Martin O'Neill
Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill, OBE, (born 1 March 1952) is a Northern Irish football manager and former player. He is manager of Premier League club Sunderland.
Starting his career in his native Northern Ireland, O'Neill moved to England where he spent most of his playing career with Nottingham Forest, with which he won the European Cup in 1980. He was capped 64 times for the Northern Ireland national football team, also captaining the side.
O'Neill managed Wycombe Wanderers, Norwich City, Leicester City, Celtic and Aston Villa before moving to Sunderland in December 2011. He guided Leicester City to the Football League Cup final three times, in which he was twice victorious, in 1997 and 2000. In his time as Celtic manager between 2000 and 2005, he led the club to three Scottish Premier League titles and the 2003 UEFA Cup Final in Seville.
Read more about Martin O'Neill: Early Life and Gaelic Football Career, Managerial Career, Outside Football, Personal Life, Managerial Honours, Awards and Achievements, Managerial Statistics
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