Niall Quinn
Niall John Quinn (honorary MBE; born 6 October 1966) is an Irish former professional footballer, manager, businessman and sports television pundit.
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Quinn in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Niall John Quinn | ||
| Date of birth | 6 October 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Manortown United | |||
| Lourdes Celtic | |||
| Arsenal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1990 | Arsenal | 67 | (14) |
| 1990–1996 | Manchester City | 204 | (66) |
| 1996–2002 | Sunderland | 203 | (61) |
| Total | 475 | (141) | |
| International career | |||
| 1985 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 5 | (4) |
| 1986–1989 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 1990 | Republic of Ireland U23 | 1 | (1) |
| 1990 | Republic of Ireland B | 1 | (2) |
| 1986–2002 | Republic of Ireland | 92 | (21) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006 | Sunderland | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
As a player, he was a striker who played top flight football for Arsenal, Manchester City and Sunderland, with spells in the Premier League for both City and the Black Cats. Quinn also received 92 caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team, scoring 21 times, which makes him Ireland's second highest goalscorer of all time. He also appeared with the Irish team at the UEFA European Football Championship of 1988 and two FIFA World Cups in 1990 and 2002.
He later was part of a consortium to buy Sunderland and became the club's chairman. He also had a spell as manager before stepping down to a role of club director. He left the club in February 2012 and has since worked as a pundit namely on Sky Sports.