- Sean Connelly
Football player infobox
playername = Sean Connelly
fullname =
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1970|06|26
cityofbirth =Sheffield
countryofbirth =England
height = height|ft=5|in=10
position = Defender
years = 1991–1992
1992–2001
2001
2001–2002
2002–2004
2004–2005
clubs = Hallam
Stockport County
→ Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan)
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Tranmere Rovers
Rushden & Diamonds
Total
caps(goals) = 00? (?)
302 (6)
006 (0)
008 (0)
070 (0)
042 (0)
428 (6)Sean Connelly (born
26 June ,1970 inSheffield ) is an English former professional footballer, currently working as a physio at Cardiff City.Career
Connelly began his football career at his local side Hallam before Stockport County manager
Danny Bergara offered him a professional contract at the club. One of his career highlights included scoring againstPremier League side Middlesbrough in a League Cup tie. His impressive form even generated rumours of a possible move to Liverpool, although this failed to materialise. The defender played under four different managers during his nine-year stay at Stockport - Bergara,Dave Jones ,Gary Megson andAndy Kilner . He eventually left in 2001 after former manager Jones persuaded him to join him at Wolves. In 2002, he was inducted into the Stockport County hall of fame. [ [http://www.stockportcounty.premiumtv.co.uk/page/HallOfFame/0,,10419,00.html "Hall of fame"] Stockportcountyfc.co.uk Retrieved on11 February ,2008 ]He signed permanently for Wolves after an initial loan spell in Spring 2001. However, he struggled to hold down a regular first team place during the following season at Molineux and was allowed to join Tranmere Rovers in October 2002.
He quickly established himself at Tranmere and was a regular for two years before manager
Brian Laws decided against offering him a new contract, whereupon he moved to Rushden & Diamonds, where he finished his playing career. [ [http://www.stockportcounty.premiumtv.co.uk/page/PastPlayers/0,,10419~680607,00.html "Sean Connelly"] Stockportcountyfc.co.uk Retrieved on11 February ,2008 ]After leaving Rushden & Diamonds he trained as a chartered physiotherapist and linked up with
Dave Jones again, this time as physio at Cardiff City [ [http://www.cardiffcityfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Management/0,,10335~420056,00.html "Cardiff City FC Management"] Cardiffcityfc.co.uk Retrieved on11 February ,2008 ] , turning down offers to continue playing in order to take the job.References
External links
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