Michael O'Neill (footballer)
Michael O'Neill in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Michael Andrew Martin O'Neill | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Portadown, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Northern Ireland (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Star United | |||
| Chimney Corner | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1987 | Coleraine | 18 | (4) |
| 1987–1989 | Newcastle United | 48 | (15) |
| 1989–1993 | Dundee United | 64 | (11) |
| 1993–1996 | Hibernian | 97 | (19) |
| 1996–1998 | Coventry City | 5 | (0) |
| 1998 | → Aberdeen (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1998 | → Reading (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 1998–2000 | Wigan Athletic | 66 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | St Johnstone | 9 | (0) |
| 2001 | Portland Timbers | 22 | (5) |
| 2001–2002 | Clydebank | 19 | (4) |
| 2002–2004 | Glentoran | 44 | (4) |
| 2004 | Ayr United | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 409 | (65) | |
| National team | |||
| 1994 | Northern Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1989 | Northern Ireland U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 1994–1999 | Northern Ireland B | 2 | (0) |
| 1988–1996 | Northern Ireland | 31 | (4) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006–2008 | Brechin City | ||
| 2009–2011 | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| 2011– | Northern Ireland | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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Michael Andrew Martin O'Neill MBE (born 5 July 1969) is a Northern Irish football manager and former professional footballer who is the current manager of the Northern Ireland national team.
O'Neill started his playing career in his native Northern Ireland with Coleraine, before playing for a number of clubs in England, Scotland and the United States, including Newcastle United, Dundee United, Hibernian, Wigan Athletic and Portland Timbers. He was capped 31 times at international level by Northern Ireland, scoring four goals.
His first managerial role was with Brechin City, whom he managed from 2006 to 2008, when he then accepted the post at Shamrock Rovers. Having won two League of Ireland titles and the Setanta Cup with Rovers, he took over as Northern Ireland manager in 2012. Under O'Neill, Northern Ireland qualified for Euro 2016, their first ever European Championship.
Michael O'Neill was born on 5 July 1969 in Portadown, County Armagh, to parents Des and Patricia O'Neill. Raised Catholic, he briefly attended Presentation Convent Primary School before the family moved to Ballymena, County Antrim. In Ballymena he attended All Saints Primary School and later St Louis Grammar School, Ballymena, where he won the Northern Ireland Schools FA Cup. He was also a promising Gaelic games player, representing Antrim GAA minors, before concentrating on football. He played youth football for Ballymena team Star United for four years before joining intermediate club Chimney Corner.
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