SOCCER PLAYER

Glenn Whelan

1984 - Today

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Glenn David Whelan (born 13 January 1984) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He represented the Republic of Ireland national football team. He is the assistant head coach of Wigan Athletic. Whelan started his career at Manchester City but only made one appearance which came in the UEFA Cup and after a loan spell at Bury he moved on to play for Sheffield Wednesday, with whom he won promotion to the Championship in May 2005. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Glenn Whelan is the 17,465th most popular soccer player (down from 15,832nd in 2019), the 503rd most popular biography from Ireland (down from 491st in 2019) and the 49th most popular Irish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Glenn Whelan ranks 17,465 out of 21,273. Before him are Yasuto Wakizaka, Akira Takeuchi, Kayke Rodrigues, Nathan Dyer, Kosuke Uchida, and Daniel Quaye. After him are Bakhtiyar Zaynutdinov, Egil Østenstad, Matthias Ostrzolek, Jonathan McKain, Adama Ba, and Santiago Ascacíbar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Glenn Whelan ranks 1,364. Before him are Noureen DeWulf, Alex Smith, Tala Ashe, Diljit Dosanjh, Grégory Bourillon, and Anna Frolina. After him are Raymond Felton, Gustavo Salgueiro de Almeida Correia, Augusto Midana, Yampier Hernández, Wale, and Kenta Tokushige.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Glenn Whelan ranks 503 out of 549. Before him are Art Parkinson (2001), Stephen Ward (1985), Michael Carruth (1967), Cian O'Connor (1979), Wes Hoolahan (1982), and Dara Ó Briain (1972). After him are Evan Ferguson (2004), Simon Coveney (1972), Olive Loughnane (1976), Sinéad Mulvey (1988), Sarah McTernan (1994), and Darren Sutherland (1982).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Ireland

Among soccer players born in Ireland, Glenn Whelan ranks 49. Before him are Stephen Carr (1976), Liam Miller (1981), Gavin Bazunu (2002), Mark Kinsella (1972), Stephen Ward (1985), and Wes Hoolahan (1982). After him are Evan Ferguson (2004), Darren Randolph (1987), Kenny Cunningham (1971), Daryl Murphy (1983), Darren O'Dea (1987), and Joey O'Brien (1986).

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