John O'Hara (footballer, born 1981)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Gerard O'Hara | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Straide & Foxford United | |||
| Belvedere | |||
| Shelbourne | |||
| 2001–2004 | George Mason Patriots | ||
| Richmond Kickers Future | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–06 | Sligo Rovers | 70 | (0) |
| 2007 | Carolina RailHawks | 3 | (0) |
| 2008 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 20 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Republic of Ireland U18[1] | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009– | George Mason Patriots (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Gerard O'Hara (born 18 April 1981, Dublin) is an Irish association football player, currently assistant coach for the George Mason University soccer teams.
Youth
[edit]O'Hara, who grew up in Foxford, County Mayo. He represented the Republic of Ireland at U-18 level and played for Belvedere. He attended college in the States at George Mason University where he was a four-year starter, four time all CAA conference team (2001–04), CAA Rookie of the Year (2001), and set many GMU school records.
Professional
[edit]O'Hara was invited to the MLS Combine after his final season at GMU but signed with Sligo Rovers in his native Ireland for the 2005 campaign. He helped guide Rovers to the Eircom Irish First Division crown and promotion to the Premier League in his first season. O'Hara has previously played in the United Soccer Leagues as a member of the Richmond Kickers Future PDL side where he earned 2003 Goalkeeper of the Year honors and All PDL League Team honors. O'Hara was one of the first players to sign with the expansion Carolina RailHawks.[2] During the 2007 season, O'Hara saw time in only three league games and left the RailHawks at the end of the season. O'Hara signed with the Wilmington Hammerheads of the USL Second Division in the spring of 2008 where he served as captain of the team
O'Hara finished the 2008 season with DC United of the MLS, seeing time with their Reserve team.
Coach
[edit]In 2009, George Mason University hired O'Hara as its goalkeeper coach.
References
[edit]- ^ "International Roll Of Honour". www.belvederefc.com. 2 February 2016. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ O'Hara shines in second start Archived 12 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- 1981 births
- Living people
- North Carolina FC players
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- George Mason Patriots men's soccer players
- Association footballers from County Mayo
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Belvedere F.C. players
- Sligo Rovers F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- USL First Division players
- Richmond Kickers Future players
- USL Second Division players
- Wilmington Hammerheads FC players
- USL League Two players
- Shelbourne F.C. players
- Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers
- Irish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Republic of Ireland expatriate men's association footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- 21st-century Irish sportsmen