Willie Boland
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | William John Boland | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Limerick, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Limerick | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1999 | Coventry City | 63 | (0) |
| 1999–2006 | Cardiff City | 209 | (3) |
| 2006–2009 | Hartlepool United | 64 | (1) |
| 2010 | Limerick | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 337 | (4) | |
| National team | |||
| 1991–1992 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 3 | (0) |
| Republic of Ireland U21 | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2017– | Limerick (interim) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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William John "Willie" Boland (born 6 August 1975) is an Irish former professional footballer and current interim manager of Limerick.
He notably played in the Premier League for Coventry City, and in the Football League for Cardiff City and Hartlepool United. He has also played for Limerick.
Born in Ennis, County Clare, Boland started his career with Coventry City, making over 60 league appearances, before moving to Cardiff City in 1999. Despite scoring on his debut on 7 August 1999 in a 1–1 draw with Millwall, Boland initially struggled to find form in Cardiff, his time not helped by a broken leg early into his second season at the club, sustained in a match against Barnet. It was not until he recovered from the injury that he began to settle in the side and the following season he was awarded the clubs player of the year award due to his performances in a three-man midfield alongside Mark Bonner and Graham Kavanagh. After helping the team win promotion to Division One he gradually fell out of favour under new manager Dave Jones.
The Irishman was Cardiff City's longest serving player, having been at the club for seven years and starting over 200 games, before leaving when his contract expired in the summer of 2006. He spent a short unsuccessful time on trial at Swansea City before in August 2006 signing for Hartlepool United.
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