James O'Connor (footballer)

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James O'Connor
Personal information
Full name James Kevin O'Connor
Date of birth September 1, 1979 (1979-09-01) (age 28)
Place of birth    Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1996–2003
2003–2005
2004–2005
2005–2008		 Stoke City
West Bromwich Albion
→ Burnley (loan)
Burnley		 176 (16)
030 0(0)
013 0(0)
126 (11)   
National team2
Ireland U21

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 18:47, 23 May 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 11:09, 27 May 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

James Kevin O'Connor, (born 1 September 1979 in Dublin) is an Irish professional footballer currently without a club after being released by Burnley. He plays as a midfielder. He has played for the Republic of Ireland at Under-21 level.[1]

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[edit] Club career

O'Connor began his career at Stoke City, where he won the Player of the Year award in the 2002-03 season.[2] He moved to West Bromwich Albion in summer 2003 for a fee of £250,000. He spent a successful three-month loan spell with Burnley in 2004-05. That season he made only two substitute appearances for West Bromwich Albion and moved to Burnley permanently in order to pursue first-team football, signing on transfer deadline day in 2005 for a £175,000 fee where he became a popular player with the fans.[3]

His form at the start of the 2006-07 season at Burnley was among the best of his career. However, by the start of the 2007-08 season he seemed to be relegated to a squad player's role.

The departure of Steve Cotterill as Burnley manager brought Owen Coyle in and he immediately restored O'Connor to the starting eleven. O'Connor responded by resuming his previous good form as the team's results improved. He was offered a new contract at the end of the 2007-08 season but when he asked for more time to consider the deal, Coyle withdrew the offer and released him. O'Connor confirmed in an interview on BBC Radio Lancashire on 23 May that he was about to start a coaching course before deciding on his future.[4][3]

[edit] International career

O'Connor has played for the Republic of Ireland at Under-21 level.[1]

[edit] Personal life

O'Connor's younger brother, Danny, is also a professional footballer. He currently plays for Shamrock Rovers.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b eircom (2000-10-26). "Nominees announced for eircom/FAI International Soccer Awards 2000". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
  2. ^ "Stoke City Player of the Year Award goes to..... James O'Connor!", bbc.co.uk, May 2003. Retrieved on 2008-01-15. 
  3. ^ a b "Burnley withdraw O'Connor offer", BBC Sport, 2008-05-23. Retrieved on 2008-05-23. 
  4. ^ ."Sports Show". BBC Radio Lancashire. 2008-05-23.

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Persondata
NAME James Kevin O'Connor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES James O'Connor
SHORT DESCRIPTION Football Midfielder
DATE OF BIRTH September 1, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Dublin
DATE OF DEATH
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Burnley F.C. – current squad

1 Király • 2 Alexander • 4 Duff • 5 Carlisle • 6 Caldwell • 8 Guðjónsson • 9 Akinbiyi • 11 Elliott • 12 Jensen • 14 Jones • 16 McCann • 17 Lafferty • 18 Mahon • 19 Rodriguez • 20 Blake • 22 Berisha • 23 Jordan • 25 Kay • 26 Unsworth • 28 MacDonald • Manager: Coyle
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