Roy Keane: Former Professional Footballer

Roy Maurice Keane (born 10 August 1971 in Mayfield, Cork, Republic of Ireland) is a former Irish football player.

He was the manager of English Championship club Ipswich Town. He played for Republic of Ireland national team. Keane played for Manchester United for twelve years and won a lot of trophies. He was also captain of the team from 1997 to 2005.

Roy Keane
Personal information

Full name	Roy Maurice Keane
Date of birth	(1971-08-10) 10 August 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth	Cork, Ireland
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1981–1989	Rockmount
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1990	Cobh Ramblers	23	(1)
1990–1993	Nottingham Forest	114	(22)
1993–2005	Manchester United	326	(33)
2005–2006	Celtic	10	(1)
Total		473	(57)
National team
1991	Republic of Ireland U21	4	(0)
1991–2005	Republic of Ireland	67	(9)
Teams managed
2006–2008	Sunderland
2009–2011	Ipswich Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cobh Ramblers	1989–90	LOI First Division	23	1	3	1	3	0	—		—		29	2
Nottingham Forest	1990–91	First Division	35	8	10	2	4	1	—		0	0	49	11
	1991–92	First Division	39	8	4	0	8	4	—		5	2	56	14
	1992–93	Premier League	40	6	4	1	5	1	—		—		49	8
	Total		114	22	18	3	17	6	—		5	2	154	33
Manchester United	1993–94	Premier League	37	5	6	1	7	0	3	2	1	0	54	8
	1994–95	Premier League	25	2	7	0	1	0	4	1	0	0	37	3
	1995–96	Premier League	29	6	7	0	1	0	2	0	—		39	6
	1996–97	Premier League	21	2	3	0	2	0	6	0	1	1	33	3
	1997–98	Premier League	9	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	11	2
	1998–99	Premier League	35	2	7	0	0	0	12	3	1	0	55	5
	1999–2000	Premier League	29	5	—		0	0	12	6	4	1	45	12
	2000–01	Premier League	28	2	2	0	0	0	13	1	1	0	44	3
	2001–02	Premier League	28	3	2	0	0	0	12	1	1	0	43	4
	2002–03	Premier League	21	0	3	0	2	0	6	0	—		32	0
	2003–04	Premier League	28	3	5	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	38	3
	2004–05	Premier League	31	1	4	1	1	0	6	0	1	0	43	2
	2005–06	Premier League	5	0	—		0	0	1	0	—		6	0
	Total		326	33	46	2	14	0	82	14	12	2	480	51
Celtic	2005–06	Scottish Premier League	10	1	1	0	2	0	—		—		13	1
Career total			473	57	68	6	36	6	82	14	17	4	676	87

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Republic of Ireland	1991	3	0
	1992	7	0
	1993	9	0
	1994	8	1
	1995	2	0
	1996	2	0
	1997	7	2
	1998	3	2
	1999	4	0
	2000	4	0
	2001	7	4
	2002	2	0
	2004	5	0
	2005	4	0
Total		67	9

Scores and results list Republic of Ireland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Keane goal

List of international goals scored by Roy Keane
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	16 November 1994	Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland	2–0	4–0	UEFA Euro 1996 qualification
2	6 September 1997	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland	Iceland	2–2	4–2	1998 World Cup qualification
3	6 September 1997	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland	Iceland	3–2	4–2	1998 World Cup qualification
4	5 September 1998	Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland	Croatia	2–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
5	14 October 1998	Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland	Malta	3–0	5–0	UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
6	24 March 2001	GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus	Cyprus	1–0	4–0	2002 World Cup qualification
7	24 March 2001	GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus	Cyprus	4–0	4–0	2002 World Cup qualification
8	2 June 2001	Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland	Portugal	1–0	1–1	2002 World Cup qualification
9	6 October 2001	Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland	Cyprus	4–0	4–0	2002 World Cup qualification

Managerial statistics

As of 7 January 2011

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team	From	To	Record					Ref
Team	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win %	Ref
Sunderland	28 August 2006	4 December 2008	100	42	17	41	042.0
Ipswich Town	23 April 2009	7 January 2011	81	28	25	28	034.6
Total			181	70	42	69	038.7

Honours

As a player

Nottingham Forest

Full Members' Cup: 1991–92

Manchester United

Premier League: 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03
FA Cup: 1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04
FA Community Shield: 1993, 1996, 1997, 2003
UEFA Champions League: 1998–99
Intercontinental Cup: 1999

Celtic

Scottish Premier League: 2005–06
Scottish League Cup: 2005–06

Individual

PFA Team of the Year: 1992–93 Premier League, 1996–97 Premier League, 1999–2000 Premier League, 2000–01 Premier League, 2001–02 Premier League
PFA Team of the Century: (1907–2007)
- Team of the Century 1997–2007
- Overall Team of the Century
FAI Young International Player of the Year: 1993, 1994
FAI Senior International Player of the Year: 1997, 2001
Premier League Player of the Month: October 1998, December 1999
Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year: 1999, 2000
RTÉ Sports Person of the Year: 1999
FWA Footballer of the Year: 2000
PFA Players' Player of the Year: 2000
ESM Team of the Year: 1999–2000
Premier League 10 Seasons Awards: (1992–93 to 2001–02)
- Overseas Team of the Decade
English Football Hall of Fame: 2004
FIFA 100
Premier League 20 Seasons Awards: (1992–93 to 2011–12):
- Fantasy Teams of the 20 Seasons (Panel choice)
Premier League Hall of Fame: 2021

As a manager

Sunderland

Football League Championship: 2006–07

Individual

Football League Championship Manager of the Month: February 2007, March 2007
LMA Championship Manager of the Year: 2006–07

References

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