&sq=&lang=&file=File:Michael_O%27Neill,_CZE-NIR_2019-10-14.jpg) O'Neill with Northern Ireland in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Andrew Martin O'Neill[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Portadown, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Northern Ireland (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1984 | Star United | ||
| 1984 | Chimney Corner | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1987 | Coleraine | 18 | (4) |
| 1987–1989 | Newcastle United | 48 | (15) |
| 1989–1993 | Dundee United | 64 | (11) |
| 1993–1996 | Hibernian | 97 | (19) |
| 1996–1998 | Coventry City | 5 | (0) |
| 1998 | → Aberdeen (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1998 | → Reading (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 1998–2000 | Wigan Athletic | 66 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | St Johnstone | 9 | (0) |
| 2001 | Portland Timbers | 22 | (5) |
| 2001–2002 | Clydebank | 19 | (4) |
| 2002–2004 | Glentoran | 44 | (4) |
| 2004 | Ayr United | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 409 | (65) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994 | Northern Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1989 | Northern Ireland U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 1994–1999 | Northern Ireland B | 2 | (0) |
| 1988–1996 | Northern Ireland | 31 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Brechin City | ||
| 2009–2011 | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| 2011–2020 | Northern Ireland | ||
| 2019–2022 | Stoke City | ||
| 2022– | Northern Ireland | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Michael Andrew Martin O'Neill MBE (born 5 July 1969) is a Northern Irish football manager and former player, who is currently manager of the Northern Ireland national team.
O'Neill started his playing career in his native Northern Ireland with Coleraine, before playing for a number of clubs in England, Scotland and the United States, including Newcastle United, Dundee United, Hibernian, Wigan Athletic and Portland Timbers. He was capped 31 times at international level by Northern Ireland, scoring four goals.
His first managerial role was with Brechin City from 2006 to 2008. He then joined Shamrock Rovers, where he won two League of Ireland titles and the Setanta Cup. He became Northern Ireland manager in 2011[3] and, under his management, they qualified for their first ever European Champions finals in 2016. In November 2019, O'Neill was appointed manager at Stoke City. He lasted just under three years in the role before he was sacked in August 2022.
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- ^ "Michael O'Neill". Stoke City F.C. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Michael O'Neill confirmed as new N Ireland manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 December 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2011.