John O'Shea
Irish footballer and coach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Francis O'Shea (/oʊˈʃeɪ/; born 30 April 1981) is an Irish professional football coach and former player. He was known for his versatility in playing several positions on either side of the pitch or the centre.[4]
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Full name | John Francis O'Shea[1] | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1981-04-30) 30 April 1981 (age 43) | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Waterford, Ireland | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Position(s) |
Defender Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||
Current team |
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Youth career | ||||||||||||||
1989–1995 | Ferrybank AFC | |||||||||||||
1995–1998 | Waterford Bohemians | |||||||||||||
1998–1999 | Manchester United | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1999–2011 | Manchester United | 256 | (10) | |||||||||||
2000 | → AFC Bournemouth (loan) | 10 | (1) | |||||||||||
2001 | → Royal Antwerp (loan) | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||
2011–2018 | Sunderland | 226 | (4) | |||||||||||
2018–2019 | Reading | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||
Total | 515 | (15) | ||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||
1998 | Republic of Ireland U16 | |||||||||||||
2000–2002 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 13 | (1) | |||||||||||
2001–2018 | Republic of Ireland | 118 | (3) | |||||||||||
Teams managed | ||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Reading (coach) | |||||||||||||
2020–2023 | Republic of Ireland U21 (assistant) | |||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Stoke City (coach) | |||||||||||||
2023– | Republic of Ireland (assistant) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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