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 (1969-07-05) (age 42)
Place of birth Portadown, Northern Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Northern Ireland (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
1994 Northern Ireland U21 1 (0)
1989 Northern Ireland U23 1 (0)
1994–1999 Northern Ireland B 2 (0)
1988–1996 Northern Ireland 31 (4)
Teams managed
2006–2008 Brechin City
2009–2011 Shamrock Rovers
2012– Northern Ireland
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Michael Andrew Martin O'Neill (born 5 July 1969) is a Northern Irish former footballer, who is now the manager of Northern Ireland.

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[edit] Playing career

Born in Portadown, County Armagh, 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.

While at Newcastle in the 1987-1988 season he was the clubs top goal scorer with 12 goals in the top flight of English Football, playing alongside Paul Gascoigne amongst others. 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.

He played for the U21, U23, B and full national teams of Northern Ireland. He scored twice in a 5–3 against Austria, where he also hit the post.

[edit] Managerial 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[1] and October 2008.[2] O'Neill was released by Brechin City to join Shamrock Rovers on 13 December 2008.[3] 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.[4]

In October 2010, he guided Shamrock Rovers to win the 2010 League of Ireland title, their first league championship since 1994.[5] 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.[6] Rovers defeated Partizan Belgrade in the play-off round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.[6] Shamrock Rovers retained their league title in the 2011 season.[7][8] New contract talks between O'Neill and Shamrock Rovers stalled[9] and he left the club in December 2011.[10]

O'Neill was appointed manager of Northern Ireland on 28 December 2011.[11] O'Neill won the Soccer Writers Association Personality of the Year award for 2011.[12]


[edit] Honours

Player
Manager

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Managerial award for Brechin boss". BBC Sport. 11 January 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brechin_city/7184399.stm. Retrieved 16 September 2011. 
  2. ^ "O'Neill wins October boss prize". BBC Sport. 7 November 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brechin_city/7712979.stm. Retrieved 16 September 2011. 
  3. ^ Managerial Statement, Brechin City, 13 December 2008.
  4. ^ New Shamrock Rovers boss O’Neill eyeing top four spot - Irish Examiner
  5. ^ "O'Neill relieved to seal title". RTÉ Sport. 2010-10-30. http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2010/1030/shamrock_oneillm.html. Retrieved 2010-11-01. 
  6. ^ a b "Shamrock Rovers make history and enter Europe League". Irish Independent (Independent News & Media plc). 26 August 2011. http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/shamrock-rovers-make-history-and-enter-europe-league-2858775.html. Retrieved 16 September 2011. 
  7. ^ "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. 
  8. ^ Malone, Emmet (26 October 2011). "Kelly secures 17th title for Rovers". Irish Times. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2011/1026/1224306505416.html. Retrieved 26 October 2011. 
  9. ^ "Pat Fenlon to hold Bohemians talks over Hibs interest". BBC Sport. 16 November 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15744981.stm. Retrieved 16 November 2011. 
  10. ^ http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/news/35-news/2330-club-statement
  11. ^ "Michael O'Neill confirmed as new N Ireland manager". BBC Sport. 28 December 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16345350.stm. Retrieved 28 December 2011. 
  12. ^ [1]

[edit] External links

Brechin City F.C. – managers

**=In an interim role
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