Tommy Dunne (born 27 April 1972 in Dublin) is a former

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. He most lately was the manager of

SJK Akatemia SJK Akatemia (formerly Kerho 07 in 2013–2015) is a football club from Seinäjoki in Finland. The club was formed in 2012 and their home ground is at the OmaSP Stadion. SJK Akatemia is SJK's 'B team' and currently plays in the ''Ykkönen'', ...

in the Finnish second division, '' Ykkonen''.

Playing career

Dunne played for the

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in the

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finals in Hungary. He also played in 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 ...

. A full back, Tommy made his

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debut for Home Farm against

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on 25 November 1990. In February 1991 he joined Dundalk where he stayed until 1993 when he joined Shelbourne. After 3 years he joined Derry City where he won the League Championship. Dunne joined

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 ...

in 1997 where he stayed for 5 years making 2 appearances in European competition. His father

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won the FAI Cup with Shels in 1960 and was assistant manager at

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from 1974 to 1976.

Management career

Dunne managed

TP-Seinäjoki TP-Seinäjoki is a football club based in Seinäjoki, Finland. It was established in 1955 as Törnävän Pallo-55 (TP-55). The name was changed in 1994.Paul Doolin Paul Doolin (born 26 March 1963, in Dublin) is an Irish former footballer and manager. Who mostly recently managed NIFL Premiership side Portadown. Career He played for Bohemians, scoring on his debut on 13 September 1981. In April 1983 he pl ...

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in 2009. In February 2010, he was named as the manager of

. Tommy Dunne is the son of former Shamrock Rovers Player and Coach Theo Dunne and is the first cousin of Ireland international and Aston Villa defender

Richard Dunne Richard Patrick Dunne (born 21 September 1979) is an Irish former footballer and current television pundit for BT Sport, who played as a defender. He made 431 Premier League appearances, including 253 for Manchester City. Dunne began his pro ...

. On 3 August 2013 after a bad run of results

released a statement reading; "Cork City FC and first team manager Tommy Dunne have parted company with immediate effect." Dunne was appointed manager of

Galway United Galway United Football Club (Irish language, Irish: ''Cumann Peile Ghaillimh Aontaithe'') is an List of association football clubs in the Republic of Ireland, Irish association football club based in Galway. They play in the League of Ireland Fi ...

on 26 November 2013. Tommy Dunne got Galway promoted to Premier Division in his first season in charge and guided United to the EA Sports Cup final, losing narrowly to St.Pats on penalties. Tommy Dunne was sacked as Manager of Galway United on 29 September 2016 after Galway were defeated 5-3 by Cork City in Turners Cross, managerless Galway United were subsequently beat 5-0 by Cork City a few days later in Eamonn Deacy Park. Galway Utd were relegated to first division thereafter in 2017. On 30 January 2019, Dunne returned to SJK as an academy coach. He was later promoted to manager of the club's U20 team. In August 2019 it was confirmed, that also would take charge of

alongside his position as U20 manager. On 13 November 2020 he left the club.

Honours

Player

;Derry City *

(1): 1996–97 ;Shelbourne *

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(1): 1996 ;Shamrock Rovers *

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(1): 1998

Manager

;Cork City *

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(1):

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References

Sources

* ''The Hoops'' by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins () {{DEFAULTSORT:Dunne, Tommy Republic of Ireland association footballers Republic of Ireland youth international footballers Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers Association footballers from Dublin (city) Home Farm F.C. players Dundalk F.C. players Shelbourne F.C. players Derry City F.C. players Shamrock Rovers F.C. players Cork City F.C. managers League of Ireland players League of Ireland managers Living people 1972 births Republic of Ireland expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Finland Galway United F.C. managers Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho managers Association football defenders Irish expatriate sportspeople in Finland Irish expatriates in Finland