Anthony Gorman

Anthony Gorman (born 5 December 1970) is the former player-manager of Finn Harps F.C. and former assistant manager of Derry City F.C. He is currently a free-agent.

Career

Player

Born 1970, Tony Gorman, as he is more commonly known is,sound currently plays for Crusaders FC, having recently had management roles with Finn Haps and Derry City.

He is known across Ireland especially the Irish League as one of the most tenacious midfielders to have graced a Linfield shirt and was famous for his long range shooting ability.BBC Northern Ireland Archives, UTV, Linfield website, Coleraine website and Portadown. Gorman played as a youth in England, but never settled and came back to Ireland with the view to returning to a new club in England. He signed for Sligo Rovers and his native county team Finn Harps before transferring to Portadown F.C. and Coleraine F.C. whom he was the top scorer from midfield. Scottish Premier teams Falkirk and Raith Rovers(under Manager Jimmy Nicoll) tried to sign him but the clubs could not agree on a fee. He played for Linfield F.C. where he quickly became a fan favourite. He won all the honours in Irish League football. He then moved back to Coleraine and after a successful stint, He then moved to Finn Harps and took the role of player-manager after Felix Healy left the club.

Managerial and Coaching

Before concentrating on the area of management, Gorman contributed greatly to youth football in County Donegal. {Check any of Donegal newspaper sites, Donegal news, Letterkenny post) various, he has managed a u11 team that have won Foyle cup 2006 and 2007. He is also manager of the Glencar underage team that has recently added the Donegal champions league to there list of achievements. He managed the Donegal Under-18 side that won the All-Ireland Inter-County Tournament and also the Letterkenny Rovers F.C. under-18 team that competed in the 2006 Foyle Cup. By the 2006 season he had given up his playing role to concentrate solely on management. He is highly regarded as one of the best young coaches in Ireland.previous information on honours as youth team manager The season did not end well for Finn Harps as they failed to gain promotion and he left his position in late 2006 as the board were unwilling to implement radical changes. Within a month of his departure from Finn Park, he was approached by Pat Fenlon of Derry City and agreed to undertake an assistant managerial role at the club in December, 2006. He has signed a short term contract with Crusaders In the Irish League while he continues to study for his coaching badges as he Is currently doing his Uefa pro licence.

Business

Gorman is keen to provide the youth of Donegal with adequate sporting equipment and facilities. He owns "Anthony Gorman Sports" in the The Courtyard Shopping Centre, Letterkenny.