Pat Dolan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Dolan | ||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Galway, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1981–1983 | West Ham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1988 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 1986–1988 | → Walsall | 1 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | → St Patrick's Athletic | 4 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | Hendon | 16 | (0) |
| 1989–1990 | Galway United | 30 | (4) |
| 1990–1991 | Shamrock Rovers | 18 | (2) |
| 1991–1993 | St Patrick's Athletic | 34 | (5) |
| Total | 103 | (11) | |
| National team | |||
| 1986–1987 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 3 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1996–1998 | St Patrick's Athletic | ||
| 1999–2003 | St Patrick's Athletic | ||
| 2003–2005 | Cork City | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Patrick Dolan (born 20 September 1967 in Galway, Ireland) is a former football player, manager, and executive. He is a soccer analyst on RTÉ Sport. He writes articles in the Irish Daily Star.
Dolan, and his twin Eamonn Dolan, moved to Dagenham as children and both began life as trainee footballers with West Ham United. They both played for the Republic of Ireland at the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship and Under 21 level. Both had made their Irish international debut at Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team level against Northern Ireland in the first ever fixture between the two nations at Seaview in a 6–1 friendly win in January 1985.
Dolan signed YTS forms with Arsenal when he turned sixteen and made numerous appearances for both the youth and reserve team. In 1988 he was loaned out to Walsall to gain experience and soon made the move permanent. The following year, having failed to make the impact expected of him, he was loaned out to League of Ireland side St. Patrick's Athletic. He made his League of Ireland debut at Richmond Park on 28 February 1988.
After a handful of appearances he returned to Walsall but was promptly released. He signed for Paul McGee at Galway United, the home town team of his father, for the 1989–90 League of Ireland Premier Division season where he missed only two league games as the Tribesmen finished 8th.
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