Posted: under Football's Greatest Players.
Tags: Brian Clough, Cruciate Ligament Injury, Old Trafford
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Roy Keane was born on 10 August 1971 in Cork City, Ireland. In 1989 he signed for Cobh Ramblers who were a semi professional outfit in Cork City. He impressed Brian Clough of Nottingham Forest enough to be offered a contract in the summer of 1990. In 1992 with Nottingham Forest relegated from the First Division, he was signed by Alex Ferguson for Manchester United for £3.75 million, a British transfer record at the time. In his first season at the club he became a first team regular and helped the club secure their first double of Premiership title and FA Cup. The following year he received his first of eleven red cards as a Manchester player in the FA Cup semi-final against Crystal Palace after stamping on Gareth Southgate. In 1996, Keane contributed to bringing a second double to Old Trafford in three years. When Eric Cantona retired in 1997, Keane took over as club captain, although he missed most of that season due to a cruciate ligament injury. He returned the following season and helped United to scooping their famous treble of Champions League, Premiership and FA Cup. In 2000 he was voted PFA Players’ Player of the Year and Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year after leading United to their sixth Premiership title in eight years. Overall, Keane would win seven Premierships, 4 FA Cups, 2 League Cups and a European Cup and was the most successful captain in the club’s history. He unexpectedly left Manchester United by mutual consent in November 2005, joining Celtic. His United testimonial was between these two clubs with Keane playing a half for each of the sides, the capacity crowd was the largest crowd ever for a testimonial in England, all proceeds were given to Keane’s favourite charity, the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association.
Leonardo
Roy Keane was born on 10 August 1971 in Cork City, Ireland. In 1989 he signed for Cobh Ramblers who were a semi professional outfit in Cork City. He impressed Brian Clough of Nottingham Forest enough to be offered a contract in the summer of 1990. In 1992 with Nottingham Forest relegated from the First Division, he was signed by Alex Ferguson for Manchester United for £3.75 million, a British transfer record at the time. In his first season at the club he became a first team regular and helped the club secure their first double of Premiership title and FA Cup. The following year he received his first of eleven red cards as a Manchester player in the FA Cup semi-final against Crystal Palace after stamping on Gareth Southgate. In 1996, Keane contributed to bringing a second double to Old Trafford in three years. When Eric Cantona retired in 1997, Keane took over as club captain, although he missed most of that season due to a cruciate ligament injury. He returned the following season and helped United to scooping their famous treble of Champions League, Premiership and FA Cup. In 2000 he was voted PFA Players’ Player of the Year and Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year after leading United to their sixth Premiership title in eight years. Overall, Keane would win seven Premierships, 4 FA Cups, 2 League Cups and a European Cup and was the most successful captain in the club’s history. He unexpectedly left Manchester United by mutual consent in November 2005, joining Celtic. His United testimonial was between these two clubs with Keane playing a half for each of the sides, the capacity crowd was the largest crowd ever for a testimonial in England, all proceeds were given to Keane’s favourite charity, the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association.
Leonardo
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Jul 21 2008