Niall Quinn
Quinn playing in Jody Craddock's testimonial, 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Niall John Quinn | ||
| Date of birth | 6 October 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Perrystown, Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Manortown United | |||
| Arsenal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1990 | Arsenal | 67 | (14) |
| 1990–1996 | Manchester City | 204 | (66) |
| 1996–2002 | Sunderland | 203 | (61) |
| 2004 | BEC Tero Sasana | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 475 | (141) | |
| National team | |||
| 1985 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 5 | (4) |
| 1986–1989 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 1990 | Republic of Ireland U23 | 1 | (1) |
| 1990 | Republic of Ireland B | 1 | (2) |
| 1986–2002 | Republic of Ireland | 92 | (21) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006 | Sunderland | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Niall John Quinn (honorary MBE; born 6 October 1966) is an Irish former professional footballer and businessman, and the ex-chairman of Sunderland. Quinn continued as Sunderland's director responsible for international development until he stepped down in February 2012. He received 92 caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team, scoring 21 times, and appearing for the national side at one UEFA European Football Championship in 1988 and two FIFA World Cups in 1990 and 2002. He played club football for English Premier League teams Arsenal, Manchester City and Sunderland during the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.
Quinn is also heavily involved in the management side of horse racing.
Niall Quinn played Gaelic football for the Robert Emmets club in Perrystown, Dublin 12. He also played underage football and hurling for Dublin. In July 1983, Quinn captained a Dublin Colleges GAA party on a one-month tour of Australia.
Aged 16, he played in the 1983 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship Final, and was offered a contract to play professional Australian rules football before settling on a career in soccer. He played Gaelic football for Co. Kildare club Eadestown after his retirement, winning a junior C county title in 2008.
"I learned my trade at Arsenal, became a footballer at Manchester City, but Sunderland got under my skin. I love Sunderland."
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