John Martin (Irish footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Martin | ||
| Date of birth | 24 December 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Leixlip, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leixlip United | |||
| 1995–1997 | Crumlin United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2004 | UCD | 143 | (10) |
| 2004–2007 | Longford Town | 83 | (6) |
| 2007–2008 | Shamrock Rovers | 21 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Maynooth Town | |||
| Leixlip United | |||
| 2015–2016 | Shelbourne (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Longford Town (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Longford Town (interim) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Martin (born 24 December 1979) is an Irish football coach and former player. During his playing career, he played in the League of Ireland for UCD, Longford Town and Shamrock Rovers. He has managed Maynooth Town and Leixlip United in the Leinster Senior League and been assistant manager of Shelbourne and Longford Town, where he also spent a short period of time as interim manager.
Career
UCD
He signed for
Longford Town
He signed for
Shamrock Rovers
He signed for Shamrock Rovers in July 2007 and made his debut in a 2–0 victory against Waterford United. Persistent hip and groin injuries saw his performances curtailed for the remainder of the 2007 although he did play a starring role in a 2–0 win against local rivals Bohemians which saw Rovers climb to 2nd in the table. Rovers challenge eventually faded away after a successful return to the Premier League of Ireland under Pat Scully. Numerous injury concerns in 2008 resulted in serious hip surgery in May 2008. Despite being ruled out for the remainder of the season he managed to return for the final 8 games of the season. He claimed his first goal for Rovers against St Patrick's Athletic courtesy of a big deflection from Damian Lynch. A recurrence of the injury in training in November 2008 resulted in additional hip surgery in January 2009 and his retirement on medical grounds.
Managerial career
Following his playing career, John moved into management in the Leinster Senior League initially. A spell with Maynooth Town was followed by a successful time with Leixlip United. Successive league titles saw him lead the senior team to the top tier of the LSL for the first time in the club's history. The club also made the semi-finals of the FAI Intermediate Cup and qualified for the FAI Cup.
In January 2015, John was appointed assistant manager to Kevin Doherty at Shelbourne. With the side out of promotion contention from the League of Ireland First Division mid-way through their second season, Doherty and Martin departed Shels in June 2016.
He returned to
In April 2023, he was announced as Chief Executive of Shamrock Rovers.[1]
Personal life
From a footballing family, John played with his brother Robbie for
Honours
- UCD
- FAI Super Cup (1): 2000
- Longford Town
- FAI Cup (1): 2004
- League of Ireland Cup (1): 2004
References
- ^ Fallon, John (28 April 2023). "Shamrock Rovers appoint ex-player John Martin as new chief executive". Irish Examiner.
- ^ "Martin brothers help UCD climb table". Irish Examiner. 30 December 2002.
- ^ "John Martin - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
- ^ "Robbie Martin - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20090327020321/http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/teams/first-team/player-interviews/118-11-a-side-with-john-martin-
- ^ McMahon, James (19 October 2015). "The day Athlone held the mighty AC Milan" – via www.rte.ie.
External links
- Interview with John Martin by Robert Goggins, Shamrock Rovers FC