John Sullivan
Sullivan playing for Galway United in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-01-06) 6 January 1991
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Crumlin United
Bohemians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Hamilton Academical 2 (0)
2010 Limerick 13 (2)
2011–2012 Shelbourne 12 (0)
2012 Drogheda United 10 (1)
2013 Dundalk 28 (1)
2014 Shelbourne 11 (0)
2015 Crumlin United 2 (0)
2015 Bray Wanderers 18 (2)
2016 Galway United 15 (1)
2016–2018 Bray Wanderers 60 (4)
International career
Republic of Ireland U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2018

John Sullivan (born 6 January 1991) is an Irish association football coach and former professional player who is the first team coach at Women's National League club DLR Waves.

Career

Sullivan signed for Hamilton Academical on 2 January 2009 from Irish side Bohemians.[1] He made his professional debut on 26 December 2009, in a Scottish Premier League match against Celtic.[2] Sullivan left Hamilton at the end of the 2009–10 season to return to Ireland, spending the 2010 season with Limerick, before moving to Shelbourne in time for the 2011 season.[3][4]

Sullivan left Shelbourne on 30 July 2012.[5]

Sullivan signed for Dundalk on 8 January 2013.[6]

On 12 December 2015, Sullivan signed for Galway United for the 2016 season.[7] On 4 March 2016, in the season opener against St Patrick's Athletic at Richmond Park, Sullivan made his debut and scored an 83rd-minute header in a 3–1 win.[8] Despite the great start to his time at Galway United, it was announced on 28 June 2016 that Sullivan had left the club citing travel issues.[9]

Sullivan re-signed for Bray Wanderers in July 2016.[10] He left Bray after their 2018 season, spending 2019 playing with amateur teams Bluebell United and Crumlin United. He then stopped playing at 28 years old and joined DLR Waves as a coach for their 2020 season.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Transfers – February 2009". BBC Sport. 25 February 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  2. ↑ "Celtic 2 – 0 Hamilton". BBC Sport. 26 December 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  3. ↑ Shelbourne F.C. profile Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Alan Mathews brings squad number to 20". Shelbourne F.C. 21 February 2011. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "John Sullivan released by Shels".
  6. ↑ "Sullivan moves to Lilywhites from Louth rivals".
  7. ↑ "John Sullivan signs for Galway United!". Galway United. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  8. ↑ "Match Report: St Patrick's Athletic 1-3 Galway United". Galway United. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  9. ↑ "John Sullivan departs". Galway United. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  10. ↑ "Commute chaos for John Sullivan sees him return to Bray Wanderers after 'sour' 2015". Irish Mirror. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  11. ↑ Donnelly, Dave (21 November 2019). "Sullivan is set to join DLR Waves backroom team". Dublin Gazette. Retrieved 13 March 2021.


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