Roy O'Brien explained

Roy O'Brien
Fullname:Roy O'Brien
Birth Date:27 November 1974
Birth Place:Cork, Ireland
Position:Defender
Years1:1995–1996
Clubs1:Arsenal
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:1996
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:1996–1997
Caps3:1
Goals3:0
Years4:1997–2000
Caps4:118
Goals4:2
Years5:2000–2005
Caps5:95
Goals5:1
Years6:2005–2007
Clubs6:Weymouth
Caps6:55
Goals6:1
Years7:2007–2009
Caps7:48
Goals7:2
Manageryears1:2007
Managerclubs1:Weymouth (Player Coach)
Manageryears2:2009
Managerclubs2:Dorchester Town (Player-Manager)

Roy O'Brien (born 27 November 1974) is an Irish footballer.

He started his career at Arsenal, before moving on to Wigan Athletic, although he made no first team appearances for either side. Having then made one appearance for AFC Bournemouth, he joined Dorchester and became a regular in their defence. In 2000, he signed for Yeovil Town where he went on to play for five years, mainly at right-back, winning two promotions from the Conference National to League One.

He joined Weymouth halfway through the 2004-05 season, after impressing while on loan from Yeovil, where he stayed until the end of season 2006-07, spending the last 5 months of his tenure at the Wessex Stadium as player-coach.

In June 2007 O'Brien rejoined Dorchester [1] and following Shaun Brooks' resignation, he was appointed player-manager on 5 March 2009.[2]

On 22 November 2009, after just eight months in charge of Dorchester Town, Roy was relieved from his duties as a manager, due to the clubs poor showing in cup competitions.[3] [4] On 28 June 2010, he was appointed manager of Yeovil Town Ladies and will manage them in their first ever season in the FA Women's Premier League,[5] before becoming the club's first team coach and subsequently working with the Yeovil Town Community Sports Trust.

Managerial statistics

As of 22 November 2009

Honours

Yeovil Town

2001–02[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Magpies swoop for O'Brien. Dorset Echo. 2009-06-29 .
  2. Web site: O'Brien offered Magpies hot-seat . Dorchester Town FC . 2009-03-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724171903/http://www.dorchestertownfc.co.uk/news/2009/march/05-1.shtml . 2011-07-24.
  3. Web site: Club Statement:Roy O'Brien . Dorchester Town FC . 2009-11-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091128063419/http://www.dorchestertownfc.co.uk/news/2009/november/22-1.shtml . 2009-11-28.
  4. Web site: O'Brien axed by Magpies . Dorchester Town FC . 2009-11-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120226065926/http://www.dorchestertownfc.co.uk/news/2009/november/23-1.shtml . 2012-02-26.
  5. Ciderspace "http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/ASP/news/news.asp?NewsItemId=12708"
  6. News: 12 May 2002 . Yeovil lift FA Trophy . BBC . 14 April 2022.