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Martin Christopher Russell (born 27 April 1967 in
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) is an Irish former professional
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who played in the
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for
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,
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,
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. He also played for
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in the
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and for
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in the
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. He managed UCD for five seasons, winning the
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in 2009. He was the assistant manager of
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in 2014 from January until July when he took over as manager of
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before departing the club a month later due to the club's financial turmoil. In 2022 he managed
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for 8 games. He played for the
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at the 1984 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship and the
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Playing career

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 from school. He spent time on loan to
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, where he made his Football League debut in 1986, and Norwich City F.C., Norwich City, but left United in 1987 without having played for the first team. He went on to play for
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,
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and
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ) is a town on the southern bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the North York Moors national park. It is the namesake and main town of its local borough council area. Until the early 1800s, the a ...
before returning to Ireland. He played for
Portadown Portadown () is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The town sits on the River Bann in the north of the county, about southwest of Belfast. It is in the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council area and had a population of a ...
from 1991 to 1998, and in 1992 won the Northern Ireland PFA Player of the Year award. In 1998, he returned to Dublin where he played for
St Patrick's Athletic St Patrick's Athletic Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Lúthchleas Phádraig Naofa) is a professional Irish association football club based in Inchicore, Dublin, that plays in the Irish Premier Division. Founded in May 1929, they played origin ...
, and was appointed assistant manager in 2003.


Management career

Russell's first experience in coaching came with St Patrick's Athletic as an assistant manager. Two years later he joined UCD AFC, initially as first-team coach, then assistant manager, and was appointed manager in January 2009. He won the
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title in his first year as manager gaining promotion to the Premier Division. He kept UCD up in that division for four more seasons before leaving the club. He gave his son Sean his League of Ireland debut in September 2010. Russell was appointed by his old club St Patrick's Athletic as assistant manager to his former Pats manager
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on 24 February 2014.


Limerick FC

In July 2014, he left St Patrick's Athletic to become the manager of struggling Premier Division side Limerick FC, who had fired manager Stuart Taylor. Russell successfully kept the club in the Premier Division, but Limerick were relegated the following season, losing a playoff 2–1 on aggregate to Finn Harps. Tasked with bringing the club straight back to the top flight, Russell guided Limerick to the first Division title in record time, as well as reaching the final of the EA Sports League Cup, which they lost to his old club St Patrick's Athletic. Following a poor start to the 2017 season culminating in a 0–3 home defeat by Cork City, he left Limerick by mutual consent on 3 April 2017.


Bray Wanderers

In April 2018, Russell was appointed by Bray Wanderers in an advisory role to caretaker manager Graham Kelly. On 8 June, Russell was appointed as first team manager at Bray after Kelly's caretaker role reached the maximum 60 day mark. However, Russell resigned on 18 July amid financial turmoil at the club.


Athlone Town

On 9 November 2021, Russell was appointed as manager of
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club
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. After going winless in the 2022 campaign, drawing one and losing seven, Russell and Athlone parted ways by mutual agreement on 10 April 2022.


Managerial statistics


Honours


As a player

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* Irish League (1): 1995–96 *
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(1): 1995–96
St Patrick's Athletic St Patrick's Athletic Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Lúthchleas Phádraig Naofa) is a professional Irish association football club based in Inchicore, Dublin, that plays in the Irish Premier Division. Founded in May 1929, they played origin ...
*
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(1): 1998–99 * Leinster Senior Cup (1): 1999–2000


As a manager

UCD *
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St Patrick's Athletic St Patrick's Athletic Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Lúthchleas Phádraig Naofa) is a professional Irish association football club based in Inchicore, Dublin, that plays in the Irish Premier Division. Founded in May 1929, they played origin ...
(assistant) * FAI President's Cup (1):
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References


Sources

UCD programme v Limerick 6 March 2009


External links

*
Profile with photo
at Belvedere FC website {{DEFAULTSORT:Russell, Martin 1967 births Association footballers from County Dublin Living people Republic of Ireland association footballers Republic of Ireland men's B international footballers Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders English Football League players Manchester United F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players Birmingham City F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Scarborough F.C. players Middlesbrough F.C. players NIFL Premiership players Portadown F.C. players League of Ireland players St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players University College Dublin A.F.C. managers League of Ireland managers Belvedere F.C. players Republic of Ireland association football managers Bray Wanderers A.F.C. non-playing staff Athlone Town A.F.C. managers