Greg Costello

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Greg Costello
Personal information
Full name Greg Costello
Date of birth (1970-04-05) 5 April 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1985–1990

Queens Park Rangers F.C.

Swindon Town 1990
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–2000 Shelbourne 300+ (30+)
2000–2001 Athlone Town 19 (1)
2000–2001 Kilkenny City 12 (0)
2001–2003 Shamrock Rovers 42 (0)
International career
1985–1988 Republic of Ireland U18 21 (0)
1996 League of Ireland XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Greg Costello (born 5 April 1970 in Dublin) is an Irish former footballer.

A full back Greg made his League of Ireland debut for Shelbourne at home to St Pat's on 11 January 1991. He scored the winner for Shels in the 1993 FAI Cup Final at Lansdowne Road. [1]

Costello scored in a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup win in September 1993. [2]

He joined Shamrock Rovers in 2001 where he made 2 appearances in European competition, after spells at Kilkenny City and Athlone Town.

Honours

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References

  1. "The Irish Times - Monday, May 17, 1993 - Page 21". The Irish Times .
  2. "The Irish Times - Thursday, September 2, 1993 - Page 015". The Irish Times . Archived from the original on 20 May 2011.