Kristian O'Leary
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kristian Denis O'Leary[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 August 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Port Talbot, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Swansea City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1995 | Swansea City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995–2010 | Swansea City | 281 | (10) |
| 2006 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2010 | Wrexham | 8 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Neath | 24 | (4) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011–2012 | Neath | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 March 2011. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Kristian 'Kris' Denis O'Leary (born 30 August 1977) is a Welsh football coach and former professional footballer.
Career
Born in Port Talbot, O'Leary began his career as a trainee at Swansea City, having signed for the club as a schoolboy at the age of 14 in 1992.[2] He made his professional debut for the club during the 1995–96 season. His favoured position is in midfield, although he has also played in central defence and at right-back. O'Leary spent part of the 2002–03 season as the club captain, but the team met with little success and he gave up the role.
O'Leary was a one club man until November 2006 when he joined Cheltenham Town on a month's loan, later turning down the chance to move to the club on a permanent basis.[3] In August 2009, he moved to Leyton Orient on a one-month loan deal,[4] making three appearances before returning to Swansea. Having made over 300 appearances for Swansea City in a spell lasting nearly 15 years, O'Leary left the club by mutual consent on 2 February 2010.[5] After a spell training with Hereford United, on 17 March he turned out as a trialist for Wrexham reserves against Preston North End reserves after training with the Conference side the week before.[6] On 26 March 2010 he signed an initial one month contract with the club with a view to a longer deal,[7] making his debut the following day in a 3–0 win over Histon.[8]
On 12 July 2010, he joined Welsh Premier League side Neath. The club stated that "Kris is invaluable to add steel and direction to a young squad in readiness for next season".[9]
On 15 November 2011, he was named caretaker manager after the departures of Neath's management team.[10] He left the club at the end of the season following the club's liquidation.
On 5 July 2012, he joined Swansea City once again, this time as a youth team coach. His job at Swansea will involve coaching the young professionals as manager of the reserve team.[11]
References
- ↑ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 310. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
- ↑ "Loyal O'Leary leaves Swans". Swansea City A.F.C. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ↑ "O'Leary opts to stay with Swansea". BBC Sport. 27 June 2007. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ↑ "Swans O'Leary loaned to Orient". BBC Sport. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ↑ "Kristian O'Leary parts company with Swansea". BBC Sport. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ↑ "Wrexham consider move for Kristian O'Leary". BBC Sport. 18 March 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ↑ "Kristian Makes It A Hat-Trick!". Wrexham F.C. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
- ↑ "Wrexham 3–0 Histon". BBC Sport. 27 March 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ↑ "Former Swan Kris O'Leary joins Neath". welsh-premier.com. 12 July 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ↑ "Boyle & Nicholas leave Neath role". BBC News. 15 November 2011.
- ↑ "O'Leary is a proud Swan again". swanseacity.net. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.