Olivia O'Toole
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Olivia Christina O'Toole | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sheriff Y.C. | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Drumcondra | |||
| Blacklion | |||
| Castle Rovers | |||
| Shamrock Rovers | |||
| Raheny United | |||
| 2010 | North Wall | ||
| 2012 | St. Catherine's | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1991–2009 | Republic of Ireland | (54) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:00, 17 September 2011 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:00, 23 September 2011 (UTC) |
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Olivia Christina O'Toole (born 25 February 1971) is an Irish former international association football forward. She made her debut for the Republic of Ireland women's national football team in 1991 and captained the team before retiring in 2009. With over 130 caps she has made the most appearances for the Irish national team of any player, male or female. O'Toole's record of 54 international goals was equalled by Robbie Keane in September 2012.
A three time International Player of the Year, the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) described O'Toole as: "Renowned for her unpredictability and a whole range of trickery, Olivia's eye for goal and magical left foot sets her out as one of Ireland's greatest ever talents at any level."
Born and raised in the Sheriff Street area of Dublin's Northside, O'Toole began playing with the Sheriff Y.C. boys' team at age six. As the only female in the team she had separate changing facilities at the club's Fairview base. This arrangement continued with team mates largely supportive but some opposition players objecting to playing against a girl. At 14 O'Toole was prohibited from playing with boys and spent two years out of football before joining Drumcondra's women's section at 16.
O'Toole collected eight FAI Women's Cup medals and nine League championships during her club career with Blacklion, Castle Rovers, Shamrock Rovers and Raheny United. In the 2002–03 UEFA Women's Cup, O'Toole scored in all three of Shamrock Rovers' group games against ŽNK Osijek, ŽFK Mašinac and FFC Frankfurt.
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