Alan O'Neill (footballer born 1957)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 July 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St Malachy's | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1983 | Shamrock Rovers | 143 | (0) |
| 1983–1985 | UCD | 56 | (0) |
| 1985–1993 | Dundalk | 233 | (0) |
| 1993–1996 | Shamrock Rovers | 98 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Sligo Rovers | 16 | (0) |
| Total | 546 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 1978–1979 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 1979–1995 | League of Ireland XI | ? | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1996 | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| 2005 | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Alan O'Neill (born 2 July 1957 in Dublin) is an Irish football goalkeeper who played in the League of Ireland in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
Son of Robert who played for Shelbourne, O'Neill made his League of Ireland debut for Shamrock Rovers at Milltown on Sunday the 28th of December 1975 in a 1–0 win over Cork Hibernians. In his second season under Sean Thomas he won his first medal, the FAI League Cup.
After the departure of Thomas, Johnny Giles took over as manager at the start of the 1977–78 season.
He played for the Republic of Ireland national football team amateur team that qualified and reached the semi finals of the 1978 UEFA Amateur Cup.
On 8 March 1978 at Dalymount Park O'Neill played in the first ever Republic of Ireland U21 game and went on to win 2 caps in total. He also won an amateur cap and was called up 8 times for the Republic of Ireland side.
O'Neill picked up his second medal when Rovers ended a nine-year barren spell in the FAI Cup with their 21st triumph in 1978.
O'Neill saved a penalty in the 1982 FAI League Cup final but The Hoops lost 1–0 to Athlone Town.
His first taste of European competition didn't come until 1982 where, like his league debut, he kept a clean sheet on his European bow. Playing in the 1982-83 UEFA Cup games made up for the disappointment of missing out on the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup games four years previously through serious injury picked up on a pre season tour of Spain in August 1978.
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