 Staunton in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Staunton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 1969[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dundalk, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1986 | Dundalk | ||
| 1986–1991 | Liverpool | 65 | (0) |
| 1987 | → Bradford City (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 1991–1998 | Aston Villa | 208 | (16) |
| 1998–2000 | Liverpool | 44 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2000–2003 | Aston Villa | 73 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Coventry City | 70 | (4) |
| 2005 | Walsall | 7 | (0) |
| Total | 481 | (21) | |
| International career | |||
| 1987–1989 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 1988–2002[2] | Republic of Ireland | 102 | (8) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Republic of Ireland | ||
| 2009–2010 | Darlington | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stephen Staunton (born 19 January 1969) is an Irish football manager, scout and former professional footballer.
He played as a defender with two separate spells each with Premier League sides Aston Villa and Liverpool. He also played in the Football League for Bradford City, Crystal Palace, Coventry City and Walsall. He earned 102 caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team,[3] captained his team to the knock-out stage of the 2002 FIFA World Cup and earned his place in the FIFA Century Club.
After retiring, he served as Republic of Ireland national team coach prior to Giovanni Trapattoni. He also spent five months as manager of Darlington in Football League Two and has worked on the coaching staff at Leeds United and Sunderland.
- ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2006). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2006–07. Mainstream Publishing. p. 387. ISBN 978-1-84596-111-4.
- ^ "Stephen Staunton - Century of International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- ^ "Ireland's International Players". FAI. 17 February 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2010.