Dermot Keely
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 March 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1975 | Home Farm | 42 | (7) |
| 1975–1978 | St. Patrick's Athletic | 70(1) | (6) |
| 1978–1981 | Dundalk | 81 | (0) |
| 1981–1983 | Glentoran | ? | (?) |
| 1983 | UCD | 8 | (1) |
| 1983–1988 | Shamrock Rovers | 71 | (1) |
| 1988–1989 | Home Farm | ? | (?) |
| 1989–1990 | Sligo Rovers | 20 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1981–1984 | League of Ireland XI | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1983 | UCD | ||
| 1986–1988 | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| 1989–1992 | Sligo Rovers | ||
| 1992–1993 | Longford Town | ||
| 1993–1996 | Dundalk | ||
| 1996 | Finn Harps | ||
| 1996 | Athlone Town | ||
| 1996–1998 | Home Farm Everton | ||
| 1998–2002 | Shelbourne | ||
| 2000 | League of Ireland XI | ||
| 2002–2003 | Kildare County | ||
| 2003–2003 | Derry City | ||
| 2005–2006 | Dublin City | ||
| 2007–2010 | Shelbourne | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Dermot Keely (born 8 March 1954) is an Irish former manager and player.
Keely's family have played League of Ireland football at various levels. His late father Peter Keely played for Shelbourne, his brother Joe played on the same Home Farm FAI Cup winning side of 1975 as Dermot himself. And his son Alan Keely also played in the League of Ireland.
As a player Keely started with Home Farm and then signed for St. Patrick's Athletic under Barry Bridges who appointed him club captain. He played with Terry Venables while at Richmond Park (football ground). In June 1977 he was about to depart for Adelaide on a 2-year contract when the deal fell through.
He then moved to Dundalk where he made his debut against Shamrock Rovers in September 1978. In his first season the County Louth outfit won the domestic double. In 1981 Keely captained Dundalk to win the FAI Cup. The League Cup was also won this season.
Keely then signed for Glentoran in the Irish League where in his two seasons there he won the Irish Cup, a Gold Cup and an Ulster Cup.
Keely's time with Dundalk and Glentoran saw him play in notable European Cup ties. In 1979, Dundalk reached the second round of the 1979–80 European Cup and were drawn with Celtic. The first leg saw Dundalk produce a notable display to come away with a 3–2 defeat at Parkhead. In the return leg in front of a packed Oriel Park with Keely as captain, Dundalk missed a last-minute opportunity to win the tie on away goals and the game finished 0–0 [3]. This is regarded as one of the best performances by a League of Ireland club in European competition.
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