Tommy Dunne (born 27 April 1972 in Dublin) is the manager of Cork City. He is an Irish former football player who played for several League of Ireland Clubs including Shelbourne, Shamrock Rovers and Derry City F.C.. Tommy Dunne is the son of former Shamrock Rovers Player and Coach Theo Dunne and is the 1st cousin of Ireland international and Aston Villa defender Richard Dunne.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tommy Dunne | ||
| Date of birth | 27 April 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Cork City (Manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1990-1991 | Home Farm | ? | (?) |
| 1991-1993 | Dundalk | ? | (?) |
| 1993-1996 | Shelbourne | ? | (?) |
| 1996-1997 | Derry City | ? | (?) |
| 1997-2002 | Shamrock Rovers | ? | (?) |
| Teams managed | |||
| TP-Seinäjoki | |||
| 2010- | Cork City | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Dunne played for the Republic of Ireland national football team at the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship .[1] A full back, Tommy made his League of Ireland debut for Home Farm against Longford Town on 25 November 1990. In February 1991 he joined Dundalk where he stayed until 1993 when he joined Shelbourne. After 3 years he joined Derry City for one season where he won the League Championship.
Dunne joined Shamrock Rovers in 1997 where he stayed for 5 years making 2 appearances in European competition. His father Theo won the FAI Cup with Shels in 1960 and was assistant manager at Glenmalure Park from 1974 to 1976.
Dunne managed TP-Seinäjoki in Finland for three years.
Dunne was assistant manager to Paul Doolin at Cork City in 2009.
In February 2010, he was named as the manager of Cork City.[2]