James O'Connor (footballer born 1979)
O'Connor playing for Sheffield Wednesday in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | James Kevin Matthew O'Connor | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Louisville City (Head Coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1996 | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2003 | Stoke City | 176 | (16) |
| 2003–2005 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Burnley (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | Burnley | 126 | (11) |
| 2008–2011 | Sheffield Wednesday | 139 | (6) |
| 2012–2014 | Orlando City | 41 | (0) |
| Total | 525 | (33) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013–2014 | Orlando City (assistant) | ||
| 2015– | Louisville City | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:28, 8 April 2013 (UTC). |
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James Kevin Matthew O'Connor (born 1 September 1979) is a former Irish professional footballer currently head coach of Louisville City. He has played for the Republic of Ireland Under-21s.
O'Connor began his career with Stoke City and after progressing their youth team he helped them to victory in the 2000 Football League Trophy Final and 2002 Football League Second Division play-off Final. After making over 200 appearances for the Potters he left to join Midlands rivals West Bromwich Albion in the summer of 2003. He spent one season at the Hawthorns before moving on to Burnley. O'Connor became a regular at Turf Moor making 149 appearances in four seasons at the club. In June 2008 he joined Sheffield Wednesday where he had spent four years making over 150 appearances. In January 2012 he decided to move to the United States to play for Orlando City. He retired from playing in the summer of 2014 to become head coach of Louisville City.
O'Connor was born in Dublin and joined English club Stoke City in 1996 after being spotted by the club's Irish base scouts. He made his debut in the 1998–99 season before becoming a regular in the team in 1999–2000. He scored eight goals in 55 appearances as Stoke reached the play-offs where they lost to Gillingham although he did play in the 2000 Football League Trophy Final where Stoke beat Bristol City 2–1 and his performances during the season earn him the player of the year award. He played 54 times in 2000–01 for Stoke scoring ten goals as they again failed in the play-offs losing to Walsall. He played in 50 matches in 2001–02 as Stoke finally won promotion via the play-offs, beating Brentford 2–0 in the 2002 Football League Second Division play-off Final. He played 47 times in 2002–03 helping Stoke avoid relegation before he turned down the offer of a new contract.
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