15 Facts About Dermot Keely

Dermot Keely was born on 8 March 1954 and is an Irish former manager and player.

Dermot Keely played with Terry Venables while at Richmond Park.

Dermot Keely then moved to Dundalk where he made his debut against Shamrock Rovers in September 1978.

In 1981 Dermot Keely captained Dundalk to win the FAI Cup.

Dermot Keely then signed for Glentoran in the Irish League where in his two seasons there he won the Irish Cup, a Gold Cup and an Ulster Cup.

Two years later, Dermot Keely played his part in Glentoran's run to the second round of the European Cup.

Dermot Keely made his debut against Athlone Town in November 1983.

Dermot Keely resigned after the last game of the season on 8 April 1988.

Dermot Keely then took over as manager of Sligo Rovers in 1989 and achieved promotion in his first season.

Dermot Keely then guided Finn Harps to promotion to the Premier Division in 1996.

Dermot Keely took over as manager of Shelbourne in July 1998 and won two championships and one FAI Cup in his time at Tolka Park.

Dermot Keely then became the first manager of new league club Kildare County in 2002.

Dermot Keely then took over the management position at Shelbourne FC in 2007 and in his first season back finished fifth in the first division.

On 27 May 2010, Dermot Keely stepped down as manager of Shelbourne to become Shelbourne's youth team manager and community development officer.

Dermot Keely has been working as a Maths and English teacher in De La Salle College Churchtown for over 20 years until he retired at Christmas 2011 he has a weekly column in the Irish Sun.