Keith Gilroy | |
Fullname: | Keith Gilroy |
Birth Date: | 8 July 1983 |
Birth Place: | Sligo, Ireland |
Height: | 1.78 m[1] |
Position: | Midfield |
Years1: | 2001–2002 |
Caps1: | 6 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Years2: | 2002–2003 |
Caps2: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2003–2005 |
Caps3: | 41 |
Goals3: | 5 |
Years4: | 2005 |
Caps4: | 2 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2005–2011 |
Caps5: | 140 |
Goals5: | 15 |
Years6: | 2013 |
Caps6: | 1 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Totalcaps: | 190 |
Totalgoals: | 21 |
Nationalyears1: | 1999–2000 |
Nationalteam1: | Republic of Ireland U16 |
Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalteam2: | Republic of Ireland U21 |
Keith Gilroy (born 18 July 1983) is an Irish football coach and former professional footballer.
His previous clubs include Sligo Rovers, Middlesbrough, and more recently Scarborough and Darlington.
After a short spell at Sligo Rovers, Gilroy made the step up to Middlesbrough where he failed to play a first team game. After being released, he joined Scarborough for a two-year spell before leaving in the summer of 2005 to play 2 games for Darlington, after and unsuccessful spell, he joined Burton Albion.
Gilroy signed a new two-year contract after promotion to the Football League, but injuries restricted his playing time before his release in May 2011.[2]
Following his release by Burton in 2011, Gilroy became a coach at the Derby County academy. He later started his own driving school, called 'Gilroy Driving'. In 2019, he returned to former club Burton Albion as a coach.[3]
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