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Martin O'Neill

Martin O誰eill enjoyed a successful playing career, winning the European Cup with Nottingham Forest and captaining Northern Ireland in the 1982 World Cup. His managerial career had humble beginnings at non-league side Grantham Town. He quickly climbed up the leagues being appointed as Norwich City manager in 1995. He resigned after 6 months and became Leicester manager where he really earned renown. His team won promotion to the Premier League that season and the four seasons following that he never finished outside of the top 10 in the Premier League. On top of this he won two League Cups, making him a legend at the club. He then moved to Celtic and in the next five years, while Leicester fell away, he won 7 major trophies, including 3 league titles. After a year out of the game he joined Aston Villa.

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Wilfred Bouma has suffered another injury blow which has delayed his comeback after 16 months out... more

Emile Heskey injury doesn't concern Martin O'Neill

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Martin O'Neill admitted Brad Guzan's match-winning performance at Sunderland has given him a selection headache... more

Martin O'Neill happy with squad depth

22.10.09
Martin O'Neill believes the current Aston Villa squad is the strongest in his three and a half years as manager... more

Martin O'Neill: Versatility can help James Milner make World Cup squad

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Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill believes the versatility of James Milner can help clinch him a spot in Fabio Capello's World Cup squad... more

Nigel Reo-Coker is back after row

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Nigel Reo-Coker has been recalled to the Aston Villa squad after his training ground bust-up with Martin O誰eill... more

Nigel Reo-Coker told he痴 axed after Martin O誰eill bust-up

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Aston Villa midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker has been sent home from training for disciplinary reasons, manager Martin O'Neill has revealed... more

Curtis Davies set for four-month spell on the sidelines

10.09.09
Aston Villa central defender Curtis Davies is likely to be out of action until early next year after undergoing a shoulder operation... more

Martin O'Neill happy with his summer spending

04.09.09
Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill believes he has assembled a stronger squad than last season, claiming he "couldn't be more pleased" with his summer signings... more

Aston Villa will go on the attack, insists Martin O'Neill

27.08.09
Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill has promised a bold approach to try and overturn the first-leg deficit against Rapid Vienna... more

Martin O'Neill wants Aston Villa to improve

21.08.09
Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill admitted his side needed to improve after they suffered a 1-0 defeat to Rapid Vienna in the first leg of their Europa League qualifier... more

Stiliyan Petrov hoping for new faces at Aston Villa

19.08.09
Skipper Stiliyan Petrov has confidence in Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill to bring in more signings before the transfer window closes and boost the club's chances of glory on domestic and European fronts... more

Martin O'Neill looking to bring in new faces

18.08.09
Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill has admitted he needs to bring in further players after being "a wee bit surprised" at statistics relating to the workload of his squad last season... more

England friendly is pointless says Martin O'Neill

06.08.09
Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill has branded England's friendly with Holland only three days before the start of the new Premier League season as "pointless"... more

Manchester City could win title, says O'Neill

29.07.09
Martin O'Neill believes big-spending Manchester City should be considered among the favourites to claim this season's Barclays Premier League title... more

O'Neill targets more Villa signings

27.07.09
Martin O'Neill is still confident he can bring in new players at Aston Villa... more

Stewart Downing joins Aston Villa

16.07.09
Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill today got his man when he clinched a ｣12million swoop for England winger Stewart Downing... more

Aston Villa dismiss Michael Owen reports

09.06.09
Football: Martin O'Neill has denied reports that out of contract Newcastle striker Michael Owen has been offered a two-year deal by Aston Villa... more

Tom Huddlestone now on Martin O'Neill's radar

03.06.09
Football: Martin O'Neill will step up his attempts to sign Tottenham's out-of-favour midfielder Tom Huddlestone this summer after selling Gareth Barry to Manchester City for ｣12million... more

Martin O'Neill wants Rangers and Celtic in Premier League

29.04.09
Football: Martin O'Neill has backed proposals which could see his former club Celtic and Rangers becoming part of a revamped Premier League... more

New Martin Laursen blow for Aston Villa

15.04.09
Football: Aston Villa skipper Martin Laursen is set to miss the remainder of the season with the knee injury which has sidelined him for the past three months ... more

O'Neill denies contract talks

18.03.09
Football: Martin O'Neill has had no talks with Aston Villa owner and chairman Randy Lerner about a new contract ... more

O'Neill stock rises at FA

17.03.09
Football: The Football Association would first turn to Martin O'Neill if Fabio Capello decides for any reason to quit as England head coach... more

O'Neill defends his UEFA Cup policy as Villa are denied

02.03.09
Football: Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill claims his decision to concentrate on Champions League qualification is based on football rather than financial reasons... more

Heskey to be reunited with ex-boss O'Neill

23.01.09
Aston Villa have agreed a ｣4million deal to sign Emile Heskey from Wigan... more

Martin O'Neill salutes 'brave' Bennett over penalty

31.12.08
Martin O'Neill praised referee Steve Bennett for changing his mind after awarding Hull a penalty in Aston Villa's 1-0 win... more

Carew has a fine time

27.10.08
Football: Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill saw John Carew score in a 4-0 win over Wigan and then joked the striker's punishment for breaking a club curfew should have been more severe... more

Barry better for the rest

03.10.08
Football: Martin O'Neill was pleased enough with Aston Villa's progress into the UEFA Cup group stages but he was delighted that some of his top players were able to rest before Sunday's game at Chelsea... more

O'Neill joy after Barry faces Reds

01.09.08
Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill praised Gareth Barry for his performance as he faced Liverpool for the first time since the collapse of his transfer to Anfield... more

Martin O'Neill set to let Gareth Barry sweat it out

28.08.08
Martin O'Neill will not attempt to rush Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry into signing a new contract despite the Liverpool target claiming he now wants to stay at the club... more

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  • Facts
  • O誰eill was born into a large family and has 4 brothers and 4 sisters.
  • He began his career as a Gaelic footballer in Northern Ireland.
  • He captained Northern Ireland in their 1982 World Cup victory over the host nation Spain.
  • His first Old Firm game in charge at Celtic was a 6-2 victory over Rangers.

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