Rocco Quinn

Last updated

Rocco Quinn
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-09-07) 7 September 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Youth career
2002–2004 Celtic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2009 Celtic 0 (0)
2007 → Kilmarnock (loan) 6 (0)
2007–2008 → St Johnstone (loan) 21 (4)
2008–2009 → Livingston (loan) 15 (1)
2009 Hamilton Academical 2 (0)
2009–2011 Queen of the South 49 (6)
2011–2016 Ross County 111 (11)
2016–2017 St Mirren 27 (1)
Total231(23)
International career
2006–2008 Scotland U21 [1] 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rocco Quinn (born 7 September 1986) is a Scottish retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Quinn played for Celtic, Hamilton Academical, Queen of the South, Ross County and St Mirren, as well as Kilmarnock, St Johnstone and Livingston on loan.

Contents

Career

Quinn began his career with Celtic, but didn't make a competitive first team appearance for the club with all of his first-team experience at this stage coming in three loan spells at other clubs. He spent the second half of the 2006–07 season on loan to Kilmarnock,. [2]

On 1 September 2007, he joined St Johnstone on loan in an attempt to get some first-team experience. [3] He scored his first-ever league goal in St Johnstone's 2–1 victory over Partick Thistle at McDiarmid Park on 15 September 2007. [4] During this loan spell, he played as St Johnstone won the Challenge Cup, beating Dunfermline Athletic 3–2 in the final. [5] Quinn returned to St Johnstone in February 2008 on an emergency loan for the remainder of the 2007–08 season. [6]

In the 2008–09 season, Quinn joined Livingston on loan in August 2008. [7] He left Celtic permanently in January 2009, signing for Hamilton Academical on the last day of the transfer window, [8] but he was released by the club at the end of the season. [9]

Quinn signed for Dumfries side Queen of the South on 29 May 2009. [10] He promptly established himself as a first team regular scoring a competitive debut goal in the Scottish League Cup 4–1 win away at Queens Park on 1 August 2009. His league debut was the 1–1 home draw a week later against Raith Rovers. He scored league goals that season in games against Ayr United, Partick Thistle and a double against Greenock Morton. The Palmerston Park side ended the season in fifth place. He also played on 23 September 2009 in the 2–1 home League Cup defeat against Rangers. In total Quinn made 35 competitive first team appearances in his first season.

The QoS website confirmed on 18 June 2011 that Quinn had left and signed for Ross County. [11] In his first season at County, they won the First Division and were promoted to the Scottish Premier League for the first time. After helping the club to a fifth-place finish in 2012–13, Quinn signed a new contract. [12]

After five-years with the Dingwall side, Quinn moved to Scottish Championship side St Mirren in January 2016. [13] Quinn agreed a new two-year deal with Saints on 30 April 2016, tying him to the club until the end of season 2017–18. [14] However, Quinn was released by the club in August 2017 after just one year into his new deal. [15]

Honours

St Johnstone

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paul McGowan (footballer)</span> Scottish footballer

Paul McGowan is a Scottish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kallum Higginbotham</span> English footballer (born 1989)

Kallum Michael Higginbotham is an English footballer who used to play as a winger for Tranent in the Lowland League.

Jordan McMillan is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for West of Scotland club Pollok.

The 2009–10 Scottish League Cup was the 64th season of the Scotland's second most prestigious football knockout competition, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-operative Insurance Cup. Rangers won the cup beating St Mirren 1–0 thanks to a goal from Kenny Miller.

The 2011–12 season was St Mirren's sixth consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having competed in the league since their promotion in the 2005–06 season. St Mirren also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011–12 Scottish Cup</span> Football tournament season

The 2011–12 Scottish Cup was the 127th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The tournament began on 24 September 2011 and ended on 19 May 2012. It was sponsored by William Hill in the first season of a three-year partnership, known as the William Hill Scottish Cup. The winner of the competition qualified for the play-off round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. Heart of Midlothian won 5–1 against city rivals Hibernian at Hampden Park.

The 2013–14 season was Aberdeen's 101st season in the top flight of Scottish football. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish Premiership, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup. They won the Scottish League Cup in March 2014 with a win on penalties after a 0–0 draw against Inverness CT and reached the semi-final of the Scottish Cup. In the league, they finished in third place behind Celtic and Motherwell, qualifying for Europe for the first time since 2009.

The 2013–14 season was Motherwell's twenty ninth consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and the first in the newly established Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 1984–85 season. They finished the season in second place, behind Celtic, earning entry to the Europa League again, having been knocked out of the 2013–14 seasons at the Third Qualifying Round stage by FC Kuban Krasnodar. They also competed in the League Cup, reaching the Quarter-Final, and the Scottish Cup where they reached the Fourth Round.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2013–14 St Johnstone F.C. season</span> St Johnstone 2013–14 football season

The 2013–14 season was St Johnstone's fifth-consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and their first in the newly established Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2008–09 season. St Johnstone competed in the Europa League, losing to FC Minsk in the Third qualifying round. They also reached the semi-finals of the League Cup, losing to Aberdeen and won the Scottish Cup for the first time in their history.

The 2013–14 season was the club's first season in the newly formed Scottish Premiership and their eighth consecutive appearance in the top flight of Scottish football. St Mirren also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Robbie Muirhead is a Scottish professional footballer, who plays as a forward for Livingston on a pre-contract from Greenock Morton.

The 2014–15 season is the club's second season in the Scottish Premiership and their ninth consecutive appearance in the top flight of Scottish football. St Mirren will also compete in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

The 2014–15 season was St Johnstone's sixth-consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and their second in the newly established Scottish Premiership. St Johnstone also competed in the League Cup, the Scottish Cup and the Europa League. They also went into the season the holders of the Scottish Cup, having won it for the first time in their history the previous year.

The 2015–16 season is the club's first season in the Scottish Championship and their first appearance in the second tier of Scottish football since 2005–06 season. St Mirren will also compete in the Challenge Cup, the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

The 2015–16 season was the club's 3rd season in the Scottish Premiership and their fourth consecutive appearance in the top flight of Scottish football. Ross County also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

The 2015–16 season is Motherwell's thirty-first consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and the third in the newly established Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 1984–85 season. Motherwell will also compete in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

The 2016–17 season was the club's fourth season in the Scottish Premiership and their eighth consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football. St Johnstone also competed in the Scottish Cup and the League Cup.

The 2020–21 season was Dundee United's 112th season. It was their first season back in the Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2019–20 season. United also competed in the League Cup and Scottish Cup.

References

  1. ↑ "Scotland U21 Player Rocco Quinn Details".
  2. ↑ "Quinn relishes Killie loan move". BBC Sport. 19 January 2007. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Manager secures Rocco signature" – St Johnstone's official website
  4. ↑ St Johnstone 2–1 Partick Thistle – BBC Sport
  5. ↑ "Dunfermline Ath 2–3 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. 25 November 2007. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Rocco returns!" – St Johnstone's official website
  7. ↑ "Livi next stop for Quinn on loan". BBC Sport. 8 August 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "Hamilton complete Quinn signing". BBC Sport. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  9. ↑ "Deuchar among exits from Hamilton". BBC Sport. 26 May 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  10. ↑ "Two new signings today". qosfc.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
  11. ↑ "News in Brief" www.qosfc.com 18 Jun 2011
  12. ↑ "SPL: New deals for nine Ross County players". Sky Sports. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  13. ↑ "New Signing: Rocco Quinn". saintmirren.net. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  14. ↑ "Rocco Quinn: Contract Extension". saintmirren.net. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  15. ↑ Mackenzie, Alasdair (3 August 2017). "St Mirren part ways with midfielder by mutual consent". Evening Times. Newsquest. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
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.