Danny Ventre

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Danny Ventre
Personal information
Full name Daniel James Ventre
Date of birth (1986-01-23) 23 January 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005 Chester City 0 (0)
2005–2007 Accrington Stanley 18 (0)
2006 → Southport (loan) 3 (0)
2007–2013 Sligo Rovers 194 (7)
2014 Derry City 15 (0)
2015 AFC Telford United 16 (1)
2015–2017 Warrington Town
2017 Skelmersdale United
2017–2018 Droylsden
2018–2021 Widnes
International career
2011 League of Ireland XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel James Ventre (born 23 January 1986 in Liverpool) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. He was most recently a first-team coach at Bristol Rovers.

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He has previously played in the Football League for Accrington Stanley, [1] and from 2007 to 2013 had played in the League of Ireland for Sligo Rovers. [2]

Career

England

His only previous clubs were Accrington Stanley and Chester City, although he only made first-team appearances for Accrington. He helped Stanley win the Conference National in 2005–06 and played for them in the Football League the following season.

Accrington Stanley

Ventre joined Accrington Stanley after a successful trial period in 2005 after his release from Chester City. He went on to appear 15 times for Accrington Stanley over the Conference winning season at the age of 19. After Promotion to the Football League he earned a one-year contract. Ventre could not force his way into the first team so went out on a one-month loan to Southport playing three games. He was recalled back to Accrington Stanley where he broke into the first team. He played four games before he took a bad fall in a game against Bury on Boxing day 2006 fracturing his left leg. He was out injured for 10 weeks. Ventre appeared once more time for Stanley, before being released to find regular first team football.

Sligo Rovers

Ventre joined Sligo Rovers in July 2007 and made his debut against Shamrock Rovers, which Sligo Rovers went on to win 2–0. He scored his first goal for the Bit o' Red against Cobh Ramblers earlier this season scoring Sligo's second goal in a 3–1 victory. Ventre has captained the team on many occasions including in the 2009 FAI Cup final defeat and was one of three players that captained the club during the 2010 season who lifted both the FAI Cup and League of Ireland Cup trophies. The fans voted him as their player of the year for the 2009 season. His first goal came against Shelbourne in the previous round of the League Cup, while his first league goal came against Bray Wanderers in September. The 2012 season saw him captain Sligo Rovers to their first title in 37 years.

Derry City

Ventre then joined Derry City from Sligo Rovers on 18 December.

AFC Telford United

Danny joined AFC Telford United on 27 January 2015 until the end of the season.

Later career

Later in his career he played for Warrington Town, [3] Skelmersdale United, [4] Droylsden [5] and Widnes. [6]

Coaching career

In November 2020, Ventre was appointed first-team coach at Widnes where he combined this role with his existing role as a player. [7] Ventre also held the role of Blackpool Under-18s manager alongside this role. [8]

In July 2022, Ventre was appointed as first-team coach at Bristol Rovers. [9] Following the departure of Joey Barton and subsequent appointment of Matt Taylor, he departed the club in December 2023. [10]

Honours

Accrington Stanley

Sligo Rovers

Career statistics

Club

Correct as of 7 November 2011.

SeasonClubLeagueLeague FAI Cup League Cup Europe Setanta Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2007 Sligo Rovers League of Ireland 11020000000130
2008 30110200000331
2009 29170302010421
2010 27140300021362
2011 23150321030353
2012 25010302040350
Total1454200142501011947

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References

  1. ↑ "Danny Ventre". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  2. ↑ "Danny Ventre – Sligo Rovers – LOI Premier". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  3. ↑ "Three new signings as Warrington Town FC bid for title". 25 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Experienced Duo Sign United Contracts‚ pitchero.com, 8 June 2017
  5. ↑ "New Trio for Bloods". 2 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Non League Today I Summer Moves (Part Three)".
  7. ↑ "Danny Ventre appointed first team coach". widnesfootballclub.co.uk. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  8. ↑ O'Hehir, Paul (12 January 2021). "Ex Sligo Rovers star Danny Ventre determined to climb coaching ladder from Blackpool U18s". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Rovers Bolster Coaching Team". bristolrovers.co.uk. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  10. ↑ Hargraves, Daniel (11 December 2023). "Bristol Rovers coaches and senior staff depart as Gas move on from Joey Barton era". Bristol Post. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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