Martin Russell (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Christopher Russell | ||
| Date of birth | 27 April 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | UCD (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Belvedere | ||
| 1982–1984 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1984–1987 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 1986 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1987 | → Norwich City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1987–1989 | Leicester City | 20 | (0) |
| 1989–1990 | Scarborough | 51 | (9) |
| 1990–1991 | Middlesbrough | 11 | (2) |
| 1991–1998 | Portadown | 160 | (26) |
| 1998–2003 | St Patrick's Athletic | 140 | (19) |
| Total | 387 | (56) | |
| National team | |||
| 1986–1987 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 1992 | Republic of Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009– | UCD | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Martin Christopher Russell (born 27 April 1967 in Dublin) is an Irish former professional footballer who played in the English Football League for Birmingham City, Leicester City, Scarborough and Middlesbrough.[1][2] He also played for Portadown in the Irish Football League and for St Patrick's Athletic in the League of Ireland.
He played for the Republic of Ireland national football team at the 1984 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship and the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship. He won four caps for the Republic of Ireland under-21 team.[2] In January 2009 Russell was appointed manager of League of Ireland club UCD.
Career
Russell was a midfielder and he began his football career with Belvedere FC, and joined Manchester United from school. He spent time on loan to Birmingham City, where he made his Football League debut in 1986, and Norwich City, but left United in 1987 without having played for the first team. He went on to play for Leicester City, Scarborough and Middlesbrough before returning to Ireland.[1][2] He played for Portadown from 1991 to 1998,[3] and in 1992 won the Northern Ireland PFA Player of the Year award.[2] In 1998 he returned to Dublin where he played for St Patrick's Athletic, and was appointed assistant manager in 2003. Two years later he joined UCD AFC, initially as first-team coach, then assistant manager, and was appointed manager in January 2009.[3]
He gave his son Sean his League of Ireland debut in September 2010 .
Honours
As a player
- League of Ireland (1): 1998–99
- Leinster Senior Cup (1): 1999–2000
As a manager
References
Sources
UCD programme v Limerick 6 March 2009
External links
- Martin Russell's Football League stats at Neil Brown's site
- Profile with photo at Belvedere FC website
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