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Noel Mooney (born 12 December 1976) is an Irish sports official and former footballer who is the CEO of the Football Association of Wales.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 December 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cappamore Celtic F.C. | |||
| St Michaels F.C. | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1996 | Limerick | (0) | |
| 1996–2003 | Cork City | 103 | (0) |
| 2004 | Shamrock Rovers | 29 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Limerick | 18 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editMooney started his career at Limerick, before moving to Cork City F.C., where he helped City capture the FAI Cup in 1998, defeating Shelbourne after a replay. During his time at Turner's Cross Mooney kept 2 clean sheets in seven European appearances.
He went on to play with Shamrock Rovers, and was instrumental in keeping the Dubliners in the Premier Division in the 2004 season.
Following retirement at Limerick F.C. in June 2007 he was appointed as the new Commercial Director[1]
Mooney then began working for the Football Association of Ireland, UEFA, and the Football Association of Wales.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28] [29]
Honours
edit- FAI Cup
- 1997–98
- League of Ireland Cup
- 1998–99
- Munster Senior Cup
- 1995–96
Sources
edit- Irish Football Handbook by Dave Galvin & Gerry Desmond (ISBN 0-9517987-3-1)
References
edit- ^ "Mooney gets new job at Limerick FC". 2006-06-10.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "'We are not just a Football Association – we are a movement'". nation.cymru. 29 May 2022.
- ^ "Noel Mooney on Wales' World Cup woe, championing the Welsh language and the grassroots game". dailypost.co.uk. 8 December 2022.
- ^ "'We are going to make sure Qatar doesn't become our Saipan'". the42.ie. 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Limerick's Prince of Wales unpacking a $9m World Cup bonus". irishexaminer.com (Archived).
- ^ "Noel Mooney on a beautiful future for football in Cymru". 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Noel Mooney: World Cup a game-changer for Welsh football and the nation". independent.ie. 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Limerick man leads Wales' Qatar World Cup return after 64-year wait". limerickleader.ie. 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Who is Noel Mooney, the man tasked with helping to turn the FAI around?". the42.ie. 20 May 2019.
- ^ "Who is Noel Mooney?". independent.ie. 20 May 2019.
- ^ "Noel Mooney in the Spotlight". sportforbusiness.com. 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Daniel McDonnell: 'Mooney tried his best but leaves with six months of FAI chaos summed up in one week'". independent.ie. 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Noel Mooney's relationship with John Delaney causes scepticism". irishtimes.com.
- ^ "Daniel McDonnell: 'Appointment of Noel Mooney is a tough sell for Irish football'". independent.ie. 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Shane Ross: 'This cynical move to appoint FAI loyalist Noel Mooney is going right back to the dark ages'". independent.ie. 26 May 2019.
- ^ "'The initial task is to start rebuilding trust with people' - Noel Mooney". independent.ie. 20 May 2019.
- ^ "'I am ashamed at how our beautiful game has gone' - acting head of FAI Noel Mooney breaks silence on Irish game". independent.ie. 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Noel Mooney calls for 'brave decisions' on all-island league". irishtimes.com (Archived).
- ^ "Noel Mooney says FAI became stale during Delaney's reign". irishtimes.com (Archived).
- ^ "Noel Mooney leaves door open to contentious long term role at FAI". irishtimes.com (Archived).
- ^ "Noel Mooney: 'stage set for stronger FAI' despite difficulties". irishtimes.com (Archived).
- ^ "Mooney engagement in contrast to Conway". independent.ie. 28 August 2019.
- ^ "FAI top job for Limerick man Noel but he's never forgotten Cappamore". limerickleader.ie. 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Noel Mooney: A shame shadow has been cast on good work of FAI". irishexaminer.com (Archived).
- ^ "'I wonder has the bitterness become too much' - Mooney hits back at Kerr". independent.ie. 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Mooney reveals equal pay plan". independent.ie. 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Mooney's Cup bid in overdrive". independent.ie. 13 May 1998.
- ^ "Noel Mooney - Mirror article".
- ^ "FACING CELTS IS A REAL CORKER FOR FIRST NOEL". thefreelibrary.com.