Martin O'Neill

Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill, OBE[5] (b. 1 March 1952[6]) is an Northern Irish football manager. He is currently the manager of Sunderland F.C., and has previously managed Celtic F.C.. and Aston Villa F.C.[5] O'Neill was born in Kilrea, Northern Ireland.[6]

Martin O'Neill
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O'Neill as Sunderland manager in 2012
Personal information
Full nameMartin Hugh Michael O'Neill[1]
Date of birth1 March 1952
     (aged 73)
[2]
Place of birthKilrea, Northern Ireland
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Playing positionMidfielder[2]
Youth career
Rosario
1969–1971Derry City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1971Distillery7(3)
1971–1981Nottingham Forest285(48)
1981Norwich City11(1)
1981–1982Manchester City13(0)
1982–1983Norwich City55(11)
1983–1984Notts County64(5)
1984Chesterfield0(0)
1985Fulham[4]0(0)
Total435(68)
National team
1971–1984Northern Ireland64(8)
Teams managed
1987–1989Grantham Town
1989Shepshed Charterhouse
1990–1995Wycombe Wanderers
1995Norwich City
1995–2000Leicester City
2000–2005Celtic
2006–2010Aston Villa
2011–2013Sunderland
2013–2018Republic of Ireland
2019Nottingham Forest
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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References

  1. "Order of the British Empire: K-Z". BBC News. 31 December 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3357303.stm. Retrieved 9 August 2010. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Martin O'Neill". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  3. "Martin O'Neill". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  4. "Martin O'Neill". Flown From The Nest. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "O'Neill becomes OBE". BBC Sports. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Martin O'Neill - biography, rating, profile of the Sunderland coach". Footballtop.com. Retrieved 2 January 2013.