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John Sullivan (Irish footballer)

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John Sullivan
Sullivan playing for Galway United in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-01-06) 6 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Crumlin United
Bohemians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Hamilton Academical 2 (0)
2010 Limerick 13 (2)
2011–2012 Shelbourne 12 (0)
2012 Drogheda United 10 (1)
2013 Dundalk 28 (1)
2014 Shelbourne 11 (0)
2015 Crumlin United 2 (0)
2015 Bray Wanderers 18 (2)
2016 Galway United 15 (1)
2016–2018 Bray Wanderers 60 (4)
International career
Republic of Ireland U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2018

John Sullivan (born 6 January 1991) is an Irish association football coach and former professional player who is the first team coach at Women's National League club DLR Waves.

Career

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Sullivan signed for Hamilton Academical on 2 January 2009 from Irish side Bohemians.[1] He made his professional debut on 26 December 2009, in a Scottish Premier League match against Celtic.[2] Sullivan left Hamilton at the end of the 2009–10 season to return to Ireland, spending the 2010 season with Limerick, before moving to Shelbourne in time for the 2011 season.[3][4]

Sullivan left Shelbourne on 30 July 2012.[5]

Sullivan signed for Dundalk on 8 January 2013.[6]

On 12 December 2015, Sullivan signed for Galway United for the 2016 season.[7] On 4 March 2016, in the season opener against St Patrick's Athletic at Richmond Park, Sullivan made his debut and scored an 83rd-minute header in a 3–1 win.[8] Despite the great start to his time at Galway United, it was announced on 28 June 2016 that Sullivan had left the club citing travel issues.[9]

Sullivan re-signed for Bray Wanderers in July 2016.[10] He left Bray after their 2018 season, spending 2019 playing with amateur teams Bluebell United and Crumlin United. He then stopped playing at 28 years old and joined DLR Waves as a coach for their 2020 season.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Transfers – February 2009". BBC Sport. 25 February 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  2. ^ "Celtic 2 – 0 Hamilton". BBC Sport. 26 December 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  3. ^ Shelbourne F.C. profile Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Alan Mathews brings squad number to 20". Shelbourne F.C. 21 February 2011. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  5. ^ "John Sullivan released by Shels".
  6. ^ "Sullivan moves to Lilywhites from Louth rivals".
  7. ^ "John Sullivan signs for Galway United!". Galway United. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Match Report: St Patrick's Athletic 1-3 Galway United". Galway United. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  9. ^ "John Sullivan departs". Galway United. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Commute chaos for John Sullivan sees him return to Bray Wanderers after 'sour' 2015". Irish Mirror. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  11. ^ Donnelly, Dave (21 November 2019). "Sullivan is set to join DLR Waves backroom team". Dublin Gazette. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
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