About Padraig O'Connor
Born 1952. Padraig O'Connor is an association football player and association football coach.
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. 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. O'Connor won the PFAI Players' Player of the Year award in the 1980–81 season, the first time it was awarded.
He had a spell as player/manager of Bohemians for the 1989–90 League of Ireland Premier Division season after the departure of Billy Young. He also managed Athlone Town previous to his spell in charge at Bohs.
O'Connor shared a testimonial with Tom Conway in May 1985.
In 2009, he was a Gaelic football coach, co-managing the Na Fianna under 15 team.
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Who is Padraig O'Connor?
Irish footballer
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Padraig O'Connor was born in 1952 in Athlone.
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Padraig O'Connor is an association football player and association football coach.
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