=Victoria }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He died in Victoria on 7 October 2018.{{cite web |url=https://www.canadasoccer.com/brian-hughes-former-player-and-national-coach-passed-away-p161886 |title=Brian Hughes, former player and national coach, passed away |date=16 October 2018 |website=CanadaSoccer.com |publisher= |access-date=2 November 2018 |archive-date=25 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925210500/https://www.canadasoccer.com/brian-hughes-former-player-and-national-coach-passed-away-p161886 |url-status=dead }}