Jason McAteer
McAteer in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jason Wynne McAteer | ||
| Date of birth | 18 June 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Tranmere, Birkenhead, England | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1992 | Marine | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1995 | Bolton Wanderers | 114 | (8) |
| 1995–1999 | Liverpool | 100 | (3) |
| 1999–2001 | Blackburn Rovers | 72 | (4) |
| 2001–2004 | Sunderland | 53 | (5) |
| 2004–2007 | Tranmere Rovers | 81 | (4) |
| Total | 420 | (24) | |
| National team | |||
| 1994 | Republic of Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
| 1994–2004 | Republic of Ireland | 52 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009 | Tranmere Rovers (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Jason Wynne McAteer (born 18 June 1971) is a retired professional footballer, who represented the Republic of Ireland at international level. His primary position was in centre midfield, though he was an able right winger and full back.
During his career, McAteer played for five professional clubs, Bolton Wanderers, Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers, Sunderland and finally Tranmere Rovers, as well as winning over 50 international caps for the Republic of Ireland. His total transfer values reach over £9 million. He announced his retirement from professional football on 12 June 2007.
McAteer got his big break aged 20, at local non-league team Marine, when he was discovered by scouts from Bolton Wanderers in 1991. It's been reported Bolton purchased the young midfielder for a nominal fee plus a large bag of footballs. He made his first team debut against Burnley in a Division Two game at Burnden Park on 28 November 1992, finishing on the winning side in a 4–0 triumph. He made a total of 21 appearances in the 1992–93 season for Bolton, who finished the season as runners-up and secured promotion to Division One. Bolton were FA Cup quarter-finalists in the 1993–94 season and achieved a comfortable position in Division One, but it was the 1994–95 season which proved most memorable, as Bolton reached the final of the Football League Cup (their first appearance in a major cup final for 37 years), but lost 2–1 to Liverpool.
McAteer and his colleagues returned to Wembley the following month on 29 May 1995, as they reached the final of the Division One playoffs having finished third in the league. Their opponents on this occasion were Reading. In an epic contest, Reading took a 2–0 lead in the first half and led the match until the 86th minute when Bolton scored a late equaliser to make the game 2–2 and force extra-time. Bolton went on to win the match 4–3 after extra time and McAteer was given his first chance of FA Premier League football.
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