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Niall Quinn

1966 - Today

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Niall John Quinn (honorary MBE; born 6 October 1966) is an Irish former professional footballer, manager, businessman and sports television pundit. As a player, he was a striker who played top flight football for Arsenal, Manchester City and Sunderland, with spells in the Premier League for both City and the Black Cats. Quinn also received 92 caps for the Republic of Ireland national team, scoring 21 times, which makes him Ireland's second highest goalscorer of all time. He also appeared with the Irish team at the UEFA European Football Championship of 1988 and two FIFA World Cups in 1990 and 2002. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 29 in 2024). Niall Quinn is the 10,483rd most popular soccer player (down from 8,810th in 2024), the 449th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 426th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Irish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Niall Quinn ranks 10,483 out of 21,273. Before him are Taras Mykhalyk, Carlos Zambrano, Luiz Felipe, Teruyuki Moniwa, Éderson, and Oleg Kononov. After him are Constant Djakpa, Amine Harit, Sarah Bouhaddi, Valentino Lazaro, Marlon Ayoví, and Paul Codrea.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Niall Quinn ranks 888. Before him are Islam Dugushiev, Jyrki Järvi, Mariusz Szczygieł, Susan Lee, Lorenzo Guerini, and Oleg Kononov. After him are Nigel Martyn, David Nicholls, Javier García, Juan Vizcaíno, Simon Beaufoy, and André Boisclair.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Niall Quinn ranks 449 out of 549. Before him are Mary Lou McDonald (1969), Andy Reid (1982), Kian Egan (1980), Sarah Bolger (1991), Brian Murphy (1983), and Séamus Coleman (1988). After him are Eimear Quinn (1972), Phil Hogan (1960), Eoin Macken (1983), Simon Harris (1986), Charlie McCreevy (1949), and Frank Stapleton (1956).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Ireland

Among soccer players born in Ireland, Niall Quinn ranks 33. Before him are Richard Dunne (1979), Packie Bonner (1960), Ronnie Whelan (1961), Andy Reid (1982), Brian Murphy (1983), and Séamus Coleman (1988). After him are Frank Stapleton (1956), Kevin Moran (1956), John Egan (1992), Shane Long (1987), Ian Harte (1977), and Stephen Ireland (1986).

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