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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1968-03-23) 23 March 1968 (age 56) | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 000?–1988 | Norwich City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1992 | Shamrock Rovers | 98 | (6) |
| 1992–1994 | Dundalk | 34 | (3) |
| 1994–1996 | Bohemians | 16 | (2) |
| 1996–1997 | Newry City | 1 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Cliftonville | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 153 | (11) | |
| International career | |||
| 1984–1986 | Republic of Ireland U19 | ? | (?) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Wayne Cooney (born 23 March 1968) is a former footballer who played in the League of Ireland during the 1990s.
Career
Born in Birmingham, Cooney started his career at Norwich City before returning to Dublin to sign for Noel King's Shamrock Rovers side in 1988. He made his debut on 4 September and became a popular figure with the fans in his 4 years at Rovers. He made a total of 127 appearances scoring 6 times for the Hoops.
He then moved to Dundalk. After a couple of seasons at Oriel Park, he became Turlough O'Connor's first signing for Bohemians where he scored his debut for Bohs on 3 January 1994 in a 2-0 league win over Cobh Ramblers. He made 4 appearances in European competition for Bohs, all of them in the 1995 Intertoto Cup.
Cooney earned caps for the Republic of Ireland national under-19 team.
References
- "The Irish Times - Monday, September 5, 1988 - Page 002". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
- Bohemian FC match programme, Vol. 46, no. 5
- 1968 births
- Living people
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Shamrock Rovers F.C. players
- Bohemian F.C. players
- Dundalk F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- English men's footballers
- English people of Irish descent
- Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands
- Newry City F.C. players
- NIFL Premiership players
- Cliftonville F.C. players
- 20th-century Irish sportsmen