Damien Richardson (footballer)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Damien John Richardson | ||
Date of birth | 2 August 1947 | ||
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1963–1972 | Shamrock Rovers | 110 | (41) |
1972–1981 | Gillingham | 323 | (94) |
1984–1985 | Canterbury City | 28 | (0) |
International career | |||
1971–1979 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | (0) |
1968 | League of Ireland XI | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1989–1992 | Gillingham | ||
1993–1995 | Cork City | ||
1995 | Cobh Ramblers | ||
1995–1998 | Shelbourne | ||
1999–2002 | Shamrock Rovers | ||
2005–2007 | Cork City | ||
2010–2011 | League of Ireland XI | ||
2014 | Drogheda United | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Damien John Richardson (born 2 August 1947 in Dublin) is an Irish football manager and former player. His most recent job was as manager of Drogheda United. Richardson formerly managed Gillingham in England and Cobh Ramblers, Shelbourne and Shamrock Rovers in Ireland. He is also known for his media work, including Monday Night Soccer.
Player
As a player Richardson's career was divided between
He moved to the English
Manager
Richardson's managerial career began in 1989 where he managed Gillingham, having previously served as the club's youth team manager. A rather lacklustre career there ended in 1992, and he returned to Ireland in 1993 to manage
Following Cork City, he moved on another Cork side Cobh Ramblers before taking up the management position at Shelbourne. His time at Shelbourne saw two Cup successes (1995–96 and 1996–97), one League of Ireland Cup (1995–96) and a runner up position in the League (1997–98) in three seasons. His failure to win the league ultimately cost him his job.
He moved to his old club Shamrock Rovers, where his tenure for three seasons failed to result in a trophy. Ultimately, Richardson and club chairman Joe Colwell disagreed on the direction of the club, and parted ways in April 2002.[3] Colwell wanted to focus on building a new stadium for the club, while Richardson wanted to focus on a full-time panel of players.
In 2005 Richardson returned to
In 2010 Damien was selected by the FAI to manage a
Richardson was named as the manager of Drogheda United on 26 July 2014 for the remainder of their league campaign.
Media work
In 2002, Richardson left football management to become a TV soccer pundit with
Richardson writes a regular blog for the RTÉ / MNS website, and continues to write a weekly column for a Cork newspaper since his time as manager of Cork City.
Richardson has also supported Red FM's national award-winning "Break the Cycle" anti-speeding campaign. In addition to his media work, he occasionally teaches football team management seminars. Richardson also once played the
Honours
As a player
- Shamrock Rovers
- FAI Cup: 1968, 1969
- Top Four Cup: 1966
- Dublin City Cup:1966–67
- Blaxnit Cup: 1967–68
- Leinster Senior Cup: 1968–69
Individual
- Gillingham Player of the Season: 1974–75[2]
As a manager
- Shelbourne
- FAI Cup: 1996, 1997
- League of Ireland Cup: 1995–96
- Cork City
Individual
- SWAI Personality of the Year: 2005
Family
Richardson's father George also played and managed in the League of Ireland. He played for
References
- ^ "GILLINGHAM : 1950/51 – 2013/14". Neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ a b Gillingham Football Club 1975-76 Supporters Handbook. 1975. p. 25.
Damien Richardson is current Player-of-the-Year. He earned the award with some great performances last season.
- ^ The Irish Times https://web.archive.org/web/20121022233634/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/2002/0418/Pg023.html. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
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(help) - ^ "Irish Examiner - 2005/03/03: Richardson ready to step in for Dolan". Archived from the original on 1 July 2007. Retrieved 22 June 2005.
- ^ The Irish Times https://web.archive.org/web/20121010123255/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/2005/0910/Pg030.html. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
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(help) - ^ "Richardson and Cork agree exit deal". RTÉ News. 20 December 2007. Archived from the original on 23 December 2007.
- ^ Black, Fergus (2 June 2010). "RTÉ hopes Ossie and squad will spur fans to back home team". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
- ^ O'Malley, Carl (2 June 2010). "RTÉ roll out big guns for their 56 live games". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
- ^ McSweeney, Joseph (26 July 2014). "Tundra Release list". Mainlyforfolk.info. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
Bibliography
- The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)
- Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.