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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name: | John Francis O'Shea | |
| Date of birth: | 30 April 1981 | |
| Place of birth: | Waterford,  Ireland
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| Height: | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |
| Playing position: | Defender Defensive midfielder | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1989–1995 1995–1998 1998–1999 |
Ferrybank AFC Waterford Bohemians Manchester United
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 1999–2011 2000 2001 2011–2018 2018–2019 |
Manchester United → Bournemouth (loan) → Royal Antwerp (loan) Sunderland Reading
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256 (10) 10 (1) 14 (0) 226 (4) 8 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 2000–2002 2001–2018 |
Republic of Ireland U21 Republic of Ireland
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13 (1) 118 (3) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2019–2021 2020–2023 2022–2023 2023 2023–2024 2024– |
Reading (coach) Republic of Ireland U21 (assistant) Stoke City (coach) Republic of Ireland (assistant) Birmingham City (coach) Republic of Ireland (interim manager)
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John Francis O'Shea (born 30 April 1981) is an Irish professional football coach and former player. He was known for his versatility in playing several defensive and midfield positions on either side of the pitch or the centre. O'Shea spent the majority of his playing career at Manchester United, where he won five Premier League titles, one FA Cup, two Football League Cups, four FA Community Shields, the FIFA Club World Cup and the UEFA Champions League. He is one of the most decorated Irish footballers of all time, with only Denis Irwin, Roy Keane, Steve Heighway and Ronnie Whelan having accrued more honours. He is the current interim manager of the Republic of Ireland national football team.
Born in Waterford, O'Shea joined Manchester United when he was 17. He spent loan spells at AFC Bournemouth and Royal Antwerp before establishing himself in the Manchester United first team, going on to make 393 appearances and scoring 15 times in all competitions across 12 seasons. O'Shea won 14 trophies at United, including five league titles, the FA Cup and the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League. He joined Sunderland in July 2011. Having played 256 times for the Wearside club and scoring four goals, he signed for Championship side Reading in July 2018 until his retirement in May 2019. He joined the Reading coaching staff that summer, before leaving in the summer of 2021.
O'Shea made his Republic of Ireland debut in 2001 against Croatia and made 118 appearances for his national team over the next 17 years, scoring three goals, his first in 2003 against Australia. He was part of the team that controversially lost to France in a play-off for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and went on to play in UEFA Euro 2012 and UEFA Euro 2016.
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1. Westwood
2. Coleman
3. Clark
4. O'Shea
5. Keogh
6. Whelan
7. McGeady
8. McCarthy
9. Long
10. Keane (c)
11. McClean
12. Duffy
13. Hendrick
14. Walters
15. Christie
16. Given
17. Ward
18. Meyler
19. Brady
20. Hoolahan
21. Murphy
22. Quinn
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