Padraig O'Connor was an Irish soccer player in the League of Ireland during the 1970s and 1980s.
He played for Bohemians from 1973 to 1978 winning 2 league titles and making 147 league appearances (8 as sub), scoring 11 goals.[1] He also made 14 appearances in European competition for the club scoring 1 goal in the European Cup. He is the brother of Bohemian legend Turlough O'Connor and Michael O'Connor (Irish footballer).
He had a spell as caretaker manager of Bohemians in 1990 after the departure of Billy Young. He also managed Athlone Town previous to his spell in charge at Bohs.
Shared a testimonial with Tom Conway (footballer) in May 1985 [1].
In 2009, he was a Gaelic football coach, co-managing the Na Fianna under 15 team.