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John O'Shea
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| John O'Shea | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | John Francis O'Shea | |
| Date of birth | April 30, 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Waterford, Ireland | |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |
| Playing position | Defender/Midfielder/Forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Manchester United | |
| Number | 22 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Manchester United | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1999- 2000 2001 |
Manchester United → Bournemouth (loan) → Royal Antwerp (loan) |
174 (9) 10 (1) 14 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2001- | Republic of Ireland | 41 (1) |
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John Francis O'Shea (born April 30, 1981 in Waterford, Ireland) is a professional footballer, who currently plays for Manchester United.
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After completing his schooling in Waterford and developing his football skills at local clubs Ferrybank AFC and Bohemians, O'Shea travelled to Manchester and joined Manchester United after spending summers travelling to England to train with the academy. He signed his professional forms at 17 and then his professional debut in 1999 against Aston Villa at Villa Park. Following loan spells at Bournemouth and Royal Antwerp he returned to Manchester and began to feature in the United first team in the 2002-03 season, demonstrating versatility by playing at left-back, right-back, centre-back and central midfield during the successful 2002-03 Premiership campaign.
O'Shea earned his first senior cap for the Republic of Ireland on 15 August 2001, when he came on as an 84th minute substitute at home to Croatia. His debut ended in disappointment, however, when he gave away a penalty in injury time, that resulted in Ireland conceding their lead, and the game ending 2-2.
He displayed indifferent form in the 2004-05 season and was linked with a move away from Manchester, with Newcastle and Liverpool being linked with the Irishman. One of the highlights of Manchester United's otherwise slightly disappointing season was the 4-2 away victory against Arsenal, in which O'Shea scored the fourth goal by chipping Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia from the edge of the 18 yard box.
An injury to Gary Neville in the 2005-06 season also gave O'Shea more first-team opportunities. He was criticised for his lacklustre performances that season, and was reportedly one of the players lambasted [1] by United veteran Roy Keane in a controversial interview on the club's MUTV channel.
On February 4, 2007, during league game against Tottenham Hotspur, O'Shea deputised for Edwin van der Sar in goal after the latter was taken off the pitch for a broken nose, and Manchester United had already used all three substitutes. During this time he denied his Republic of Ireland teammate Robbie Keane a goal with a save a few minutes before the end of the game (following this incident, United fans chanted "Ireland's number one" in O'Shea's honour). A month later he won over many United fans by scoring an injury time winner at Anfield for United in the league, having come on as a substitute for Wayne Rooney. This goal was important in United going on to regain the Premiership trophy for the 2006-07 season. [2]
John O'Shea had a shooting accuracy of 100% and scored with 80% of his shots in the 2006-2007 season. [3]
During the 2007-08 season, Manchester United have used O'Shea as an emergency striker due to injury problems. His use as a striker gives him the distinction of having played in every position for Manchester United.
On the 23rd of November, John O'Shea extended his contract at Manchester United, to keep him at the club untill 2012.
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- The character Paddy, from Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights, was given the surname 'O'Shea' due to the physical similarities between the comedy actor Patrick McGuinness and the United defender.
- Of the 9 Premier League goals he has scored for Manchester United, five have come in the 80th minute or later.[4]
- FA Premier League - Champion : 2002-03, 2006-07
- FA Premier League - Runner Up: 2005-06
- FA Cup Winner : 2004
- FA Cup Runner Up: 2005, 2007
- League Cup Winner : 2006
- League Cup Runner Up: 2003
- Community Shield Winner 2003, 2007
- Community Shield Runner up 2004
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1 van der Sar • 2 Neville • 3 Evra • 4 Hargreaves • 5 Ferdinand • 6 Brown • 7 Ronaldo • 8 Anderson • 9 Saha • 10 Rooney • 11 Giggs • 12 Foster • 13 Park • 15 Vidić • 16 Carrick • 17 Nani • 18 Scholes • 19 Piqué • 20 Kanoute • 21 Dong • 22 O'Shea • 23 J. Evans • 24 Fletcher • 25 Simpson • 27 Silvestre • 29 Kuszczak • 32 Tévez • 33 Eagles • 38 Heaton • Manager: Ferguson |
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| NAME | O'Shea, John Francis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | O'Shea, John |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1981-4-30 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Waterford , Ireland |
| DATE OF DEATH | 30/4/2009 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Galway |
Categories: Articles with trivia sections from November 2007 | 1981 births | Living people | Republic of Ireland footballers | Manchester United F.C. players | A.F.C. Bournemouth players | R. Antwerp F.C. players | People from County Waterford | Premier League players | The Football League players | Belgian First Division footballers | Republic of Ireland international footballers