Barry Christopher Cogan (born 4 November 1984) is a retired Irish professional

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who played as a

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. He started his career with Boyle Celtic then joined

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at under 15 before moving to

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, for whom he played as a substitute in the

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, and making 24 appearances for in

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. In August 2006, Cogan signed for

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playing one season playing 39 appearances and scoring three goals in

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, before being signed by

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for Gillingham in June 2007. He was loaned to

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in March 2008, scoring five goals in 13

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appearances. Cogan signed for Grays permanently in July 2008 following his release from Gillingham. He then moved to

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in June 2009, after Steve Evans had tried to sign him the previous season. Cogan left Crawley in November 2010 by mutual consent, joining Dover Athletic a few days later.

Career

Club career

Millwall

Born in

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, Cogan joined

from

at 15 years of age, waiting four years, until 20 April 2004, before making his debut in a

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game against

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, replacing

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in the 80th minute. Cogan signed his professional contract in November 2004. Cogan remained at Millwall for two further seasons, making 30 appearances in all competitions, including playing in the

after coming on as a substitute, and two

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games against

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Barnet

In August 2006, Cogan was signed by

club

from Millwall for an undisclosed

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. He remained there for just one season before he was released by manager

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. He made over 40 appearances in all competitions, scoring three goals, all in matches won by Barnet.

Gillingham

Cogan joined Gillingham in June 2007, being tipped by new manager

to fill the void left by

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, who had joined

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. He made his debut for Gillingham in the 3–0 defeat at

in the

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on 14 August, and scored his first goal for the club in the 3–1 home victory over

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on 2 October 2007. Following a string of bad results, Jepson resigned, and

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was named as his permanent replacement in November 2007. Stimson saw Cogan as surplus to requirements, and offered him a chance to go out on

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in February 2008. He rejected this initial chance, but subsequently joined

for a month on 14 March 2008, scoring five goals in thirteen

matches. Gillingham released Cogan at the end of the 2007–08 season, after he made just 21 appearances in all competitions.

Grays Athletic

In June 2008, Grays Athletic announced that Cogan had signed for the club, following a medical examination to test his fitness, on a trial basis. His first goal of the 2008–09 campaign came in the home win against

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on 7 September 2008, receiving a pass from Jamie Taylor on the right-wing to make the score 3–1. Cogan scored in the 47th minute of Grays' 1–1 draw against

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on 18 October. In October 2008, Grays Athletic announced that players had been asked to take a 50% pay cut due to financial difficulties. During the FA Cup fourth round qualifying tie against

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, Cogan scored a penalty in the 85th minute after

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handled a cross from Ishmael Welsh. His next goal came almost two months later when he netted both goals in Grays' 2–1 victory over

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at the New Recreation Ground on 20 December. His first goal of the game came after Barrow's

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, Alan Martin, spilled a cross from Ishmael Welsh which Cogan pounced on from barely a yard out. In the 56th minute, Cogan had a shot from the edge of the

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after out muscling

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and Paul Jones. In Grays' next match against

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in the

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on 23 December, Cogan scored a late penalty in the 90th minute to equalise the game 2–2 and send the game into

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. Grays Athletic eventually lost 3–2 after extra time. The club released news that the players were again being paid in full and over the "Christmas period and for January". On 14 February 2009, Grays travelled to face

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at the

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. He scored to equalise the game at 1–1 after the Wrexham goalkeeper struggled with

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's initial shot whilst Cogan scored the rebound. He then set up Grays' second, crossing the ball to Andy Pugh, who scored a consolation goal as Grays lost 3–2. He then scored in Grays' 2–1 home victory over

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on 7 March. Cogan finished the season as Grays' top goal scorer in all competitions.

Crawley Town

manager Steve Evans signed Cogan on 8 June following his release from Grays Athletic. Evans admitted he tried signing Cogan three times the previous season, but had his attempts rejected. Cogan had other offers, but Crawley assistant manager

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stated that the club's

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location appealed to him. He made his debut for Crawley on 8 August, in the 4–0 away defeat to

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, replacing

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as a substitute in the 52nd minute. Having made only three appearances in the

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season, Cogan was released by mutual consent on 16 November 2010. Evans stated that Cogan wanted to "play some first team football".

Dover Athletic

Cogan signed for Dover Athletic a few days after leaving Crawley, making his debut coming on as a substitute for Sam Long in the 2–1 home defeat against

in the

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on 20 November.

Dartford

In July 2015, he signed for

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side

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on a free transfer, following a successful trial with the club. He was released on 24 May 2016 following the end of the 2015–16 season having made 26 league appearances for the club scoring one goal against Bishop's Stortford in a 2–1 away victory on 24 October 2015.

Leatherhead, Hastings and returning to Grays

After spells with

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and Hastings United, Cogan returned to Grays on 7 June 2017.

International career

Cogan was called up to the Republic of Ireland under-21 squad for the

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International Tournament, where he made his under-21 debut against

on 27 February 2004.

Honours

Club

Millwall *

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runner-up: 2003–04

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cogan, Barry 1984 births Living people Association footballers from Sligo (town) Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football midfielders English Football League players National League (English football) players Isthmian League players Belvedere F.C. players Millwall F.C. players Barnet F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Grays Athletic F.C. players Crawley Town F.C. players Dover Athletic F.C. players Dartford F.C. players Leatherhead F.C. players Hastings United F.C. players