Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Caulfield | ||
Date of birth | 11 October 1964 | ||
Place of birth | The Bronx, New York | ||
Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1985 | Athlone Town | 1 | (0) |
1985–1986 | Wembley | ||
1986–2001 | Cork City | 455 | (129) |
2001–2002 | Avondale United | ||
Teams managed | |||
2001–2002 | West Cork Schoolboys | ||
2002–2010 | Avondale United | ||
2010–2013 | UCC | ||
2013– | Cork City | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
John Caulfield (born 11 October 1964) is a former League of Ireland footballer and the current manager of Cork City. Caulfield spent the majority of his playing career at Cork City and was a prominent member of the team that won the 1992–93 League of Ireland Premier Division. He was also the League of Ireland Premier Division Top Scorer in both 1991–92 and 1994–95. As a manager Caulfield also won the 2016 FAI Cup with Cork City. Caulfield has also played Gaelic football and represented both Roscommon and Cork at inter-county level, winning an All-Ireland title with the latter.
Caulfield was born in The Bronx, New York. His mother was from County Cork and his father was from County Mayo. When he was a young child he moved with his family to County Roscommon. As a schoolboy he attended matches with his father at Athlone Town, including the 1975–76 UEFA Cup game against A.C. Milan. While a boarder at Summerhill College, where he studied for his Leaving Cert, he also attended matches at Sligo Rovers.