- Alan Mathews
Infobox Football biography
playername = Alan Mathews
fullname =
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date|1965|6|27|df=y [http://www.eircomloi.ie/the-people/the-managers/prem-division/alan-matthews/ Eircom League of Ireland official site - Alan Mathews profiles] ]
cityofbirth =Dublin
countryofbirth =Republic of Ireland
currentclub =Cork City F.C. (manager)
years =
clubs = St. Patrick's Athletic
Drogheda United
Shamrock Rovers
Shelbourne F.C.
Galway United
Bray Wanderers
Kilkenny City
Longford Town
caps(goals) = ? (?)
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20 (0)
1 (0)
1 (0)
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manageryears = 2002–2007
2008–
managerclubs = Longford Town
Cork CityAlan Mathews (born
27 June ,1965 inDublin ) is a former Irish footballer, ex-manager of Longford Town, and current manager ofCork City F.C. [ [http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2008/0115/corkcity.html RTÉ news - 15 January 2008 - Mathews confirmed as new Cork manager] ]Career
Player
As a player, Mathews played for St. Patrick's Athletic,
Drogheda United , Shamrock Rovers, Shelbourne, Galway UnitedBray Wanderers ,Kilkenny City A.F.C. andLongford Town .Capped for Ireland at Under-15 and Under-18 levels, he made his League of Ireland debut for St. Patrick's Athletic in August 1984 against Dundalk.
He made his Rovers debut against Bray Wanderers at
Milltown on the 9th of November 1986 and scored his first goal for the Hoops at Home Farm on the 14th of April 1987.He played for Longford Town under
Dermot Keely in the early 1990s, and citesDermot Keely andPat Byrne as his main influences.Fact|date=January 2008 (Mathews was also Assistant Manager to Dermot Keely at Shelbourne from 1998 to 2002.) [ [http://www.shelbournefc.ie/features.php?id=58 ShelbourneFC.ie - News] ]Manager
Appointed club manager for Longford Town in July 2002, Mathews became the first manager to win a senior trophy with the club in 2003, winning the FAI Cup. He was again successful in 2004 when he guided Longford to League Cup success and capped a memorable year for the club when he completed the double with the FAI Cup win over Waterford United. He is regarded by many as the most successful manager in Longford Town's history,Fact|date=January 2008 and was named Soccer Writers' Association of Ireland "Personality of the Year" in 2003. [ [http://www.swai.ie/?q=node/41 Soccer Writers' Association of Ireland Site - SWAI Personality of the Year - List] ]
Mathews left Longford Town in 2007, and replaced
Damien Richardson as Cork City manager [ [http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/who-are-the-owners-of-cork-city-1456244.html Irish Independent - "Who are the owners of Cork City?" - Friday August 15 2008] ] on January 10, 2008.References
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