Michael O'Neill (footballer)

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Personal information
Michael O'Neill
Full name	Michael Andrew Martin O'Neill
Date of birth	July 5, 1969 (1969-07-05) (age 38)
Place of birth	Portadown, Northern Ireland
Height	5ft 11in
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Brechin City
Number	Manager
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1988-1989 1989-1993 1993-1996 1996-1998 1998 1998 1998-2000 2000-2001 2001 2001-2002	Newcastle United Dundee United Hibernian Coventry City Aberdeen (loan) Reading (loan) Wigan Athletic St Johnstone Portland Timbers Clydebank	48 (15) 64 (11) 97 (19) 5 (0) 6 (0) 9 (1) 66 (2) 9 (0) 22 (5) 19 (4)
National team²
	Northern Ireland	33 (7)
Teams managed
2006-	Brechin City
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11/11/2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 11/11/2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Michael Andrew Martin O'Neill (born 5 July 1969 in Portadown, County Armagh) is a retired Northern Ireland footballer.

O'Neill played as a midfielder or forward for Chimney Corner, Coleraine, Newcastle, Dundee United, Hibs, Coventry City, Aberdeen (on loan), Reading (on loan), Wigan, St Johnstone, Portland Timbers, Clydebank, Glentoran and Ayr United.

At international level he played 33 games for Northern Ireland, scoring 7 times, including 2 in a 5-3 win over Austria, where he also hit the post and was desperately unlucky not to get a hat-trick.

Began management as assistant at Cowdenbeath before becoming manager of Scottish side Brechin City in April 2006. In December 2007 he won the Irn-Bru Second Division Manager of the Month award. ^[1]