Ronald Michael Glavin (born 27 March 1951) is a Scottish former

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, who played as a

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. Glavin played for

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, Belenenses,

, Farsley Celtic,

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and St. Louis Steamers. He represented

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once, in 1977. After retiring as a player, Glavin managed clubs in English non-league football. His younger brother

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was also a footballer.

Club career

Glavin began his League career at

and spent six years at the club, making his name as a talented attacking midfielder before joining

in 1974. During his five years at

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, Glavin enjoyed success including winning the League championship. The 1976–77 season was noted for Glavin's prolific scoring from midfield. He joined

on 7 June 1979, then under the management of Allan Clarke. Then in the Third Division, Barnsley rose to promotion under the management of Norman Hunter in 1981 and thereafter became an established Second Division club. Glavin became a favourite with Barnsley supporters with his outstanding skilful play and prolific scoring from midfield. He is widely regarded as one of Barnsley's all-time greats. He moved to Portuguese club Belenenses in 1984, but returned to Barnsley for a brief spell as a player-coach within a year. In 1986, he moved on to a similar role at

, but finished the 1986–87 season as a player at

in Scotland.

International career

Glavin won a

cap during his time at Celtic, playing in a friendly match against

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in April 1977.

Management and coaching

He began his management career at

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in 1991, before moving on to Emley in 1994. He led Emley to the third round of the

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in 1997–98, where they played

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. He returned to Barnsley as first team coach in the summer of 2003, but left after four months following a takeover. He took over as manager at

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, replacing Steve Ludlam, but returned to Emley, now renamed

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in September 2007. On 13 October 2010, it was announced that Glavin had stepped down from first team management duties to concentrate on a new role as director of youth development.

Honours

* Barnsley Hall of Fame

References

External links

Época 1984–85: Primeira Divisão
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