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| Nitelink Rovers |
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| Full name |
Youth and Football Club
Nitelink Rovers Clonlost |
| Nickname(s) |
The beaten black and blues |
| Founded |
September 16, 2000 |
| Ground |
Kilcroney Park, Wicklow, Ireland |
| Capacity |
700 |
| Chairman |
 Matthew Devoy |
| Head Coach |
 David O'Sullivan Kontoursis |
| League |
International Youth Cup |
| 2005-06 |
International Youth Cup, 2nd
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Nitelink Rovers also known as Clonlost is an amateur soccer team based in the south of Dublin. The team is made up of teams that have come together in Dublin, (Clonlost United and Brackenbush Park) The team play their home games in Killcroney PArk and train in the Clonlost United ground. The team have represented Ireland in a youth Clubs Championship where they defeated Italy and Belgium to win the ECYD CUP. They beat Italy in the final 3-1 on penalties after a 2-2 draw. O'Connor and Nolan scored in the match with McCann scoring an own goal and missing a penalty. O'Connor, Peter Cosgrove and Rogers all scored their penalties.
[edit] Current squad
- As of 1 February 2007
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 1 |
|
GK |
Marcus Nolan |
| 2 |
|
DF |
Shane Kearns |
| 3 |
 |
DF |
Aidan McCann captain |
| 4 |
 |
MF |
Odhran Mahar |
| 5 |
|
DF |
Niall O'Cuilleanain |
| 6 |
|
MF |
Peter Ryan Cosgrove |
| 7 |
|
FW |
Luke Nolan |
| 8 |
|
MF |
Morgan MacFhionnlaoich |
| 9 |
|
DF |
Fionn Kelly |
| 10 |
|
FW |
Seán O'Connor |
| 11 |
|
MF |
Karl Rogers |
| 12 |
|
FW |
Cormac Roche |
| 13 |
|
FW |
Jason Cullen |
| 14 |
|
DF |
Ryan Connolly |
| 15 |
|
MF |
Richie Keely |
| 16 |
|
GK |
David O'Sullivan-Kontoursis |
| 17 |
 |
MF |
Liam K Kelly |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 18 |
|
MF |
Eoin Cosgrove |
| 19 |
|
MF |
David Doyler Doyle |
| 20 |
|
MF |
Conor Nolan |
| 21 |
|
MF |
Alex Gash-Nolan |
| 22 |
|
MF |
Oisin Mitchell |
| 23 |
 |
GK |
Eduardo Lalo Lopez |
| 24 |
 |
DF |
Dusty Hall |
| 25 |
 |
DF |
Zoltan Zauli |
| 26 |
|
MF |
Duane Dalton |
| 27 |
|
DF |
Fergal Doyle |
| 28 |
|
MF |
Evan Watson |
| 30 |
|
MF |
"Victor" |
| 84 |
 |
DF |
Giuseppe Gizo |
| 99 |
|
MF |
Juan Pablo Cruz |
|
[edit] Clonlost Ladies
- 32.Kerri Ann Cullen
- 33.Megan O'Connor
- 45.Shauna Hall
- 61.Alva Nolan
[edit] Squad at 2003 ECYD Youth Club Cup
- 1.Dane Devlin
- 2.Cormac Carval
- 3.Morhan Mac Fhionnlaoich
- 4.Aidan McCann
- 5.Eoin Cosgrove
- 6.Niall O'Cuilleanain
- 7.Luke Nolan
- 8.Peter Cosgrove
- 9.Darragh Lyons
- 10.Sean O'Connor
- 11.Karl Rogers
- 12.David North
- 13.Jason "Irishman" Cullen
- 14.Leo O'Driscoll
- 15.Fergal Doyle
[edit] Former Players
1.Kevin O'Shea, 2.Paul O'Dea, 4.Shane O'Rourke, 5.Declan Murphy, 8.Shaun O'Dea, 9.Darragh Lyons, 12.Conor DeTerra, 15.Kieran DeTerra, 17.Luis Gooba, 18.Zack Gooba,
[edit] Trivia
- Luke Nolan and Marcus Nolan are brothers and are cousins of Alex Nolan-Gash and Conor Nolan
- Aidan McCann is known for missing penalties and scoring own goals
- The team have never had a sponsor simply wearing Clonlost on their jerseys
- Karl Rogers, Conor Nolan, Cormac Roche and Seán O'Connor are the only players who continued to play for their local clubs.
- Peter and Eoin Cosgrove are brothers
- Fionn Kelly and Karl Rogers are both seeking scholarships in the United states but not in soccer, actually they are in American Football and Tennis
- Fionn and Liam Kelly are not related
- Evan Watson is currently seeing Seán O'Connor's sister
- There are many nicknames in the team including "lepo" for Sean O'Connor, "Noodles" for Luke Nolan, McCann't cook a burger for Aidan McCann due to his time working in McDonalds, "Minnie Me" for Marcus Nolan, "Bodhran" for Odhran Mahar, "Fattie/Geebag" for Niall O'Cuilleanain, "Mosey" Morgan MacFhionnlaoich, "Chief" for David O'Sullivan-Kontoursis, "Jesus" for Jason Cullen and "Karlitos" for Karl Rogers
