Stephen Bradley (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 November 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lourdes Celtic | |||
| Chelsea | |||
| –2004 |
Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Drogheda United | 49 | (7) |
| 2008 | Falkirk | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Shamrock Rovers | 46 | (2) |
| 2011 | St Patrick's Athletic | 30 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Limerick | 55 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2000 | Republic of Ireland U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2004 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016– | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stephen Bradley (born 19 November 1984) is a retired Irish footballer, he has been the manager of Shamrock Rovers since July 2016. Besides the Republic of Ireland, he has played in England and Scotland.[1]
Playing career
Bradley represented
In his first season at United Park Stephen picked up an
In January 2008 Bradley signed for Scottish club Falkirk[2] and made four appearances for the 'Bairns' before being let go in July 2008.
In January 2009 Bradley signed for
At the end of the
Managerial career
Shamrock Rovers
In 2016, Bradley became caretaker manager of Shamrock Rovers and was named as the new head-coach in November 2016.[7]
In 2019, Bradley guided Shamrock Rovers to finish in second place in the League of Ireland Premier Division, finishing 11 points behind first-place
In 2020, Shamrock Rovers won their 18th league title under Bradley, winning the title with four games to spare. In 2021 Bradley's Rovers team retained the title, winning the league by sixteen points. The three in a row was achieved in the 2022 League of Ireland Premier Division season as well as group qualification for the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League. In the 2023 League of Ireland Premier Division season, Bradley guided Rovers to a fourth consecutive title.
Managerial statistics
- As of 4 April 2025
| Team | Nation | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | F | A | Gd | Win % | ||||
| Shamrock Rovers |  Ireland
|
7 July 2016[citation needed] | Present | 378 | 204 | 74 | 100 | 601 | 367 | +234 | 53.97 |
| Total | 378 | 204 | 74 | 100 | 601 | 367 | +234 | 53.97 | |||
Honours
Player
Drogheda United
Shamrock Rovers
- League of Ireland Premier Division: 2010
St Patrick's Athletic
- 2010–11
Limerick
- 2012
- Munster Senior Cup: 2011–12
Republic of Ireland U21
- Madeira Cup: Republic of Ireland U21– 2004
Individual
- PFAIPremier Division Team of the Year: 2011
- PFAI First Division Team of the Year: 2012
Manager
Shamrock Rovers
- League of Ireland Premier Division: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- FAI Cup: 2019
- President of Ireland's Cup: 2022, 2024
Individual
- PFAI Manager of the Year: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023,
References
- ^ Face to Face: Stephen Bradley worldsoccer.com
- ^ http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2007/1211/bradleys.html
- ^ http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2009/0116/shamrock.html
- ^ "Report - Bray Wanderers 0 Rovers 0". Archived from the original on 18 December 2013.
- ^ http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/news/62/1486-rovers-v-juventus
- ^ "Juventus 1:0 Rovers". Archived from the original on 25 August 2012.
- ^ "Shamrock Rovers confirm their head coach for next season". The 42. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ https://www.fai.ie/domestic/news/shamrock-rovers-lift-fai-cup-after-shootout-win
External links
- Stephen Bradley at Soccerbase
- O'Neill Makes First Signings
