Martin O'Neill

Martin O'Neill
OBE
O'Neill as Sunderland manager in 2012
Personal information
Full name Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill[1]
Date of birth (1952-03-01) 1 March 1952 (age 72)[2]
Place of birth Kilrea, Northern Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder[2]
Youth career
Rosario
1969–1971 Derry City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971 Distillery 7 (3)
1971–1981 Nottingham Forest 285 (48)
1981 Norwich City 11 (1)
1981–1982 Manchester City 13 (0)
1982–1983 Norwich City 55 (11)
1983–1984 Notts County 64 (5)
1984 Chesterfield 0 (0)
1985 Fulham[4] 0 (0)
Total 435 (68)
National team
1971–1984 Northern Ireland 64 (8)
Teams managed
1987–1989 Grantham Town
1989 Shepshed Charterhouse
1990–1995 Wycombe Wanderers
1995 Norwich City
1995–2000 Leicester City
2000–2005 Celtic
2006–2010 Aston Villa
2011–2013 Sunderland
2013–2018 Republic of Ireland
2019 Nottingham Forest
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Order of the British Empire: K-Z". BBC News. 31 December 2003. 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.