- Michael O'Neill (footballer)
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Michael O'Neill Personal information Full name Michael Andrew Martin O'Neill Date of birth 5 July 1969 Place of birth Portadown, Northern Ireland Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Shamrock Rovers (Manager) Youth career Chimney Corner Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1984–1987 Coleraine 18 (4) 1987–1989 Newcastle United 48 (15) 1989–1993 Dundee United 64 (11) 1993–1996 Hibernian 97 (19) 1996–1998 Coventry City 5 (0) 1998 → Aberdeen (loan) 6 (0) 1998 → Reading (loan) 9 (1) 1998–2000 Wigan Athletic 66 (2) 2000–2001 St. Johnstone 9 (0) 2001 Portland Timbers 22 (5) 2001–2002 Clydebank 19 (4) 2002–2004 Glentoran 44 (4) 2004 Ayr United 2 (0) National team 1988–1996 Northern Ireland 33 (7) 1994 Northern Ireland U21 1 (0) Teams managed 2006–2008 Brechin City 2009– Shamrock Rovers * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Michael Andrew Martin O'Neill (born 5 July 1969 in Portadown, County Armagh) is a former Northern Irish international association football player, who is now the manager of Shamrock Rovers.[1]
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Playing career
O'Neill played as a midfielder or forward for Chimney Corner, Coleraine, Newcastle, Dundee United, Hibs, Coventry City, Aberdeen (on loan), Reading (on loan), Wigan, St Johnstone, Portland Timbers, Clydebank, Glentoran and Ayr United.
He made two appearances for Coleraine in the UEFA Cup and played three times for Glentoran in both the UEFA Cup and Champions League qualifiers.
At international level he played at U21, U23 and B level and played 33 games for Northern Ireland, scoring 7 times, including 2 in a 5-3 win over Austria, where he also hit the post and was desperately unlucky not to get a hat-trick.
Managing career
He began management as assistant at Cowdenbeath before becoming manager of Scottish side Brechin City in April 2006. He won the Second Division Manager of the Month award in both December 2007[2] and October 2008.[3]
Shamrock Rovers
O'Neill was released by Brechin City to join Shamrock Rovers on 13 December 2008.[4] He was awarded the Irish Soccer Writers Manager of the Month award for July 2009 and eventually guided The Hoops to second place in 2009 League of Ireland. At the press conference when unveiled as Rovers manager, he cited Gordon Strachan as his main managerial influence.[5]
In October 2010, he guided Shamrock Rovers to win the 2010 League of Ireland title, their first league championship since 1994.[6] O'Neill led Rovers to the 2011 Setanta Sports Cup and then made history by being the first manager of a League of Ireland team to reach the group stages of a European competition.[7] Rovers defeated Partizan Belgrade in the play-off round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.[7] Shamrock Rovers retained their league title in the 2011 season.[8][9] New contract talks between O'Neill and Shamrock Rovers stalled.[10]
Honours
- Player
- Irish League Cup:
- Glentoran 2002/03
- County Antrim Shield:
- Glentoran 2002/03
- Player of the Year:
- Newcastle United - 1987/88
- Manager
League of Ireland:
- Shamrock Rovers - 2010, 2011
- Setanta Cup:
- Shamrock Rovers F.C. 2011
References
- ^ "2009 Squad Details". Shamrock Rovers FC. 2009. http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/teams/first-team. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
- ^ "Managerial award for Brechin boss". BBC Sport (BBC). 11 January 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brechin_city/7184399.stm. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ "O'Neill wins October boss prize". BBC Sport (BBC). 7 November 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brechin_city/7712979.stm. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ Managerial Statement, Brechin City, 13 December 2008.
- ^ New Shamrock Rovers boss O’Neill eyeing top four spot - Irish Examiner
- ^ "O'Neill relieved to seal title". RTE Sport. 2010-10-30. http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2010/1030/shamrock_oneillm.html. Retrieved 2010-11-01.
- ^ a b "Shamrock Rovers make history and enter Europe League". Irish Independent (Independent News & Media plc). http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/shamrock-rovers-make-history-and-enter-europe-league-2858775.html. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ "O'Neill hails back-to-back champions". Irish Examiner. 26 October 2011. http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/oneill-hails-back-to-back-champions-525798.html. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ "Kelly secures 17th title for Rovers". Irish Times. 26 October 2011. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2011/1026/1224306505416.html. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ "Pat Fenlon to hold Bohemians talks over Hibs interest". BBC Sport (BBC). 16 November 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15744981.stm. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
Brechin City F.C. – managers Gilmartin (1962–?) · Sandeman (?–?) · Methven (1971–72) · Dick (1972–74) · Dunn (1974–78) · Stewart (1978–79) · Houston (1979–82) · Fleming (1982–87) · Ritchie (1987–93) · Redford (1993–94) · Young (1994–2000) · D. Campbell (2000–05) · I. Campbell (2005–06) · O'Neill (2006–08) · Duffy (2009–10) · Weir (2010–)
Shamrock Rovers F.C. – current squad 1 Brush · 2 Sullivan · 3 Stevens · 4 Sives · 5 Murray · 6 Rice · 7 McCabe · 8 O'Donnell · 9 Twigg · 10 Sheppard · 11 Kilduff · 13 Flynn · 14 Kelly · 15 Kavanagh · 16 Thompson · 17 Oman · 18 Turner · 19 O'Neill · 20 Dennehy · 21 Finn · 22 McCormack · 23 Gannon · 24 Moore · 25 Hyland · 26 Paterson · 27 Ricketts · Manager: O'Neill
Categories:- 1969 births
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Ayr United F.C. players
- Brechin City F.C. managers
- Chimney Corner F.C. players
- Clydebank F.C. players
- Coleraine F.C. players
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Dundee United F.C. players
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- League of Ireland managers
- Glentoran F.C. players
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Irish Football League players
- Living people
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- Northern Ireland international footballers
- Northern Ireland under-21 international footballers
- Association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Expatriate association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Football managers from Northern Ireland
- People from Portadown
- Portland Timbers (USL) players
- Premier League players
- Reading F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Premier League players
- Shamrock Rovers F.C. managers
- St. Johnstone F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Wigan Athletic F.C. players
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