Niall Quinn

This article is about the Irish international footballer. For other people, see Niall Quinn (disambiguation).

Niall Quinn
Quinn in 2011
Personal information
Full name Niall John Quinn[1]
Date of birth (1966-10-06) 6 October 1966 (age 57)[1]
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Manortown United
Lourdes Celtic
Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1990 Arsenal 67 (14)
1990–1996 Manchester City 204 (66)
1996–2002 Sunderland 203 (61)
Total 475 (141)
International career
1985 Republic of Ireland U17 5 (4)
1986–1989 Republic of Ireland U21 5 (0)
1990 Republic of Ireland U23 1 (1)
1990 Republic of Ireland B 1 (2)
1986–2002 Republic of Ireland 92 (21)
Managerial career
2006 Sunderland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Niall John Quinn (honorary MBE;[3] born 6 October 1966) is an Irish former professional footballer, manager, businessman and sports television pundit.

As a player, he was a striker who played top flight football for Arsenal, Manchester City and Sunderland, with spells in the Premier League for both City and the Black Cats. Quinn also received 92 caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team, scoring 21 times, which makes him Ireland's second highest goalscorer of all time. He also appeared with the Irish team at the UEFA European Football Championship of 1988 and two FIFA World Cups in 1990 and 2002.[4][5]

He later was part of a consortium to buy Sunderland and became the club's chairman. He also had a spell as manager before stepping down to a role of club director. He left the club in February 2012 and has since worked as a pundit namely on Sky Sports.

  1. ^ a b "Niall Quinn". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Niall Quinn: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Niall Quinn to receive honorary MBE". Breaking News. 11 August 2003. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Niall Quinn". FAI.ie.
  5. ^ "Irish Topscorers". 11v11.com.