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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Donald Joseph O'Riordan | ||
| Date of birth | 14 May 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1978 | Derby County | 6 | (1) |
| 1978 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1978 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 52 | (2) |
| 1978–1983 | Preston North End | 158 | (8) |
| 1983–1985 | Carlisle United | 84 | (18) |
| 1985–1986 | Middlesbrough | 42 | (2) |
| 1986–1988 | Grimsby Town | 86 | (14) |
| 1988–1991 | Notts County | 109 | (5) |
| 1989 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1993–1995 | Torquay United | 79 | (3) |
| 1995–1996 | Scarborough | 1 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Gloucester City | ||
| 1997 | → Dorchester Town (loan) | ||
| 1997–1998 | Galway United | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Republic of Ireland U16 | |||
| 1973–1975 | Republic of Ireland U18 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1993–1995 | Torquay United | ||
| 1997–2001 | Galway United | ||
| 2001–2004 | Sligo Rovers | ||
| 2004–2009 | Sheffield United (coaching staff) | ||
| 2008 | China women's (coaching staff) | ||
| 2009 | Chengdu Blades | ||
| 2010 | South Africa women's (coaching staff) | ||
| 2010 | New York | ||
| 2011 | Beijing Baxy Women's Team (advisor) | ||
| 2012–2014 | Beijing Baxy Women's Team (head coach) | ||
| 2014–2016 | Galway WFC | ||
| 2022 | Treaty United WFC | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Donald Joseph O'Riordan (born 14 May 1957) is an Irish football coach and former professional player, who most recently was the manager of Women's National League club Treaty United. O'Riordan notably played for Middlesbrough, Grimsby Town and Notts County amongst others and has previously been on the coaching staff at Sheffield United, in the role of technical director/coach of their feeder club Chengdu Blades F.C. in China.
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 178. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.