Jacko McDonagh (born 26 April 1962) is an Irish former professional

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who played for

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and

Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) is an Irish association football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club's senior team competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division and it is the most su ...

during his career in Ireland.

Career

McDonagh signed for

in the summer of 1982 departing for France to sign for

Marcel Domingo Marcel Domingo Algara (15 January 1924 – 10 December 2010) was a French football goalkeeper and manager of Spanish origin. He spent part of his career in Spain. Domingo coached RCD Espanyol, UD Las Palmas, UE Lleida, Pontevedra CF, Córdob ...

Nîmes Olympique Nîmes Olympique (commonly referred to as simply Nîmes) is a French association football club based in Nîmes. The club was founded on 10 April 1937 and currently plays in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Until November 2022, t ...

in July 1985. He also played for

K.S.V. Waregem Koninklijke Sportvereniging Waregem was a Belgian football club that existed between 1925 and 2001. It played three spells at the highest level in the Belgian football league system each separated by a single season at the second level: from ...

in Belgium making three appearances in the

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. In April 1983 he played for the

League of Ireland XI The League of Ireland XI, more recently referred to as the ''Airtricity League XI'' for sponsorship reasons, is the representative team of the League of Ireland, the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. For much of its ...

U21s against their Italian League counterparts who included

Roberto Mancini Roberto Mancini (; born 27 November 1964) is an Italian football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of the Italy national team. As a player, Mancini operated as a deep-lying forward, and was best known for his time at Samp ...

and

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in their team. He made his international debut for

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in an 8–0 win over Malta in November 1983 at

Dalymount Park Dalymount Park (Irish: ''Páirc Cnocán Uí Dhálaigh'') is a football stadium in Phibsborough on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. It is the home of Bohemian F.C., who have played there since the early 20th century. Affectionately known as D ...

. In all he won three senior and four U21 caps as well as Inter-League caps and youth caps. He represented Rovers six times in European competition. In September 2011 McDonagh broke his leg playing for Ireland Veterans against England Veterans at

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Honours

Shamrock Rovers *

League of Ireland The League of Ireland ( ga, Sraith na hÉireann), together with the Football Association of Ireland, is one of the two main governing bodies responsible for organising association football in the Republic of Ireland. The term was originally us ...

: 1983–84, 1984–85 *

FAI Cup The Football Association of Ireland Senior Challenge Cup (FAI Cup), known as the Extra.ie FAI Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland (as well as Derry ...

: 1985 *

Dublin City Cup The Dublin City Cup is a defunct Irish football tournament which was played for by all League of Ireland sides (and not just those from Dublin city as the name suggests). It ran from 1933 and ran uninterrupted until 1973. In the 1975–76 se ...

: 1983–84 Individual *

PFAI Young Player of the Year The Professional Footballers' Association of Ireland Players' Young Player of the Year (often called the PFAI Players' Young Player of the Year, the PFAI Young Player of the Year, or simply the Young Player of the Year) award is given to the footb ...

: 1981–82

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McDonagh, Jacko Living people 1962 births Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Men's association football defenders Republic of Ireland men's international footballers Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers Bohemian F.C. players Shamrock Rovers F.C. players Nîmes Olympique players Derry City F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players K.S.V. Waregem players League of Ireland players Ligue 2 players Belgian Pro League players League of Ireland XI players Expatriate men's footballers in France Irish expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Irish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Association footballers from Dublin (city)