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David Kelly

1965 - Today

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David Thomas Kelly (born 25 November 1965), also known by the nickname Ned Kelly, is a former Republic of Ireland international footballer and football coach. He scored nine goals in 26 international games for the Republic of Ireland and was a squad member for UEFA Euro 1988, the 1990 FIFA World Cup, and the 1994 FIFA World Cup. A forward, he scored a total of 250 goals in 744 league and cup appearances in a 19-year career in professional football. As a child, Kelly suffered from Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease but recovered to win a move from non-League Alvechurch and turn professional at Walsall in 1983. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). David Kelly is the 6,050th most popular soccer player (up from 17,538th in 2024), the 5,588th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 8,003rd in 2019) and the 347th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, David Kelly ranks 6,050 out of 21,273. Before him are Yusuke Minoguchi, Charlie Buchan, Edevaldo de Freitas, Sávio, Benno Magnusson, and Nejc Pečnik. After him are Matteo Ferrari, Don Howe, Thomas Lemar, Francesco Rizzo, Mohammed Chaouch, and Hiroshi Hatano.

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Among people born in 1965, David Kelly ranks 485. Before him are Predrag Spasić, Illeana Douglas, Jasna Šekarić, Abdul Rahman, Horace Grant, and Yusuke Minoguchi. After him are Gregor Foitek, Alejandro Castro Espín, Jan Svěrák, Fernando Gómez, Arabian Prince, and Toshihiro Nagoshi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Kelly ranks 5,590 out of 8,785. Before him are Brian Jacques (1939), Barry Unsworth (1930), Les Leston (1920), Richard Bauckham (1946), Ryan Day (1980), and Charlie Buchan (1891). After him are Gerald Logan (1879), Don Howe (1935), Clare Higgins (1955), Richard Crashaw (1612), Isaac D'Israeli (1766), and Francis Walker (1809).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, David Kelly ranks 347. Before him are Darren Fletcher (1984), John Aldridge (1958), Ted Burgin (1927), Neville Southall (1958), Justin Fashanu (1961), and Charlie Buchan (1891). After him are Don Howe (1935), Steve Sumner (1955), Viv Anderson (1956), Alex McLeish (1959), Andy Carroll (1989), and Tammy Abraham (1997).

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