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John O'Shea is an Irish footballer and coach who has played professional soccer. He is notable as a figure in Irish football both as a player and in his coaching career.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Ireland
- Place of birth
- Waterford
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- UEFA Euro 2016
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Reading F.C.
- Position played
- centre-back
- League
- Premier League
- Country for sport
- Republic of Ireland
- Mass
- 75
- Image
- Manchester - Old Trafford - Manchester United vs Crawley Town.jpg
- Height
- 192
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- coach of sports team
- Republic of Ireland men's national association football team
- Commons category
- John O'Shea
- date of birth
- 1981-04-30
- sport number
- 4
- end of work period
- 2019-00-00
- start of work period
- 1999-00-00
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 1
- total goals in career
- 0
- name in native language
- John O'Shea
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John Francis O'Shea (/oʊˈʃeɪ/; born 30 April 1981) is an Irish professional football coach and former player who is currently assistant manager of the Republic of Ireland men's national team. He was known for his versatility in playing several defensive and midfield positions on either side of the pitch or the centre. With 14 winners' medals, he is one of the most decorated Irish footballers of all time; only Denis Irwin, Roy Keane, Steve Heighway and Ronnie Whelan have accrued more honours.
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