Niall Quinn
Niall Quinn, the Irish forward, made 180 appearances for Sunderland. He found the net 53 times, averaging 0.29 goals per game. His most prolific season in our data was 1998-99, with 21 goals.
Niall John Quinn (honorary MBE ; [ 3 ] born 6 October 1966) is an Irish former professional footballer , manager, businessman and sports television pundit. As a player, he was a striker who played top flight football for Arsenal , Manchester City and Sunderland , with spells in the Premier League for both City and the Black Cats. Quinn also received 92 caps for the Republic of Ireland national team , scoring 21 times, which makes him Ireland's second highest goalscorer of all time. He also appeared with the Irish team at the UEFA European Football Championship of 1988 and two FIFA World Cups in 1990 and 2002 . [ 4 ] [ 5 ] After his football career he was part of a consortium to buy Sunderland and became the club's chairman. He also had a spell as manager before stepping down to a role of club director. He left the club in February 2012 and has since worked as a pundit namely on Sky Sports . — Wikipedia
- Position
- FW
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Birthplace
- Dublin
- Born
- 6 Oct 1966
- Height
- 193 cm
Quinn finished his career with a highly successful spell at Sunderland , joining the north-east club in August 1996 for a club record £1.3 million, although he missed six months of his first season due to a knee injury – similar to the one which ruined his World Cup chances three years earlier. Before his injury, he had got off to a fine start to his Sunderland career, finding the net twice on his debut in a 4–1 win at Nottingham Forest . In his absence from September to March, Sunderland struggled and although he was back in action by the end of the season, they were relegated. [ 30 ] His partnership with striker Kevin Phillips , signed in the 1997 close season, was one of the most prolific in the Football League in the late 1990s/early 2000s (a combined 194 goals for both players in all competitions from 1997–98 to 2002–03) and helped the club to regain promotion to the Premiership for the 1999–2000 season. In March 1999, Quinn again had to play in goal, this time replacing the injured Thomas Sørensen in a game against Bradford City . In similar circumstances to when playing for Manchester City against Derby County in 1991, Quinn scored and then went in goal, and kept a clean sheet to help his side win. [ 31 ] He also has the distinction of being the first player to score at Sunderland's Stadium of Light , against Manchester City in 1997. He quickly became a legend at Sunderland, winning both the Sunderland and North East Sportswriters' Player of the Year awards in 1999 after scoring 21 goals in Sunderland's record-breaking Division One title-winning season. His final appearance for Sunderland came on 19 October 2002 against West Ham United . [ 32 ] In a league career lasting 17 years, he had played a total of 475 times in the Premier League and Football League , scoring 141 goals. [ citation needed ] — Wikipedia
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