Kevin Moran (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kevin Bernard Moran | ||
Date of birth | 29 April 1956 | ||
Place of birth | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
–1974 | Rangers A.F.C. | ||
1974–1975 |
Bohemians | ||
1975–1976 | UCD | ||
1976–1978 | Pegasus | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1974–1975 |
Bohemians | 1 | (0) |
1978–1988 | Manchester United | 231 | (21) |
1988–1990 | Sporting Gijón | 33 | (0) |
1990–1994 | Blackburn Rovers | 147 | (10) |
Total | 412 | (31) | |
International career | |||
1980–1994 | Republic of Ireland | 71 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Caoimhín Ó Móráin | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Centre back | ||
Born |
Dublin, Ireland | 29 April 1956||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1972–1977 | Good Counsel | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1975–1978 | Dublin | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 4 | ||
All-Irelands | 2 | ||
NFL | 1 | ||
All Stars | 1 |
Kevin Bernard Moran (born 29 April 1956) is an
Early life
Moran grew up in Rialto, Dublin until his early teens, before he moved to the Long Mile Road in Walkinstown. While there, he attended James's Street CBS and Drimnagh Castle CBS where gaelic football was the dominant sport although association football proved to be the sport he played on the streets while growing up. During the period in which he played Gaelic football for Good Counsel and association football for Rangers,[2] Bohemians and Pegasus, he had divided loyalties between the two sports, as both sports were then played on a Saturday.
Gaelic football
In his native Ireland, Moran played at senior level for the
Moran was also part of the 1976–77 side that won the National Football League for Dublin with a win over Derry in the final. He played his club football for Dublin-based GAA club Good Counsel.
The 1978 Championship began after Moran had joined Manchester United, but before the start of their 1978–79 season. Moran sneaked back to Dublin to win a last Leinster Final on 30 July, after which Kevin Heffernan and Tony Hanahoe persuaded United manager Dave Sexton to release Moran for the All-Ireland semi-final and final, downplaying the physical risks involved. Moran was injured while Dublin lost the semi-final, ending the prospect of further releases.[3]
Association football
With Bohs winning everything bar the
Playing as a
Moran is notable for having been sent off in the 1985 FA Cup Final against Everton, the first player ever to be sent off in an FA Cup final. YouTube videos reveal that he was the last defender when he brought down Peter Reid with a two-footed foul tackle, without playing the ball. He was later presented with the winner's medal that had at first been withheld.
After 10 years with United, Moran left Old Trafford as a 32-year-old in the summer of 1988, having played his final 18 months at the club under the management of Alex Ferguson. His first team opportunities had been limited since the arrival of Steve Bruce in December 1987.
He transferred to
In 1990, he returned to England to join
Moran made his debut for the
Later career
After retiring from football, Moran made a career in business. In 1994, he formed a football agency, Proactive Sports Management, with
Moran's brother Ray is a knee specialist known as "Dr Cruciate" and as a "'surgeon to the stars'", with clients including rock star
Honours
Gaelic football
Dublin
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1976, 1977
- Leinster Senior Football Championship: 1976, 1977, 1978
Association football
Manchester United
- 1984–85
- FA Charity Shield: 1983
Individual
See also
References
- ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ "Rangers AFC Celebrating 50 Years". www.rangersafc.ie. Archived from the original on 24 November 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Clerkin, Malachy (26 May 2023). "It's wild to think Kevin Moran played for Dublin and Manchester United at the same time". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Shelbourne must now seek re-election". The Irish Times. 18 April 1975. p. 003.
- ^ "Collingwood Cup for U.C.D.". The Irish Times. 8 December 1975. p. 015.
- ^ "Universities Honours for Ireland". The Irish Times. 24 February 1976. p. 003.
- ^ "Moran, Baker out of Olympic panel". The Irish Times. 13 May 1975. p. 003.
- ^ Mitten, Andy (7 September 2009). "Barca B get A-list treatment". Eurosport. Yahoo UK. Archived from the original on 15 September 2010.
- ^ a b "Inaugural FAI International Football Awards". RTÉ Archives. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ Observer Sport Monthly, 5 March 2006. Retrieved 1 March 2010
- ^ a b "Dr Cruciate: Surgeon Ray Moran on growing up with his famous brother Kevin and getting the cream of Irish sport back on track". Irish Independent. 30 May 2020.
- ^ "Morans' Santry sports clinic plans major expansion to meet demand". Independent.ie. 20 January 2019.
- ^ "Moran brothers' Sports Surgery Clinic scores €60m valuation". The Sunday Times. 23 June 2019.