- Mark Delaney (footballer)
-
Mark Delaney Personal information Full name Mark Anthony Delaney Date of birth 13 May 1976 Place of birth Haverfordwest, Wales Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Playing position Right Back Club information Current club Aston Villa Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1995–1998 Carmarthen Town 58 (3) 1998–1999 Cardiff City 28 (0) 1999–2007 Aston Villa 158 (2) Total 244 (5) National team 1999–2006 Wales 36 (0) Teams managed 2007– Aston Villa (academy coach) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Mark Anthony Delaney (born 13 May 1976 in Haverfordwest) is a retired Wales footballer who played for Carmarthen Town, Cardiff City and Aston Villa as a right back. He is also a former member of the Welsh national team.
Club career
Delaney established himself as a fan favourite at Carmarthen Town, becoming club captain at just 20 years of age. Following this he moved to Cardiff City on 1 June 1998 on a free transfer. He made 35 appearances for Cardiff (scoring once in the FA Cup against Chester City)[1] between his purchase and his sale to Aston Villa on 9 March 1999 for £250,000.
He made 193 first appearances for Aston Villa in all competitions, with two goals coming against Watford on 24 August 1999 and Everton on 26 December 2005. He played in Villa's 2000 FA Cup Final loss to Chelsea in the last final at the old Wembley Stadium. He has also gained 36 international caps with the Wales national team.
Delaney's Aston Villa career was tempered with knee injuries. Delaney has been seeing noted American knee specialist Dr. Richard Steadman in an attempt to end these injuries.[2] Delaney was out of contract at Aston Villa in summer 2007, and was a popular figure with the Villa fans, he hoped to return quickly, to impress Martin O'Neill enough to win a new contract.[3]
However, on 15 August 2007, he announced his retirement from football due to the above injury problems.[4]
On 5 September 2007, Delaney has stated he is hoping to go into coaching,[5] and in December 2007, Delaney rejoined Aston Villa as a youth coach.
References
- ^ "The FA Cup. The last 10 years.". CardiffCity-Mad.co.uk. 14 November 1998. http://www.cardiffcity-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/the_fa_cup_the_last_10_years_74102/index.shtml. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
- ^ "Delaney to see US knee specialist". BBC Sport. 2007-01-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/6169675.stm. Retrieved 2007-04-17.
- ^ "Villa door left open for Delaney". BBC Sport. 2007-05-22. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/6679529.stm. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
- ^ "Injury forces Delaney to retire". BBC Sport. 2007-08-15. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/6947421.stm. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
- ^ "Delaney planning career as coach". BBC Sport. 2007-09-05. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6979566.stm. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
External links
- Mark Delaney career stats at Soccerbase
- Mark Delaney career stats national-football-teams.com
1998–99 Football League Third Division PFA Team of the Year GK: Jon Hallworth · DF: Mark Delaney · DF: Chris Hope · DF: Hermann Hreiðarsson · DF: Paul Gibbs · MF: Jeff Minton · MF: Jason Fowler · MF: Paul Evans · MF: Simon Davies / Matthew Etherington · FW: Jamie Forrester · FW: Martin ButlerCategories:- 1976 births
- Living people
- Welsh people of Irish descent
- Welsh footballers
- Association football fullbacks
- Carmarthen Town A.F.C. players
- Aston Villa F.C. players
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Players in the Welsh Premier League
- The Football League players
- Premier League players
- Wales international footballers
- People from Haverfordwest
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
