Keith Gilroy

Keith Gilroy
Personal information
Full name Keith Gilroy
Date of birth (1983-07-08) 8 July 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Sligo, Ireland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Sligo Rovers 6 (1)
2002–2003 Middlesbrough 0 (0)
2003–2005 Scarborough 41 (5)
2005 Darlington 2 (0)
2005–2011 Burton Albion 140 (15)
2013 Stapenhill 1 (0)
Total 190 (21)
International career
1999–2000 Republic of Ireland U16 4 (0)
Republic of Ireland U21
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Keith Gilroy (born 18 July 1983) is an Irish football coach and former professional footballer.

Career

His previous clubs include Sligo Rovers, Middlesbrough, and more recently Scarborough and Darlington.

After a short spell at Sligo Rovers, Gilroy made the step up to Middlesbrough where he failed to play a first team game. After being released, he joined Scarborough for a two-year spell before leaving in the summer of 2005 to play 2 games for Darlington, after and unsuccessful spell, he joined Burton Albion.

Gilroy signed a new two-year contract after promotion to the Football League, but injuries restricted his playing time before his release in May 2011.[2]

Personal life

Following his release by Burton in 2011, Gilroy became a coach at the Derby County academy. He later started his own driving school, called 'Gilroy Driving'. In 2019, he returned to former club Burton Albion as a coach.[3]

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Keith Gilroy - Player Profile - Football". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Gilroy released". burtonalbionfc.co.uk. 5 September 2011. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Keith Gilroy Joins Academy Coaching Staff".