Anto Whelan

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Anto Whelan (born 23 November 1959 in Dublin) was an Irish soccer player during the 1970s and 1980s.

He made his league debut for Bohemians on the 9th of September 1979 and made 2 appearances for Bohs in European competition before transferring to Manchester United. He returned home to sign for Shamrock Rovers in 1983 and won the League in his first season at the club [1]. He made a total of 39 total appearances scoring twice for the Hoops. After a spell at Cork City he briefly signed back for Rovers in 1986 where he played once in the European Cup. He then moved on to Bray Wanderers.

He signed for Shelbourne in 1988.[1] and won the League in 1992 and the 1993 FAI Cup before returning to the Carlisle Grounds to finish his career at Bray Wanderers.

He also had a spell managing Drogheda United.

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  1. ^ Bohemian FC match programme, Vol. 45, no. 2