Dermot O'Neill (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 November 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1979 | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1981 | Dundalk | 0 | (0) |
| 1981–1991 | Bohemians | 283 | (0) |
| 1991–1995 | Derry City | 129 | (0) |
| 1995–1999 | Glenavon | 118 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Ballymena United | 34 | (0) |
| Total | 564 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1982–1986 | League of Ireland XI | ||
| 1985 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:07, 21 November 2013 (UTC) | |||
Dermot "Monkey" O'Neill (born 27 November 1960 in
Son of Robert who played for
He then moved to Jim McLaughlin's Dundalk team where he struggled to break into the first team but at Reserve level won 2 Reserve league titles. Those performances attracted Billy Young and O'Neill was soon on his way to Bohemians where he made his League of Ireland debut, alongside Paul Doolin at Sligo on 13 September 1981, keeping a clean sheet. He would stay at "Dalyer" for the rest of the decade, missing only 1 league game between 1981 and 1988. He was to make 6 appearances in European competition for Bohs against the likes of Rangers, Dundee United and Aberdeen. He had near misses while at Dalymount Park but never managed to pick up a winners medal – winning numerous League runners-up medals and 2 FAI Cup runners up medal (1982 and 1983).
Dermot earned one cap for the
After 283 league appearances and 10 seasons at Bohs, O'Neill signed for
He made his debut at Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar in the 1995–96 UEFA Cup where he saved a penalty to advance to the next round at SV Werder Bremen[1] and won the Irish Cup in 1997 beating Cliftonville in the final. After three seasons Dermot moved on to Ballymena United under Nigel Best. He only spent one season there and after just avoiding relegation, O'Neill retired.
O'Neill got back into football in 2001 when he became goalkeeping coach at
Honours
- Bohemians
- Leinster Senior Cup (1): 1985
- Derry City
- FAI Cup (1): 1995
- Glenavon
- Irish Cup (1): 1997
Sources
- Irish Football Handbook by Dave Galvin & Gerry Desmond (ISBN 0-9517987-3-1)
References
- ^ Campkin, Jonathan (28 September 1995). "Harsh lesson for part-timers of Glenavon – Sport". The Independent. London. Retrieved 27 December 2012.