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John O'Shea

1981 - Today

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John Francis O'Shea (; born 30 April 1981) is an Irish professional football coach and former player. He was known for his versatility in playing several defensive and midfield positions on either side of the pitch or the centre. O'Shea spent the majority of his playing career at Manchester United, where he won five Premier League titles, one FA Cup, two Football League Cups, four FA Community Shields, the FIFA Club World Cup and the UEFA Champions League. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John O'Shea has received more than 2,206,101 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). John O'Shea is the 3,129th most popular soccer player (up from 3,431st in 2019), the 248th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 245th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Irish Soccer Player.

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  • 55

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  • 5.64

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  • 4.52

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, John O'Shea ranks 3,129 out of 16,880Before him are Christoph Metzelder, Nicolás Burdisso, Peter Dietrich, Carlo Cudicini, Marco Delvecchio, and Tugay Kerimoğlu. After him are Tim Cahill, Yevhen Konoplyanka, Thomas Linke, Néstor Togneri, Mario Stanić, and Sigmund Haringer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, John O'Shea ranks 128Before him are Paolo Cannavaro, Andreas Isaksson, Mahamadou Diarra, Elano, Azra Akın, and Nicolás Burdisso. After him are Park Hae-soo, Christina Milian, Roman Pavlyuchenko, Michiel Huisman, Audrey Tang, and Summer Glau.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, John O'Shea ranks 248 out of 501Before him are Rex Ingram (1892), Denis Irwin (1965), Victor Herbert (1859), James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde (1665), Stuart Townsend (1972), and Sara Allgood (1879). After him are Owen Moore (1886), William Desmond Taylor (1872), Liam Cosgrave (1920), Tim Ahearne (1885), Billy Whelan (1935), and Diarmait Mac Murchada (1110).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Ireland

Among soccer players born in Ireland, John O'Shea ranks 6Before him are Roy Keane (1971), Robbie Keane (1980), Arthur Johnson (1879), Willoughby Hamilton (1864), and Denis Irwin (1965). After him are Billy Whelan (1935), Patrick O'Connell (1887), Liam Brady (1956), Tony Dunne (1941), Caoimhín Kelleher (1998), and John McKenna (1855).