1. Tim Clancy was born on 8 June 1984 and is an Irish football manager, currently in charge of League of Ireland Premier Division club Cork City, having previously managed Drogheda United and St Patrick's Athletic.
29 Facts About Tim Clancy
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Tim Clancy played for his home town club Trim Celtic and then Belvedere before signing for Millwall.
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Tim Clancy then had spells in English non-league football with Weymouth, AFC Hornchurch and Fisher Athletic.
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Tim Clancy joined Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock in early 2007 on amateur forms.
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Tim Clancy then agreed a one-year professional contract with Kilmarnock in June 2007.
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Tim Clancy played regularly for Kilmarnock towards the end of the season and agreed a new two-year contract with the club.
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Manager Kenny Shiels allowed Tim Clancy to leave the club in order to rebalance his defensive options, with Ryan O'Leary out injured.
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Tim Clancy moved to Motherwell in August 2011 and agreed a one-year deal.
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Motherwell signed Tim Clancy to cover for the long-term injury suffered by Steven Saunders.
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Tim Clancy played regularly in central defence for Mothewell, alongside Shaun Hutchinson.
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Tim Clancy played both full back positions during the season.
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Tim Clancy signed a two-year contract with Hibernian in June 2012.
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Tim Clancy played regularly for Hibs before suffering from a groin injury that required specialist advice.
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Tim Clancy continued to suffer from injury problems and was released by Hibs in January 2014.
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Tim Clancy sustained a serious Achilles injury during training and needed an operation that ruled him out of the final of the Scottish Cup.
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Tim Clancy returned home to sign for Shamrock Rovers in February 2015.
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In July 2015 Tim Clancy went on loan to Sligo Rovers until November 2015.
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On 30 June 2016 Tim Clancy signed permanently for Bray making his competitive debut against Bohemians.
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Tim Clancy retired from playing at the end of the 2017 season.
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On 5 December 2017 Tim Clancy was appointed as Manager of League of Ireland First Division side Drogheda United.
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Ahead of the 2020 season, Tim Clancy added more key members to his squad, and the club lifted the 2020 League of Ireland First Division Title, gaining promotion to the League of Ireland Premier Division.
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On 2 December 2021, it was announced that St Patrick's Athletic had met the release clause in Tim Clancy's Drogheda United contract and had joined the club on a 2-year contract effective immediately.
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Tim Clancy had to deal with the losses of Robbie Benson, John Mountney and Sam Bone who followed former head coach Stephen O'Donnell to Dundalk, while losing other key players such as Lee Desmond, Alfie Lewis, Matty Smith and Vitezslav Jaros.
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In terms of incomings, Tim Clancy signed Joe Redmond, Mark Doyle and David Odumosu who he had worked with previously at Drogheda United, along with former Hibernian teammate Eoin Doyle and Joseph Anang, Jack Scott, Tom Grivosti, Anthony Breslin, Tunde Owolabi and Adam O'Reilly.
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Tim Clancy's side finished in 4th place at the end of his first season in charge, securing UEFA Europa Conference League football for 2023.
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Tim Clancy was awarded his UEFA Pro Licence in December 2022, the highest coaching qualification in world football.
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On 2 May 2023, Tim Clancy departed St Patrick's Athletic by mutual consent with the club in 7th place, 13 games into the 2023 season.
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On 24 November 2023, Tim Clancy was announced as the new manager of Cork City, who had recently been relegated to the League of Ireland First Division.
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Tim Clancy led the club straight back to the Premier Division at the first time of asking by winning the 2024 League of Ireland First Division title by a staggering 22 points ahead of second placed UCD.