Rodolph Austin (born 1 June 1985) is a Jamaican football player who currently plays for the Norwegian Premier League side Brann.^[2] He also plays for the Jamaica national football team.^[3]

An attempt by Stoke City to bring Austin to the club failed in August 2008, when he was refused a work permit on appeal.^[4] Austin went on to sign a one-year loan deal with SK Brann, after an agreement was reached between Brann, Portmore United F.C. and Stoke City. Stoke would have the option to buy the player until February 1, 2009, and if they opted not to buy the player, SK Brann would have the option to buy until June 30.

Austin made his Brann debut in the 1-3 defeat against FK Bodø/Glimt on 31 August 2008 coming on as a substitute in the last 20 minutes. He debuted in the European cups three weeks later with a 2-0 win against Deportivo de la Coruña in the UEFA cup. Stoke City chose not to activate their option, and on February 27, 2009, Austin signed a four-year deal with Brann in a transfer worth £1,000,000.

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http://www.jamaicafootballfederation.com/news-11-10-08.htm http://www.reggaeboyz.de/team_u20/u19_duesseldorf04_e.htm http://www.nettavisen.no/tag/Rodolph+Austin http://www.reggaeboyzsc.com/articles.aspx?id=1201

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