1. Rene Patrick Gilmartin was born on 31 May 1987 and is an Irish professional football coach and former professional footballer who is currently the goalkeeping coach at Ipswich Town.
22 Facts About Rene Gilmartin
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Rene Gilmartin has previously appeared in the Football League for Walsall, Watford, Yeovil Town, Crawley Town, Plymouth Argyle and Colchester United, and has played for League of Ireland side St Patrick's Athletic.
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Rene Gilmartin made his international debut for Republic of Ireland under-19s in February 2006.
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Rene Gilmartin did not feature for Walsall over the next two seasons, but played for Republic of Ireland under-21s in 2007, and completed his UEFA B coaching licence in April 2008.
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Rene Gilmartin credited the club's goalkeeping coach, Mick Kearns, for helping him improve as a player.
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Rene Gilmartin was offered a new contract by Walsall on 10 May 2010, but joined Championship side Watford on 1 July 2010.
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Rene Gilmartin won the club's community ambassador prize at the end of season awards.
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On 23 November 2011, Rene Gilmartin was sent out on loan to League One side Yeovil Town until 3 January 2012.
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Rene Gilmartin returned to Watford on 19 January 2012, having made eight appearances for Yeovil.
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On 3 May 2012, Rene Gilmartin was one of four players to be released by Watford after their contracts expired.
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Rene Gilmartin signed a two-year contract with League Two side Plymouth Argyle in July 2012, and made 16 appearances in all competitions.
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Rene Gilmartin made his Pats' debut later that month in a Dublin derby at Shamrock Rovers in the League of Ireland Cup.
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Rene Gilmartin made his league debut the following season, on 2 June 2014 against Drogheda United, when he came on as a half-time substitute for the injured Brendan Clarke.
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Rene Gilmartin returned to English football by re-signing with Watford on a one-year deal on 25 August 2014 as a back-up to Heurelho Gomes and Jonathan Bond, two years after he first left the club.
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Rene Gilmartin signed a new two-year contract in June 2015 as the club approached their first season back in the Premier League.
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Rene Gilmartin rejected the offer of a new contract in July 2019 and signed for Championship club Bristol City as a player with some Junior Coaching responsibilities.
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Rene Gilmartin began his coaching career whilst still a player at Bristol City, coaching the club's under-23 side.
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On 7 November 2019, it was announced that Rene Gilmartin had taken up a role as goalkeeping coach for the Republic of Ireland under-21s under their new manager Stephen Kenny.
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On 1 June 2021, Rene Gilmartin was appointed assistant manager of Swindon Town.
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When John McGreal was named interim manager of Ipswich Town in December 2021, Rene Gilmartin joined his coaching team as an interim coach, having previously been McGreal's assistant manager at Swindon.
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Later that month, following the appointment of Kieran McKenna, Rene Gilmartin was named first-team goalkeeping coach at Ipswich.
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Rene Gilmartin married his wife Emma Nugent in the summer of 2015.