John O’Shea

Quick Facts

Full Name	John O'Shea
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 30, 1981(1981-04-30)
Age	43
Birthplace	Waterford
Country	Ireland
Birth City	County Waterford
Horoscope	Aries

John O'Shea Biography

John O'Shea is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on April 30, 1981 in Waterford, County Waterford, Ireland. Irish defense midfielder from Ireland who was signed by Sunderland FC in 2011, after playing 12 seasons at Manchester United.

He was a part of the team with Wayne Rooney on Manchester United from 2004 to 2011.

In 2003–04, United were without Rio Ferdinand after he began a suspension for missing a drugs test in January, and O’Shea took over from Ferdinand in central defence, helping United reach the FA Cup Final where they triumphed 3–0 over Millwall.

He displayed indifferent form in the 2004–05 season and was linked with a move away from Manchester, with Newcastle United and Liverpool being linked with the Irishman. One of the highlights of Manchester United’s otherwise slightly disappointing season was the 4–2 away victory against Arsenal, in which O’Shea scored the fourth goal by chipping Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia from the edge of the 18-yard box.

He married Yvonne Manning on June 8, 2010.

John O'Shea Net Worth

John O'Shea is one of the richest Association Football Player from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John O'Shea 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a member of The Waterford Bohemians before making his professional debut at age 17.

He took home 5 Premier League titles between 1999 to 2011 while playing for Manchester United.

His versatility has earned him a place in the starting eleven. Although played in various positions during last few qualifying campaigns, he has made the defensive slot his own, mainly in central defence with Richard Dunne and at right-back on occasion or filling in for injured players. On 19 August 2003, O’Shea scored his first international goal as he headed in Ireland’s first in a 2–1 home friendly victory over Australia.

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Who is John O'Shea Dating?

According to our records, John O'Shea married to Yvonne Manning. As of December 1, 2023, John O'Shea’s is not dating anyone.

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During the 2010 World Cup qualifying, O’Shea was ever present in the starting line-up for eight of the 10 games. On 1 April 2009, in the game against Italy, he was elbowed in the forehead by Giampaolo Pazzini, who earned the record for the fastest sending off in Italian football history. After receiving treatment for the bleeding, O’Shea continued playing all 90 minutes.

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John Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. John O'Shea celebrates birthday on April 30 of every year.

Throughout the 2008–09 season, O’Shea became a regular within the team, deputising at right-back because of injuries to Gary Neville and Wes Brown. On 20 January 2009, O’Shea scored his first goal of the season against Derby County in the second leg of the League Cup semi-final. O’Shea then started the 2009 Football League Cup Final, before being replaced by Nemanja Vidić on 76 minutes, United won the game 4–1 on penalties. On 29 April 2009, O’Shea scored the only goal of the game in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Arsenal, this set United up to go on and win in the second leg by 4–1 on aggregate. O’Shea started and played the full 90 minutes in the 2009 Champions League Final 2–0 loss to Barcelona, and by many accounts was one of United’s better performers on the night. Sir Alex Ferguson had promised O’Shea, who was an unused substitute in the 2008 Champions League Final, a starting place in the 2009 final for his contribution to the team that season.

What is John O'Shea doing now?

Since retiring in 2019, O’Shea spent time working with Reading’s coaching team, leaving in July, and is now working as an assistant coach with the Republic of Ireland’s U21 side.

How tall is John Oshea?

6′ 3″

What does the name O'Shea mean?

Irish (County Kerry): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Séaghdha ‘descendant of Séaghdha’, a byname meaning ‘fine’ or ‘fortunate’.

How old is John Oshea?

41 years (April 30, 1981)