Football: Aussie Brinias happy to settle at Nomads; premier NEWS.Byline: CHRISTOPHER BEESLEY HE may only be 22 years old but goalkeeper For the close-in weapon system, see . In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the Dimitri Brinias is a footballing nomad nomad (nō`măd'), one of a group of people without fixed habitation, especially pastoralists. (Some authorities prefer the terms "nonsedentary" or "migratory" rather than "nomadic" to describe mobile hunter-gatherers. in more ways than one. Currently turning out for Connah's Quay Coordinates: Connah's Quay (Welsh: Cei Conna) is the largest town in Flintshire, North Wales, lying on the River Dee, near the border with England. , who he has helped to an unbeaten four-match start to the season - including a shock 2-1 win over New Saints on Tuesday - Brinias has already experienced life in the Italian, Greek and Cypriot Leagues as well as playing down under in his native Australia. He said: "I've been involved with clubs in some of the biggest leagues and it was a great experience, but I just want to play games. "Hopefully I'll be able to show people what I can do at Nomads as I hope to eventually get back to playing at a higher level." Brinias, who was previously on Bournemouth's books, has an impressive CV, with spells at Verona-based club Chievo in Italy's Serie A This article is about the Italian football league. For other uses, see Serie A (disambiguation). Serie A (officially known as the Serie A TIM and Greek giants Panathinaikos. He said: "I was third choice at Chievo, where I was understudy to the former Lazio goalkeeper Luca Marchegiani. "I'm at the point now where I need games but as a footballer I've seen the best of everything and if I take all the good points from what I've seen it will improve my game." Brinias' move to Nomads came after he met assistant manager Alan Morgan in Cyprus over the summer. He said: "I'd been playing over there and Alan owns a holiday home on the island. "He suggested that I come over and give it a go." |
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