Gareth Farrelly
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| Gareth Farrelly | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gareth Farrelly | |
| Date of birth | August 28, 1975 | |
| Place of birth | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Cork City | |
| Number | 4 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1991–1992 | Home Farm | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1992–1997 1995 1997–1999 1999–2004 2003 2003 2003–2004 2004 2004–2006 2006–2007 2007– |
Aston Villa → Rotherham United (loan) Everton Bolton Wanderers → Rotherham United (loan) → Burnley (loan) → Bradford City (loan) Wigan Athletic Bohemians Blackpool Cork City |
8 (0) 10 (2) 27 (1) 78 (5) 6 (0) 12 (0) 14 (0) 17 (0) ? (?) 1 (0) 1 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1996– | Republic of Ireland | 6 (0) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2004-2006 | Bohemians (player-manager) | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Gareth Farrelly (born August 28, 1975 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer, currently playing with Cork City FC.
Farrelly played his schoolboy football with Home Farm. Aston Villa signed him as a 16-year-old in 1992, and he made his Villa début in September 1995. He moved to Everton in July 1997 for approximately £700,000, scoring the goal that preserved their Premiership status on the final day of the 1997/98 season. However, he was soon on the move to Bolton, initially on loan. He won promotion back to the Premiership with Bolton in 2001 (scoring the opening goal for them in the 2001 Play Off Fina1), but then fell out of favour. He was subsequently loaned out to Rotherham, Burnley, Bradford City, and latterly Wigan. He made his full international début for Ireland as a 21-year-old, and has six caps.
Farrelly joined Bohemian in late August 2004 as player-manager, making his début as a late substitute in the 1-0 home win v Cork City on 17 September 2004. His nickname at Bohs was Cliff Claven, due to his big ears, his spoofing and his general resemblance to John Ratzenberger. Ironically he sold Glen "Norm" Crowe to Shelbourne.
He was sacked on 30 August 2006 following Bohemian's elimination from the FAI Cup at the hands of Shamrock Rovers, in which he missed a penalty late in the game. The result proved to be the last straw with a club who had failed to progress under Farrelly's reign.
Farrelly then had a short spell with Leicester City. He left the Foxes after they ended their interest in him. On November 24, 2006, he joined Blackpool on a short-term contract, which expired in February 2007.
On February 15, 2007, he agreed to sign for eircom League of Ireland Premier Division side Cork City on a two-year contract (explanation on this case here: The F.I.F.A. 2).
On May 12, 2008 Farrelly underwent a serious operation to remove a tumor from his pancreas. His manager Alan Matthews reported: "Gareth has had major surgery and remains in intensive care in Warwick hospital." The operation was an apparent success.[1]
[edit] Managerial stats
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
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| G | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Bohemians |  |
2004 | 2006 | 66 | 27 | 14 | 25 | 40.91 |
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Farrelly, Gareth |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 28, 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
