John Connolly (born 1 February 1977) is an Irish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a goalkeeper, for Dromara Village. After playing as a schoolboy for Cherry Orchard Connolly signed for

Bohemians Bohemian or Bohemians may refer to: *Anything of or relating to Bohemia Beer * National Bohemian, a brand brewed by Pabst * Bohemian, a brand of beer brewed by Molson Coors Culture and arts * Bohemianism, an unconventional lifestyle, origin ...

in summer 1990 as cover for Dermot O'Neill.Bohemian FC match programme, Vol. 42, no. 3 When O'Neill left for

Derry City Derry, officially Londonderry (), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name ''Derry'' is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name (modern Irish: ) meaning 'oak grove'. The ...

, John became first choice and was in goal when Bohs won the

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 ...

in 1992. He also had spells at Shelbourne, Wayside Celtic, Dundalk (where he won another

in 2002),

Newry City F.C. Newry City Football Club was a Northern Irish football club founded in 1918 and dissolved in 2012. It was based in Newry, County Down and played its home matches at the Showgrounds. Club colours were blue and white. The club was relegated from ...

and

Institute F.C. Institute Football Club is a Northern Irish semi-professional association football club playing in the NIFL Championship. The club, founded in 1905, currently play their home matches at the Brandywell Stadium, Derry. Club colours are sky blue a ...

International career

John played for the

Republic of Ireland national football team , FIFA Trigramme = IRL , Name = Republic of Ireland , Association = Football Association of Ireland (FAI) , Confederation = UEFA (Europe) , website fai.ie, Coach = Stephen Kenny (foot ...

at the

1991 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship was the eighth staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship, an international football competition organized by FIFA for men's youth national teams, and the eighth since it was established in 1977 as the FIFA ...

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Honours

: 2 **

- 1992 ** Dundalk - 2002 * League of Ireland First Division: 1 ** Dundalk - 2000/01

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Connolly, John Republic of Ireland men's association footballers League of Ireland players Dundalk F.C. players Shelbourne F.C. players Bohemian F.C. players Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers Newry City F.C. players NIFL Premiership players Living people Men's association football goalkeepers 1971 births Institute F.C. players Cherry Orchard F.C. players Wayside Celtic F.C. players Portadown F.C. players Association footballers from County Dublin