Mick McDermott

Last updated

Mick McDermott
Mick McDermott 2018.jpg
Personal information
Full name Michael McDermott
Date of birth (1974-02-07) 7 February 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland [1]
Position(s) Defender [2]
Team information
Current team
 Cobh Ramblers (manager)
Youth career
Cliftonville
Distillery
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1992–1995 Rhode Island Rams [3] 68 (8)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–1998 Connecticut Wolves 36 (0)
1999–2000 Raleigh Capital Express 29 (0)
2001 Long Island Rough Riders 21 (0)
Total96(0)
International career
1992 Northern Ireland U18 3 (0)
Managerial career
2002–2003 [4] Connecticut Wolves (assistant)
2002–2003 [5] Quinnipiac Bobcats (assistant)
2004–2006 [6] Oregon State Beavers (assistant)
2006–2010 Al Ain (fitness coach)
2011–2012 Iran (fitness coach)
2012–2016 Al-Nasr (assistant)
2017 Esteghlal (assistant)
2017 Esteghlal (caretaker)
2018–2019 Iran (assistant)
2019 Colombia (assistant)
2019–2023 Glentoran
2023–2024 Qatar (assistant)
2024– Cobh Ramblers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael McDermott (born 1974) is a Northern Irish football coach and former player who is the manager of League of Ireland First Division club Cobh Ramblers.

Contents

Early life

Born in Belfast, McDermott attended Belfast Boys' Model School and played for Cliftonville and Distillery at youth levels. [7] He won a soccer scholarship at the University of Rhode Island. [8] He made three caps for Northern Ireland national under-18. [9]

Playing career

He has played in USL Second Division. [10] [11] [12]

Coaching career

McDermott has held coaching positions at some of Asia's biggest clubs; Al Ain (Abu Dhabi), Esteghlal (Tehran) and Al-Nasr (Dubai). Previously he was the fitness coach of the Iran national football team [13] [14] during their successful World Cup 2014 qualification campaign. Prior to his second spell with the Iran national team, on 2 July 2017 he was appointed as the assistant manager of Esteghlal. [15] After a brief spell as interim manager, on 30 October 2017 he terminated his contract by mutual agreement. [16]

After leaving Esteghlal he returned to the Iran national team to work alongside Carlos Queiroz as an assistant coach for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the 2019 AFC Asian Cup where they were knocked out in the semi-final by Japan. When Queiroz became the head coach of Colombia in February 2019 it was announced that McDermott would join him but an agreement was not reached with the Colombian FA. [17] [18]

On 31 March 2019, McDermott took the job of Glentoran manager. Interim manager Gary Smyth, who could no longer fulfil the role due to a lack of necessary UEFA coaching qualifications, returned to his former role as assistant. [19] In his first full season as Glentoran manager, McDermott managed the club to victory in the Irish Cup final, defeating Ballymena United 2–1 [20] and thus securing a place in the 2020-21 Europa League preliminary round. McDermott strengthened the squad ahead of the 2020-21 season, signing former Northern Ireland international Luke McCullough and Gibraltar goalkeeper Dayle Coleing, as well as Burundi midfielder Gaël Bigirimana. [21] [22] McDermott's side defeated Faroese side Havnar Bóltfelag 1–0 in the preliminary round, [23] before being knocked out in a 5–1 defeat away to Scottish team Motherwell. [24] He was replaced by assistant manager Rodney McAree as manager on 17 January 2023 after a poor run of form. [25]

After spending time as the assistant manager of the Qatar national team, McDermott was named manager of League of Ireland First Division club Cobh Ramblers on 4 December 2024. [26]

Personal life

McDermott married to Karla in 1996, who was also a fellow student at University of Rhode Island and a U.S. citizen. As of 2019, the couple had two sons and two daughters. [27] [28]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 2 July 2022
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecord
PWDLGFGAGDWin %
Esteghlal (caretaker)21 September 20172 October 2017110021+1100.00
Glentoran 31 March 201917 January 2023158923234294152+142058.23
Cobh Ramblers 4 December 2024Present000000+0!—
Total159933234296153+143058.49

Honours

Managerial

Glentoran

Individual

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Glentoran F.C.</span> Association football club in Northern Ireland

Glentoran Football Club is a professional football club based in East Belfast, Northern Ireland, that plays in the NIFL Premiership. The club was founded in 1882 and has since won more than 130 major honours.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bray Wanderers F.C.</span> Irish association football club

Bray Wanderers Football Club are an Irish association football club playing in the League of Ireland First Division. The club in its present form was founded in 1942 in Bray, and was known until 2010 as Bray Wanderers A.F.C. It was elected to the league in 1985, and plays its home matches at the Carlisle Grounds. The club colours are green and white, and it goes by the nickname "The Seagulls".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cobh Ramblers F.C.</span> Football club

Cobh Ramblers Football Club is an Irish football club. The club, founded in 1922 and elected to the League of Ireland in 1985, hails from Cobh, County Cork and play their home matches at St. Colman's Park. The club's colours are claret and blue. The club was a founding member of the Cork Athletic Union League in 1947 and is the only one of the 14 founding clubs still in existence today.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Winfried Schäfer</span> German footballer and manager

Winfried "Winnie" Schäfer is a German football manager and former player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Masoud Shojaei</span> Iranian footballer (born 1984)

Masoud Soleimani Shojaei is an Iranian coach and former professional footballer. He is currently the manager of Persian Gulf Pro League club Mes Rafsanjan. Shojaei played mainly as an attacking midfielder, he could also play as a winger or forward.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alireza Mansourian</span> Iranian footballer and coach

Alireza Mansourian is an Iranian football coach and retired player.

Paul Leeman is a Northern Irish football coach and former footballer.He is currently Head Coach of Dundela Under-18’s team.

Paul William Millar is a Northern Irish former football player and coach.

Gary Smyth, nicknamed Smickers is a Northern Irish former footballer and manager. He played as a centre back for Glentoran, Glenavon, Ballymena and Crusaders. He previously managed Glentoran in 2019 and had two spells managing H&W Welders, first from 2013–2018 and the second spell from 2019–2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Voria Ghafouri</span> Iranian-footballer

Voria Ghafouri is an Iranian retired footballer. He has played much of his career as a right-back and also played as a right winger occasionally.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ayanda Patosi</span> South African soccer player

Ayanda Patosi is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a left winger.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andrea Stramaccioni</span> Italian footballer and manager (born 1976)

Andrea Stramaccioni is an Italian football manager and former player who last managed Qatari club Al Gharafa.

Rodney Joseph McAree is a Northern Irish former footballer and current manager of NIFL Premiership side Dungannon Swifts. His father Joe was awarded an MBE, in the 2014 New Year Honours List, for services to sport and to the community.

Conor Pepper is an Irish professional association football player, who plays as a midfielder or full-back for NIFL Premiership club Cliftonville.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Morteza Tabrizi</span> Iranian footballer

Morteza Tabrizi is an Iranian professional footballer who played as a forward for Persian Gulf Pro League side Aluminium Arak.

The Cobh Wanderers F.C. is a football club based in Ireland, which existed from 1925 until the 1940s, and again from 1981 to the present day.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 Dundalk F.C. season</span> Dundalk 2018 football season

Dundalk entered the 2018 season as the League Cup holders from 2017, having won that competition and finished as runners-up in both league and FAI Cup. In January the club was taken over by United States–based investors, who had identified the club's European progress as a commercial opportunity. 2018 would turn out to be Stephen Kenny's sixth and final season as manager. He resigned one month after the end of the season to accept the Republic of Ireland U-21 manager's role, and was replaced by his assistant, Vinny Perth for 2019. The 2018 season was Dundalk's 10th consecutive season in the top tier of Irish football, their 83rd in all, and their 92nd in the League of Ireland.

Michael O'Connor is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Glenavon. He previously played for Scottish Premiership club Ross County, League of Ireland clubs Dundalk, Shamrock Rovers, Finn Harps, Waterford and Shelbourne, NIFL Premiership sides Linfield, Glentoran and Dungannon Swifts, and in Sweden for Ytterhogdals IK and Gottne IF.

Daire O'Connor is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Championship club Hamilton Academical.

Colum Curtis is a Northern Irish football manager and holds the UEFA Pro Licence. As a footballer, he was a product of Manchester United's Youth, before playing in his native Northern Ireland. Curtis's philosophy emphasizes high energy, relentless effort, and a strong connection between players, making his teams exciting to watch and difficult to compete against..

References

  1. ↑ Steven Goff (24 October 2011). "Iran national team's coaching staff has strong ties to American soccer". The Washington Post . Washington, D.C. ISSN   0190-8286. OCLC   1330888409.
  2. ↑ "1998 Umbro Select All-Star Classic Rosters & Schedule". Socceramerica.com.
  3. ↑ Rhode Island Records (PDF), CSTV, p. 13, archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2019
  4. ↑ [ dead link ]
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ "The Daily Barometer". Dailybaro.orangemedianetwork.com. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Belfast man Michael McDermott aiming to help Iran shock Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo". Irishnews.com. 25 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Soccer Banter - Mick McDermott". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Mick McDermott Accepts Men's Soccer Assistant Position". Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.
  10. ↑ "Archived copy". Socceroutsider.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ↑ "For Wolves, Pressure is on". Articles.courant.com.
  12. ↑ "Match Result". Archived from the original on 20 December 2004. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  13. ↑ "Soccer Banter - Mick McDermott". Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  14. ↑ "Mick McDormott quits as Iran's fitness coach - Tehran Times". Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  15. ↑ "میک مک‌ درموت علاوه بر بدنساز، دستیار منصوریان هم شد" [A part from being a fitness coach, Mick McDermott will be Mansourian's assistant as well]. Tarafdari.com (in Persian).
  16. ↑ "قرارداد میک مک درموت با استقلال فسخ شد" [Mick McDermott's contract was terminated]. Tarafdari.com (in Persian). 30 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  17. ↑ "Carlos Queiroz ya está en Bogotá". Diariodelcesar.com. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  18. ↑ "میلیونر ایرانی در ایرلند باشگاه می خرد". Varzesh3.com. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  19. ↑ "Mick McDermott Appointed Head Coach | Glentoran FC". Glentoran.com. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  20. ↑ "Irish Cup final: Glens edge Sky Blues to win Windsor decider". BBC Sport. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  21. ↑ "Glentoran announce three new signings including Northern Ireland defender Luke McCullough". Belfast Live. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  22. ↑ "Welcome Dayle and Gael". Glentoran F.C. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  23. ↑ "Glentoran 1-0 HB Torshavn". Glentoran FC. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  24. ↑ "Motherwell 5-1 Glentoran". BBC Sport. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  25. ↑ "Mick McDermott: Glentoran manager is replaced in role by assistant Rodney McAree". BBC Sport. 17 January 2023.
  26. ↑ https://cobhramblers.ie/michael-mcdermott-appointed-head-coach-of-cobh-ramblers-fc/
  27. ↑ "Glentoran manager's wife told to leave NI amid visa crisis". Belfastlive.co.uk. 23 September 2019.
  28. ↑ "Glentoran FC manager Mick McDermott's wife tells of visa 'nightmare'". Irishnews.com. 23 September 2019.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.