Sean Connelly
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| Sean Connelly | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 26, 1970 | |
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | |
| Height | 5'10 (1.78m) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Retired | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1991-1992 1992-2001 2001 2001-2002 2002-2004 2004-2005 |
Hallam Stockport County → Wolves (loan) Wolves Tranmere Rovers Rushden & Diamonds |
? (?) 302 (6) 6 (0) 8 (0) 70 (0) 42 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Sean Connelly (born 26 June 1970 in Sheffield) is a former professional footballer currently working as a physio at Cardiff City.
Connelly began his football career at his local side Hallam before Stockport County manager Danny Bergara took a gamble and offered him a professional contract at the club. One of his career highlights included scoring against Premiership side Middlesbrough in the Football League Cup. His impressive form even generated rumours of a possible move to Liverpool, although nothing ever came of them. He played under four different managers during his time at Stockport, Bergara, Dave Jones, Gary Megson and Andy Kilner. He eventually left Stockport in 2001 after former manager Jones persuaded him to join him at Wolves. However he struggled to hold down a regular first team place in the team and was allowed to join Tranmere Rovers in 2002. He quickly estanished himself at Tranmere and was a regular for two years before manager Brian Laws decided against offering him a new contract so he moved on to Rushden & Diamonds, where he finished his career.[1]
In 2002 he was inducted into the Stockport County hall of fame.[2]
After leaving Rushden & Diamonds he trained as a chartered physiopherapist and joined Dave Jones again, this time taking over as physio at Cardiff City[3], turning down offers to continue playing in order to take the job. Connelly along with the rest of the Cardiff staff have recentley moved into a new base at the Vale of Glamorgan Hotel and Country Club with vastly improved facilities.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Sean Connelly" Stockportcountyfc.co.uk Retrieved on 11 February 2008
- ^ "Hall of fame" Stockportcountyfc.co.uk Retrieved on 11 February 2008
- ^ "Cardiff City FC Management" Cardiffcityfc.co.uk Retrieved on 11 February 2008
- ^ "Connelly has a crucial role in keeping Bluebirds up and running" South Wales Echo Retrieved on 26 February 2008
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