{{short description|Irish former footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = John Coady | fullname = | height = 5 ft 9 in<ref>{{cite book |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 |editor-first=Peter |editor-last=Dunk |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=London |date=1987 |page=122 |isbn=978-0-356-14354-5}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1960|08|25}} | birth_place = Dublin, Ireland | position = Defender | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Leicester Celtic | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Rangers | years1 = 1982–1986 | years2 = 1986–1988 | years3 = 1988–1992 | years4 = 1992–1993 | years5 = 1993–1994 | years6 = 1994–1996 | years7 = 1996–1997 | years8 = 1997–1998 | years9 = 1998–1999 | clubs1 = Shamrock Rovers | clubs2 = Chelsea | clubs3 = Derry City | clubs4 = Shamrock Rovers | clubs5 = Monaghan United | clubs6 = Dundalk | clubs7 = Home Farm | clubs8 = Drogheda | clubs9 = Monaghan United | caps1 = 86 | caps2 = 16 | caps3 = 101 | caps4 = 19 | caps5 = 29 | caps6 = 58 | caps7 = 31 | caps8 = 25 | caps9 = 16 | goals1 = 14 | goals2 = 2 | goals3 = 13 | goals4 = 1 | goals5 = 1 | goals6 = 3 | goals7 = 3 | goals8 = 2 | goals9 = 1 | totalcaps = 382 | totalgoals = 40 | nationalyears1 = 1984–1994 | nationalteam1 = League of Ireland XI | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0 }} '''John Coady''' (born 25 August 1960) is an Irish former footballer who played at both the left back position and in left midfield.
==Early years== He attended Synge Street CBS,<ref name="hoops heroes">[http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/news/latest-news/3782-hoops-hero-john-coady Hoops Heroes: John Coady] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110061316/http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/news/latest-news/3782-hoops-hero-john-coady |date=2015-01-10 }}</ref> where he played on the school's first successful soccer team, winning the Leinster Junior School's Cup in 1977.<ref name="hoops heroes"/> He played club football at Leicester Celtic AFC<ref name="lcafc">{{cite web | url = http://www.leicesterceltic.ie/the-club/profiles-of-ex-players.344.html#John_Coady | publisher = Leicester Celtic AFC | title = Ex players | accessdate = 2012-04-17 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180710042421/http://www.leicesterceltic.ie/the-club/profiles-of-ex-players.344.html#John_Coady | archive-date = 10 July 2018 | url-status = dead }}</ref> He also played gaelic football both at school and for Synge Street PPGFC.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
==Professional career== John is a lifelong Shamrock Rovers supporter and so his dream came true when he made his League of Ireland debut on 31 October 1982 away to UCD scoring twice in a 2-2 draw. After winning 3 Leagues and the FAI Cup twice he signed for Chelsea F.C. in London for £25,000 in December 1986.
He made his debut at the age of 26 on 18 April 1987 and scoring the only Chelsea goal in a 1-1 draw away to Queens Park Rangers. He made 9 league appearances (plus 7 more as a substitute) with Chelsea, scoring in two of them.
Coady transferred to Derry City F.C. in October 1988 for £15,000 <ref>[http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1988/1006/Pg002.html#Ar00214:73F8CC75B8E173088C76C8B276E88C77A8B27678CC78F8E178C9167B292B The Irish Times]</ref> where he won the domestic treble.
Following another stint at Shamrock Rovers in the 1992/93 season where he scored once in 23 total appearances he moved on to play for Monaghan United (two spells), Dundalk and Home Farm Everton before finishing his career at Drogheda United where he scored on his debut [http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1997/0906/Pg018.html#Ar01807:7595E37705FA7775E37B15FA81C6A58256B68256A78296B582A6A58306B68306A78446B5].
He played in the 1995-96 UEFA Cup for Dundalk.
He represented the League of Ireland XI twice and scored once in the European Cup in 7 European appearances for Rovers.<ref>[http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/history/european-results The Shamrock Rovers website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625194032/http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/history/european-results |date=2012-06-25 }}</ref> He also won one cap for Ireland in the 1988 Summer Olympics qualifiers.<ref name="wherearetheynow">{{cite news | url = http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/where-are-they-now-3081190.html |publisher = Irish Independent | title = Where are they now? | accessdate = 2012-04-17 | date=15 April 2012}}</ref> Other honours included captaining the League of Ireland in victories over IFK Göteborg and the League of Wales.
A life-long Shamrock Rovers supporter, he is a season ticket holder at Tallaght Stadium.
==Honours== * '''League of Ireland: 6''' ** Shamrock Rovers 1983/84, 1984/85, 1985/86, 1986/87 ** Derry City 1989/90 ** Dundalk 1994/95 * '''FAI Cup''': 3 ** Shamrock Rovers 1985, 1986 ** Derry City 1989 * '''League of Ireland Cup''' ** Derry City - 1989 *'''LFA President's Cup: ''' ** Shamrock Rovers 1984/85
==Sources== * {{cite book|title=Irish Football Handbook|author1=Dave Galvin|author2=Gerry Desmond|ISBN=0-9517987-3-1}}
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