Kevin Moran (footballer)
Kevin Bernard Moran (born 29 April 1956) is an Irish former footballer who excelled at the top levels in two codes: Gaelic and the association brand. In Gaelic football, he is known for his time at senior level with the Dublin county team, winning two All-Ireland Senior Football Championships with them, and in association football for his career with Manchester United and Ireland. In 1985 he became the first man to be sent off in an FA Cup Final.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Bernard Moran | ||
| Date of birth | 29 April 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1974 | Rangers A.F.C. | ||
| 1974–1975 | Bohemians | ||
| 1975–1976 | UCD | ||
| 1976–1978 | Pegasus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1975 | Bohemians | 1 | (0) |
| 1978–1988 | Manchester United | 231 | (21) |
| 1988–1990 | Sporting Gijón | 33 | (0) |
| 1990–1994 | Blackburn Rovers | 147 | (10) |
| Total | 412 | (31) | |
| International career | |||
| 1980–1994 | Republic of Ireland | 71 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Caoimhín Ó Móráin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Centre Back | ||
| Born |
29 April 1956 Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1972–1977 | Good Counsel | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1975–1978 | Dublin | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Moran grew up in Rialto, Dublin until his early teens, before he moved to the Long Mile Road in Walkinstown. While there, he attended James's Street CBS and Drimnagh Castle CBS where gaelic football was the dominant sport although association football proved to be the sport he played on the streets while growing up. During the period in which he played Gaelic football for Good Counsel and association football for Rangers, Bohemians and Pegasus, he had divided loyalties between the two sports, as both sports were then played on a Saturday.