David O Leary - Football Coach

David Anthony O'Leary (born 2 May 1958) is a football manager and former player. The majority of his 20-year playing career was spent as a central defender at Arsenal, where his tally of 722 appearances stands as a club record. He played 68 times for the Republic of Ireland from 1976 to 1993, and was part of the squad that reached the quarter-finals of the 1990 FIFA World Cup. O'Leary retired as a player after two years at Leeds United, and began managing the club in 1998. He built a team of young talents, and reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League in 2000–01 before being dismissed the following year. He also managed Aston Villa for three Premier League seasons and had one year in charge of Al Ahli Dubai. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article

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Leeds United	98/02
EPL 98/99	31
EPL 99/00	38
EPL 00/01	38
Champions 00/01	16
EPL 01/02	38

Aston Villa	03/06
EPL 03/04	38
EPL 04/05	38
EPL 05/06	38
FA Cup 05/06	2

Al-Ahli Dubai	10/11