| Michael O'Neill | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Michael Andrew Martin O'Neill | |
| Date of birth | July 5, 1969 | |
| Place of birth | Portadown, Northern Ireland | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Shamrock Rovers (Manager) | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1984–1987 1987–1989 1989–1993 1993–1996 1996–1998 1998 1998 1998–2000 2000–2001 2001 2001–2002 2002–2004 2004 |
Chimney Corner Coleraine Newcastle United Dundee United Hibernian Coventry City → Aberdeen (loan) → Reading (loan) Wigan Athletic St Johnstone Portland Timbers Clydebank Glentoran Ayr United |
18 (4) 48 (15) 64 (11) 97 (19) 5 (0) 6 (0) 9 (1) 66 (2) 9 (0) 22 (5) 19 (4) 44 (4) 2 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1988–1996 1994 |
Northern
Ireland Northern Ireland U21 |
33 (7) 1 (0) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2006–2008 2009– |
Brechin City Shamrock Rovers |
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Michael Andrew Martin O'Neill (born 5 July 1969 in Portadown, County Armagh) is a former Northern Irish international association football player, who is now the manager of Shamrock Rovers.[1]
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O'Neill played as a midfielder or forward for Chimney Corner, Coleraine, Newcastle, Dundee United, Hibs, Coventry City, Aberdeen (on loan), Reading (on loan), Wigan, St Johnstone, Portland Timbers, Clydebank, Glentoran and Ayr United.
At international level he played 33 games for Northern Ireland, scoring 7 times, including 2 in a 5-3 win over Austria, where he also hit the post and was desperately unlucky not to get a hat-trick.
He began management as assistant at Cowdenbeath before becoming manager of Scottish side Brechin City in April 2006. He won the Irn-Bru Second Division Manager of the Month award in both December 2007[2] and October 2008.[3]
O'Neill was released by Brechin City to join Shamrock Rovers on 13 December 2008.[4] Michael was awarded the Irish Soccer Writers Manager of the Month award for July 2009. He has been a revelation at the club, signing the league's top scorer Gary Twigg and he guided them to second place, their best finish in years, and the prospect of Europa League football next year.
At the press conference when unveiled as Rovers manager, he cited Gordon Strachan as his main managerial influence.[5]
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