Richard Sadlier began his career at youth level with Broadford Rovers before joining Leicester Celtic and Belvedere before joining Millwall FC Richard Sadlier was educated at St Benildus College where he excelled on the sports fields.
14 Facts About Richard Sadlier
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In 2003, Richard Sadlier retired from the professional game due to a hip injury at the age of 24.
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Richard Sadlier represented his country at the 1997 UEFA European Under-18 Championship, and scored Ireland's goal against Spain in the third-place playoff.
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Richard Sadlier was highly favoured to make Mick McCarthy's final 23-man Republic of Ireland squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but had to withdraw with a hip injury which ultimately ended his football career prematurely.
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In 2007, Richard Sadlier was appointed to the board of St Patrick's Athletic FC He resigned from his post at St Patrick's at the end of the 2009 season.
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In 2006, Richard Sadlier was approached to write a column for the Sunday Independent after previously doing some punditry work with Setanta Sports, he contributes regularly to Newstalk.
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In 2008, Richard Sadlier joined RTE's panel of pundits for its League of Ireland coverage, dominated by Monday Night Soccer.
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Richard Sadlier later contributed to RTE Sport's coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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In 2012, Richard Sadlier was a studio analyst as part of RTE Sport's coverage of UEFA Euro 2012, and appeared on Craig Doyle Live on 11 June 2012.
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Richard Sadlier was part of RTE Sport's studio coverage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the UEFA Euro 2016, the 2018 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2020,2022 FIFA World Cup, and UEFA Euro 2024.
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Richard Sadlier got married in 2019 and has a son born in 2023.
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Richard Sadlier has spoken publicly of suffering from depression, particularly following the death of fellow professional Gary Speed.
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Richard Sadlier holds a BSc in Sports Science from the University of Surrey and a Higher Diploma and MA in Psychotherapy from Dublin Business School.
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Richard Sadlier's autobiography called Recovering was released in 2019 and won the 2019 Irish Sports Book of the Year award.