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 numerous 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 53)[1]
Place of birth Cork, Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1981–1989 Rockmount[3]
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

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Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition[4]
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cobh Ramblers 1989–90[5] LOI First Division 29 1 3 1 3 0 29 2
Nottingham Forest 1990–91[6] First Division 35 8 10 2 4 1 0 0 49 11
1991–92[7] First Division 39 8 4 0 8 4 5[c] 2 56 14
1992–93[8] 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[d] 2 1[e] 0 54 8
1994–95 Premier League 25 2 7 0 1 0 4[d] 1 0 0 37 3
1995–96 Premier League 29 6 7 0 1 0 2[f] 0 39 6
1996–97 Premier League 21 2 3 0 2 0 6[d] 0 1[e] 1 33 3
1997–98 Premier League 9 2 0 0 0 0 1[d] 0 1[e] 0 11 2
1998–99 Premier League 35 2 7 0 0 0 12[d] 3 1[e] 0 55 5
1999–2000 Premier League 29 5 0 0 12[d] 6 4[g] 1 45 12
2000–01 Premier League 28 2 2 0 0 0 13[d] 1 1[e] 0 44 3
2001–02 Premier League 28 3 2 0 0 0 12[d] 1 1[e] 0 43 4
2002–03 Premier League 21 0 3 0 2 0 6[d] 0 32 0
2003–04 Premier League 28 3 5 0 0 0 4[d] 0 1[h] 0 38 3
2004–05 Premier League 31 1 4 1 1 0 6[d] 0 1[h] 0 43 2
2005–06 Premier League 5 0 0 0 1[d] 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
  1. Includes FAI Cup, FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. Includes League of Ireland Cup, Football League Cup, Scottish League Cup
  3. Appearances in Full Members' Cup
  4. 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Appearance in FA Charity Shield
  6. Appearances in UEFA Cup
  7. One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance and one goal in Intercontinental Cup, two appearances in FIFA Club World Championship
  8. 8.0 8.1 Appearance in FA Community Shield

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[9]
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[10]
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 3–2
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 4–0
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

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As of 7 January 2011
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
P W D L Win %
Sunderland 28 August 2006 4 December 2008 100 42 17 41 042.0 [11][12]
Ipswich Town 23 April 2009 7 January 2011 81 28 25 28 034.6 [12]
Total 181 70 42 69 038.7

Honours

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As a player

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Keane lifting the 1999 FA Cup as captain of Manchester United

Nottingham Forest

Manchester United

Celtic

Individual

As a manager

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Sunderland

Individual

References

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  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2006). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2006–07. Mainstream Publishing. p. 228. ISBN 978-1-84596-111-4.
  2. "Roy Keane: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  3. "Roy Keane: When it all started for Roy". rockmountfc.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  4. "Roy Keane club matches". Worldfootball. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  5. "Roy's Cobh Ramblers record". Kickin Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  6. "Nottingham Forest 1990–91 season statistics". Bridportred. Archived from the original on 16 September 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  7. "Nottingham Forest 1991–92 season statistics". Bridportred. Archived from the original on 21 September 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  8. "Nottingham Forest 1992–93 season statistics". Bridportred. Archived from the original on 17 September 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  9. "Roy Keane". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  10. "SoccerScene.ie – International Profile of Roy Keane". Retrieved 26 October 2008.
  11. "Keane becomes new Sunderland boss". BBC Sport. 28 August 2006. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  12. 12.0 12.1 "Managers: Roy Keane". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  13. 13.0 13.1 "Roy Keane: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  14. "PFA teams send Hatters mad". The Guardian. London. 15 April 2002. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  15. "Team of the Century: 1997–2007 – the Premiership's finest of the last decade". GiveMeFootball.com. Give Me Football. 5 September 2007. Archived from the original on 21 October 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  16. "Your overall Team of the Century: the world's greatest-ever XI revealed!". GiveMeFootball.com. Give Me Football. 6 September 2007. Archived from the original on 21 October 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  17. Froggatt, Mark (6 May 2017). "VOTE FOR UNITED'S PLAYER OF THE YEAR". Official Manchester United Website. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  18. James O'Dea, Arthur (16 December 2017). "Breaking: James McClean Is The 2017 RTÉ Sportsperson Of The Year". Balls.ie. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  19. Davies, Christopher (15 April 2003). "The Premiership elite selection 1993–2003". The Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 2009-10-02.
  20. "Pele's list of the greatest". BBC Sport. 4 March 2004. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  21. "Man Utd dominate 20 Seasons Fantasy Teams". Premier League. 14 May 2012. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  22. "Keane voted into the Premier League Hall of Fame". Premier League. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  23. "League Managers Association – Roy Keane". leaguemanagers.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.