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David O'Leary

1958 - Today

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David Anthony O'Leary (born 2 May 1958) is a football manager and former player. The majority of his 20-year playing career was spent as a central defender at Arsenal, where his tally of 722 appearances stands as a club record. He played 68 times for the Republic of Ireland from 1976 to 1993, and was part of the squad that reached the quarter-finals of the 1990 FIFA World Cup. O'Leary retired as a player after two years at Leeds United, and began managing the club in 1998. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David O'Leary is the 4,454th most popular soccer player (down from 4,029th in 2019), the 4,694th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,358th in 2019) and the 247th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, David O'Leary ranks 4,454 out of 21,273. Before him are Robert Pereira da Silva, Vladimir Stojković, Domingos Paciência, Hayato Murotsu, Igor Lediakhov, and Olle Håkansson. After him are João Ricardo, Nikola Žigić, Jesper Christiansen, Heinz Hornig, Jimmy Gallagher, and Osvaldo Sáez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, David O'Leary ranks 365. Before him are Salah Assad, Ryoichi Kawakatsu, Hugo de León, Thierry Tusseau, Lisa De Leeuw, and Mike Mills. After him are Alberto Cova, Sam Matekane, Stephan Weil, Kazuaki Nagasawa, Joe F. Edwards Jr., and Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David O'Leary ranks 4,695 out of 8,785. Before him are Rebecca Hall (1982), Barry Foster (1931), Ray Park (1974), William Adam (1689), Matthew Webb (1848), and Gordon Thomas (1921). After him are Patricia Bredin (1935), Linus Roache (1964), Dukinfield Henry Scott (1854), Roy Kinnear (1934), Jimmy Gallagher (1901), and Roger Ashton-Griffiths (1957).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, David O'Leary ranks 247. Before him are Callum Wilson (1992), Cliff Bastin (1912), Conor Gallagher (2000), Gareth Barry (1981), Ray Wilkins (1956), and Luke Young (1979). After him are Jimmy Gallagher (1901), Stan Mortensen (1921), Harry Stafford (1869), Callum Hudson-Odoi (2000), Horace Bailey (1881), and Tommy Docherty (1928).

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