Martin O'Neill

Moss, Simon

ISBN 10: 184454950X / ISBN 13: 9781844549504

Edité par John Blake Publishing Ltd, 2010

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Synopsis :

Martin O'Neill is one of British football's true greats. Plucked from Irish club Distillery by Nottingham Forest in 1971, the young Irishman went on an incredible football journey that saw him clash against some of the game's biggest characters. He twice won the European Cup with Forest under the enigmatic Brian Clough - though the two never saw eye-to-eye. A talented midfielder, O'Neill played for Manchester City in between spells at Norwich before ending his playing career in 1985. As the first Roman Catholic captain of his country, O'Neill marshalled Northern Ireland's golden generation, who battled through to the quarter-finals of the World Cup in 1982, picking up a famous win against hosts Spain on the way. But football was by no means the only path O'Neill could have taken. His had been a life of choice. Opting for football over Gaelic football as a youth, O'Neill was then forced to curtail a law degree at Queens University Belfast to make the switch to England, although his interest in criminology had not diminished. O'Neill cut his football managememt teeth at Grantham Town and Shepshed Dynamo, and his stock grew as he took Wycombe Wanderers from the GM Vauxhall Conference to the old Second Division in a matter of years. Under his tutelage, Leciester City went from under-achieving first division outfit to League Cup winners. However it was at Celtic that O'Neill would enjoy his most trophy-laden years, winning an unprecedented treble in his first year before narrowly missing out on UEFA Cup glory a year later. O'Neill would leave Celtic, his 'spiritual home', to care for wife Geraldine as she was battling cancer. Returning to football in 2006, O'Neill is charged with taking a hugely talented Aston Villa side into the Premier League's top four.

À propos de l'auteur: Simon Moss is a sports journalist based in Hampshire. A graduate of the University of Brighton, he has covered football from the Sussex league to the Champions League.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Martin O'Neill
Éditeur : John Blake Publishing Ltd
Date d'édition : 2010
Reliure : Couverture rigide
Etat : Good