- Alan Reilly
Football player infobox
playername = Alan Reilly
fullname = Alan Reilly
nickname =
height = height|ft=5|in=9
weight = 80kg
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|08|22
cityofbirth =Dublin
countryofbirth =Ireland
currentclub = Unattached
clubnumber =
position =Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs = Belvedere
Manchester City
years = 1997-1999
1999-2002
2002-2003
2003
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006
2007
clubs = Manchester City
Halifax Town
Bohemians
Waterford United
Drogheda United
St. Patrick's Athletic
Waterford United
Shelbourne
caps(goals) = 0 (0)
45 (2)
N/A
N/A
35 (6)
22 (2)
0 (0)
7 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals)=
pcupdate =November 2 2007 Alan Reilly (born
August 22 1980 inDublin ,Ireland ), is an Irish football player who is currently unattached. Reilly plays as a left-sided midfielder.Career
Alan played his schoolboy football for famous Dublin nursery club Belvedere and his potential was spotted by Manchester City who offered him a 2 year YTS deal. Reilly also went on to represent Ireland at youth level during this period. At Manchester City, Reilly impressed enough to be offered a 1 year professional contract. He became a regular for City's youth and reserves teams alongside the likes of
Shaun Wright-Phillips . He struggled to breakthrough to the first team and moved to Halifax Town on a 2 year contract. He was a regular in the Halifax team during his time atThe Shay but when his contract expired, he decided to return to Ireland.Upon returning to his homeland, Reilly signed for
Stephen Kenny 's Bohemians and made his debut in a 1-1 draw with Cork City onNovember 1 2002 . He made numerous appearances during the 2002/2003 season as Bohs won theEircom League Premier Division title. Since his time at Bohs, he has played forWaterford United (twice), Drogheda United and St. Patrick's Athletic.In the
July 2006 , Reilly rejoined Waterford United [ [http://www.waterford-united.ie/nextarch.php?subaction=showfull&id=1154361141&archive=1154709552&start_from=&ucat=1& Waterford Confirm two new signings] → www.waterford-united.ie] but his second spell at the club was shortlived as he was released from his latest club within 2 weeks of joining and having not played once since his return [ [http://www.waterford-united.ie/nextarch.php?subaction=showfull&id=1155298068&archive=1162415534&start_from=&ucat=1& Gareth Cronin Releases Three] → www.waterford-united.ie] . During that 2 week period Mike Kerley was sacked as Waterford manager and Gareth Cronin replaced him resulting in Reilly's departure as he was not part of Cronin's plans. Reilly stayed out of the game for the next 12 months until he joined Shelbourne inJuly 2007 [ [http://www.shelbournefc.com/news.php?id=696 Three More New Reds] → www.shelbournefc.com] . Reilly made his Shelbourne debut as a second-half substitute against Finn Harps onJuly 20 2007 atFinn Park [ [http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2007/0720/finnharps.html Finn Harps 1-0 Shelbourne] → www.rte.ie] . Reilly made 7 appearances for Shelbourne before being released at the end of the 2007 Season [ [http://www.shelbournefc.com/news.php?id=792 Player Update] → www.shelbournefc.com] .References
External links
* [http://www.shelbournefc.com/players.php?playerid=529 Alan Reilly's profile at www.shelbournefc.com]
* [http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=14891 Alan Reilly on soccerbase.com]
* [http://www.playerhistory.com/Default.aspx?page=player_details&playerID=66289 Alan Reilly at playerhistory.com]
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