Jacko McDonagh (born 26 April 1962) is an Irish former professional footballer who played for Bohemians and Shamrock Rovers during his career in Ireland.

Jacko McDonagh
Personal information
Full name Jacko McDonagh
Date of birth (1962-04-26) 26 April 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1982 Bohemians 60 (6)
1982–1985 Shamrock Rovers 77 (16)
1985–1987 Nîmes 48 (5)
1987–1988 Derry City 6 (0)
1988 Oxford United 0 (0)
1988–1991 KSV Waregem
International career
1982–1984 League of Ireland XI ? (0)
1981–1983 Republic of Ireland U21 4 (0)
1983–1984 Republic of Ireland 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

McDonagh signed for Shamrock Rovers in the summer of 1982 departing for France to sign for Marcel Domingo at Nîmes Olympique in July 1985.[1]

He also played for K.S.V. Waregem in Belgium making three appearances in the 1988–89 UEFA Cup.

In April 1983 he played for the League of Ireland XI U21s against their Italian League counterparts who included Roberto Mancini and Gianluca Vialli in their team.[2]

He made his international debut for Republic of Ireland in an 8–0 win over Malta in November 1983 at Dalymount Park.[3] In all he won three senior [4][5] and four U21 caps as well as Inter-League caps and youth caps. He represented Rovers six times in European competition.

In September 2011 McDonagh broke his leg playing for Ireland Veterans against England Veterans at Whitehall Stadium.[6]

Honours edit

Shamrock Rovers

Individual

References edit

  1. ^ . [1]
  2. ^ The Irish Times. Dublin. 1 December 1983. ISSN 0791-5144 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1983/1201/Pg003.html. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "Statistics: Republic of Ireland [Powered by tplSoccerStats]".
  4. ^ "Statistics: Republic of Ireland [Powered by tplSoccerStats]".
  5. ^ "Statistics: Republic of Ireland [Powered by tplSoccerStats]".
  6. ^ "Republic of Ireland Football Veterans Match against England : September 2011".

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