Patrick Sebastian Keogh (born 7 May 1976 in

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) is a Scottish

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player, whose most recent club was

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Forfar Athletic Forfar Athletic Football Club are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Forfar, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League and currently play in Scottish League Two. They play their home games a ...

Career

Keogh originally played Junior football for

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, and moved to

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with a batch of other Junior players in 1998. This move was successful; Clyde gained promotion to the

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. He was most successfully deployed as a forward at Clyde, where he scored some spectacular goals. Keogh spent six years at Broadwood and became a fan favourite. He scored a hat-trick in his last game for the club, in a 5–2 win against

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. After signing for

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(where he linked up with the management team who signed him for Clyde,

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and Ronnie MacDonald) and then

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, he made his way to

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where he was named captain for the 2007-08 season. After playing in only a handful of games for Stranraer, Keogh signed for

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in June 2008, but after his appearances were limited by injuries he was released by the club in February 2009. Beith Juniors signed Keogh later that month, but injuries prevented him from ever playing for the club.

Coaching

After retirement, Keogh returned to Broadwood as a youth team coach in 2013. He eventually returned to Maryhill Juniors as well, this time as a first team coach.

Personal life

Keogh grew up in the

area of

. His grandfather Basil Keogh also played for Clyde in the 1950's, while the club played at

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Honours

; Clyde *

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: 1999–2000 *

: Runner-up 2002–03, 2003–04 ; Hamilton *

Scottish Challenge Cup The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,2005–06

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Keogh, Pat Living people 1976 births Footballers from Glasgow Scottish men's footballers Scottish Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players Maryhill F.C. players Clyde F.C. players Hamilton Academical F.C. players Partick Thistle F.C. players Stranraer F.C. players Forfar Athletic F.C. players Men's association football utility players Men's association football defenders Men's association football forwards