Alan Quinn

Football player infobox


playername = Alan Quinn
fullname = Alan Quinn
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|06|13|df=y
cityofbirth = Dublin
countryofbirth = Republic of Ireland
height = height|m=1.75
currentclub = Ipswich Town
clubnumber = "25"
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs = Cherry Orchard
years = 1997–2004
2003
2004–2008
2008–
clubs = Sheffield Wednesday
→ Sunderland (loan)
Sheffield United
Ipswich Town
caps(goals) = 157 (16)
006 0(0)
0109 (11)
0018 0(1)
nationalyears = 2003–
nationalteam = Ireland
nationalcaps(goals) = 008 0(0)
pcupdate = 17:03, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 29 March 2007

Alan Quinn (born 13 June 1979 in Dublin) is a professional footballer from the Republic of Ireland. He is a midfielder and currently plays for Ipswich in the Football League Championship.

He is the eldest of three brothers; both Stephen and Keith are on the books at Alan's former club, Sheffield United. Quinn has also played for Sheffield Wednesday, and is the only player to have scored for both teams in the Steel City derby.

Club career

Quinn played youth football in Dublin for Cherry Orchard.

heffield Wednesday

Quinn started his English club career at Sheffield Wednesday, making his first appearance as a substitute during 1997–98 and his first start the following season. After two games in his first two seasons his career took off during 1999–00 and he eventually played 178 League and Cup games for Wednesday, scoring 17 times.

After 6 games on loan to Sunderland, and winning an Internet player of the year award for the 2002–03 season [ [http://sheffieldwednesday.rivals.net/default.asp?sid=894&p=2&stid=8310128 Wednesday Rivals] ] he moved to Wednesday's rivals Sheffield United on a free transfer in 2004.cite news
title = Warnock's quadruple swoop
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/3832929.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2004-06-23
accessdate = 2007-12-03]

heffield United

After a couple of substitute appearances he made his full debut for the Blades in a 1–0 away victory at Preston North End on 8 August 2004.cite news
title = Preston 0-1 Sheff Utd
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/3564492.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2004-08-20
accessdate = 2007-12-03] He scored his first goal for the club a couple of weeks later in a 2–1 home defeat by West Ham United.cite news
title = Sheff Utd 1-2 West Ham
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/3615270.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2004-09-11
accessdate = 2007-12-03] He was a regular in the starting eleven in his first season at Bramall Lane but in later years Quinn found first team football more difficult to come by.

With the Blades promoted to the Premier League for the 2006–07 season he couldn't hold down a regular spot, with his younger brother Stephen being preferred ahead of him for a time. Despite that Quinn made 19 Premier League appearances that season and was rewarded in July 2007 with a contract extension until 2010.cite news
title = Blades pair agree new contracts
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/6907304.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2007-07-19
accessdate = 2007-07-21]

Following United's relegation back to the Championship, Alan failed to impress new manager Bryan Robson enough to convince him that he was worth a place in the first team and made only a handful of appearances. The club allowed him to leave during the January transfer window, ironically agreeing the deal the day before the Steel City Derby against his former club Sheffield Wedsnesday.

He left the club having played 109 games and scored eleven goals.

Ipswich Town

On 18 January 2008 Quinn signed for Ipswich Town on an emergency loan, after an undisclosed fee was agreed. The transfer was made permanent on 23 January 2008, with Quinn signing a three and a half year contract. He was allocated the number 25 shirt and scored just four minutes into his second appearance for Ipswich against his former team Sheffield Wednesday.cite news
title = Ipswich recruit midfielder Quinn
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/7206356.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2008-01-24
accessdate = 2008-01-24]

International career

At Youth level he won the 1998 U-18 European Championships with Republic of Ireland in a team that also featured Robbie Keane and Richard Dunne, scoring in the final. the match finished 1-1 AET with Rep. Of Ireland winning on penalties.

Quinn won his first senior cap for the Republic of Ireland against Norway on 30 April 2003 and currently has 8 caps.

tatistics

¹ Last updated 2 February, 2008.

References

External links

* [http://www.itfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10272~8309,00.html Alan Quinn player profile] at itfc.co.uk
*soccerbase|14604|Alan Quinn

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ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Quinn, Alan
SHORT DESCRIPTION= footballer
DATE OF BIRTH= 1979-06-13
PLACE OF BIRTH= Dublin , Republic of Ireland
DATE OF DEATH=
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