Stephen Geoghegan
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stephen Geoghegan | ||
Date of birth | 4 June 1970 | ||
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Rivermount Boys | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1991 |
Drogheda United | 79 | (17) |
1991–1992 | Valley Park United | ? | (?) |
1992–1994 | Shamrock Rovers | 49 | (30) |
1994–2003 | Shelbourne | 265 | (109) |
2004 | Dundalk | 14 | (2) |
Total | 407 | (158) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Stephen Geoghegan (born 4 June 1970 in Dublin) is an Irish former footballer.
His first league club was
He scored a total of 34 goals in 64 appearances for Rovers before signing for Shelbourne just after the 1994 League success. He stayed with Shels until the end of the 2003 season.
During Geoghegan's time with Shels, he finished top scorer in the League of Ireland Premier Division in the 1995–96, 1996–97 and 1997–98 seasons.[2][3]
He scored the winning goal in the 1996
Geoghegan scored against
In 1999–2000, Geoghegan's goals helped Shels win the League and FAI Cup double for the first time in the club's history. Further league titles would be won in the 2001–02 and 2003 season with Shels. He also had a spell at Dundalk late in his career.
Geoghegan was also twice called up for the senior Republic of Ireland national football team, but was never capped.
He is the brother of fellow footballer Declan Geoghegan.
At the end of the
Honours
- League of Ireland Premier Division: 4
- Shamrock Rovers – 1993–94
- Shelbourne – 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2003
- FAI Cup: 3
- Shelbourne – 1996, 1997, 2000
- League of Ireland Cup: 1
- Shelbourne – 1995–96
- League of Ireland First Division: 2
- League of Ireland First Division Shield: 1
- Drogheda United – 1991
Personal
- PFAI Player of the Year: 1
- Shamrock Rovers – 1993–94
- League of Ireland Player of the Year: 1
- Shamrock Rovers – 1993–94
- SWAI Personality of the Year: 1
- Shamrock Rovers – 1993–94
References
- ^ "Ireland - Player of the Year and Other Awards". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Ireland - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ISBN 1-86223-135-4.
- ^ www.irishtimes.com