- Tony McDonnell
Football player infobox
playername= Tony McDonnell
fullname = Anthony McDonnell
height = Height|m=1.91
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1976|02|10
cityofbirth =Dublin
countryofbirth =Republic of Ireland
currentclub = UCD AFC
clubcrest =
clubnumber =
position = Centre Back, Central Midfield
years = 1993-2007
clubs = UCD AFC
caps(goals) = 308 (28)
pcupdate =9 November 2007 Anthony "Tony" McDonnell (born
February 10 1976 inDublin ) was a footballer for Irish side UCD.McDonnell was a College player from 1993 to 2007, and is second on the all-time appearances list for the Dublin club as well as the club's sixth highest league goal scorer. He was also the club captain for the best part of a decade. He played as a right- or centre-back, but in more recent seasons he was deployed as a central midfielder. He made 308 league appearances for UCD, scoring 28 league goals, before deciding to call time on his career on 6 December 2007. The latter period of career was blighted by hamstring injuries, a major factor in his retirement.
He was a nominee for the
Eircom League player of the year in the 2005 season, and was appointed chairman of the PFAI in August 2006. He has also worked as a pundit on RTÉ's Monday Night Soccer show since retirement and still regularly attends UCD's home games.External links
* [http://www.pfai.ie/McDonnell/ Website]
ee also
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One-club man .
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