Gareth Farrelly was born on 28 August 1975 and is an Irish football manager and former professional footballer.
15 Facts About Gareth Farrelly
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Gareth Farrelly played as a midfielder notably in the Premier League for Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers and Everton.
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Gareth Farrelly played in the Football League for Rotherham United, Burnley, Bradford City, Wigan Athletic, Blackpool and Morecambe, as well as in his native Ireland for Bohemians and Cork City and English non-league team Warrington Town.
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Gareth Farrelly played six times for the Republic of Ireland.
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Gareth Farrelly scored once in the League Cup against Scunthorpe United.
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Gareth Farrelly won promotion back to the Premier League with Bolton in 2001, scoring the opening goal for them in the play-off final, but then fell out of favour.
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Gareth Farrelly was loaned out to Rotherham United, Burnley, Bradford City, and latterly Wigan Athletic.
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Gareth Farrelly was sacked on 30 August 2006 following Bohemians' elimination from the FAI Cup at the hands of Shamrock Rovers, in which he missed a penalty late in the game.
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Gareth Farrelly left the Foxes after they ended their interest in him.
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Gareth Farrelly was however not allowed to play for Cork until 1 July 2007 as FIFA regulations at the time allowed players to play professionally for a maximum two clubs in the period between 1 July of one year and 20 June of the next.
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On 12 May 2008 Gareth Farrelly underwent a serious operation to remove a tumour from his pancreas.
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Gareth Farrelly settled a case against Cork City for unfair dismissal in October 2009.
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Gareth Farrelly made his full international debut for Ireland as a 21-year-old, and has six caps.
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Since retiring as a professional footballer, Gareth Farrelly moved into a career in law.
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Gareth Farrelly undertook an LLB degree at Edge Hill University, before training as a solicitor in London.