John Devine (footballer, born 1958)

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John Devine
Personal information
Full name John Anthony Devine [1]
Date of birth (1958-11-11) 11 November 1958 (age 64) [1]
Place of birth Dublin, Republic of Ireland [1]
Height5 ft 10+12 in (1.79 m) [2]
Position(s) Right back / Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1978–1983 Arsenal 112 (0)
1983–1985 Norwich City 53 (3)
1985–1986 Stoke City 15 (1)
1987–1988 East Bengal 18 (1)
1988–1989 IK Start 6 (2)
1989–1991 Shamrock Rovers 41 (7)
Total245(14)
International career
1978–1979 Republic of Ireland U21 2 (0)
1979–1984 Republic of Ireland 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Anthony Devine (born 11 November 1958) is an Irish former footballer and manager/coach. [1]

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Devine began his career with English club Arsenal along with a number of fellow Irish apprentices, He progressed through the youth ranks at Highbury and played in the 1980 FA Cup final defeat against West Ham United. In 1983, he signed for Norwich City. He spent two years at Carrow Road making 69 appearances and was an unused substitute in the 1985 Football League Cup final. In the summer of 1985 he signed for Stoke City but after making 16 appearances he broke his leg. He later spent time abroad playing in Norway for IK Start and in India with East Bengal before returning home in 1989 to play for Shamrock Rovers. After his playing career he coached Shelbourne and was later head coach of Sporting Fingal.

Playing career

Born in Dublin, Devine joined London club Arsenal in November 1974 as an apprentice. Part of a large young Irish contingent at Arsenal (which also included Liam Brady, David O'Leary and Frank Stapleton), Devine turned professional in 1976. A full back who preferred playing on the right, he made his debut for the Gunners on 22 April 1978 in place of Pat Rice.

With the older Rice and Sammy Nelson occupying the Arsenal full back positions of the time, Devine didn't break into the first team straight away, although he did play in the 1980 FA Cup final defeat against West Ham United in preference to Nelson, Devine was also a member the Arsenal squad for the Gunners' Cup Winners Cup final against Valencia. After Rice left for Watford in the summer of 1980, Devine stepped up to become Arsenal's regular right-back, playing 44 times in 1980–81. However, his tenure there didn't last, after Devine was out of the side with a serious injury, John Hollins was moved back into defence as cover, and Devine could not reclaim his place once he had regained fitness.

He joined Norwich City in the summer of 1983 and played 69 games in two seasons for the "Canaries", and was a member of the squad in the 1985 League Cup final win. [1] However, in the league Norwich suffered relegation in the Second Division and Devine left for Stoke City in November 1985. [1] At the Victoria Ground Devine had the unenviable task of filling in for the retired Alan Hudson and made a good start as on his debut Stoke beat Oldham Athletic 4–2. [1] He scored his only goal for Stoke in a 1–0 win over Fulham on 18 February 1986. [1] His Stoke career was ended when he broke his leg after being tackled by Brighton & Hove Albion's Eric Young. [1]

Devine then spent the 1988 season with Norwegian club Start helping the side gain promotion to 1. divisjon. He returned to Ireland with Shamrock Rovers in 1989 making his debut on 9 August in the Leinster Senior Cup (association football). He played in the first game at the RDS Arena on 30 September 1990 and helped Rovers to the FAI Cup final in 1991. He made a total of 41 appearances scoring 7 goals for the "Hoops". His last game was on the opening day of the 1991–92 season on 1 September.

Devine also spent a season in India with Kolkata giants East Bengal FC. From 1987 to 1988, he appeared in 18 matches for the Red and gold brigade in Calcutta Football League and Durand Cup, scoring a goal. [3] He was in East Bengal's 1987 All Airlines Gold Cup and 1988 Calcutta Football League winning squad. Thus he became one of the greatest foreign recruits in the history of the club. [4] [5] [6] [7]

International career

Devine was capped for the Republic of Ireland at every level, winning thirty caps in all, with thirteen of those coming for the senior side. He made his senior debut on 26 September 1979 against Czechoslovakia, and his last cap came against Norway on 17 October 1984. He never played in a World Cup or European Championship finals, as Ireland did not qualify for any tournaments during that time, although most of his caps were won in European and World Cup Qualifying games.

Coaching career

He became head coach and then caretaker manager at Shelbourne after Eamonn Gregg was sacked in November 1994. Devine was head coach at Sporting Fingal for three seasons from 2008 to 2011, during which time the Club won promotion two years in succession and won the 2009 FAI Cup final against Sligo Rovers. He worked for 10 years at Manchester United's academy as the club's Irish Academy director. [8] Devine worked for the Football Association of Ireland as a Tutor/Assessor, and recently as a senior consultant for the player development program for Ireland and currently serves as the Technical Director for Almaden Soccer in the Silicon Valley. He is also TD for GPS/Bayern Munich for West Coast USA.http://www.almadensoccer.org/home

Career statistics

Club

Source: [9]

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal 1977–78 First Division 3000000030
1978–79 First Division7000001080
1979–80 First Division200503050330
1980–81 First Division390104000440
1981–82 First Division110001030150
1982–83 First Division9000000090
Total8906080901120
Norwich City 1983–84 First Division323504000413
1984–85 First Division210304000280
Total533808000693
Stoke City 1985–86 Second Division 151100000161
Career Total1534150160901974

International

Source: [10]

National teamYearAppsGoals
Republic of Ireland 197920
198130
198220
198330
198430
Total130

Honours

As player

Arsenal
Norwich City
IK Start
Shamrock Rovers
East Bengal

As head coach

Sporting Fingal

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