Brendan O'Kelly

Irish footballer

Brendan O'Kelly (10 June 1928 – 24 October 2017) was a soccer player who played in the 1940s in the League of Ireland.[1] O'Kelly was an attacking player on the amateur Bohemians of the 1940s. He later went on trial at Wolverhampton Wanderers.[2] O'Kelly represented Ireland at the 1948 Olympic Games scoring Ireland's goal.[3]

Off the field, Brendan was a Harvard University graduate and was appointed chairman of Bord Iascaigh Mhara in 1963.[citation needed]

Honors

External links

  • O'Kelly at the Olympic Games

References

  1. ^ "Brendan O'Kelly". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  2. ^ Bohemian FC match programme Vol. 59 No. 12
  3. ^ "Archived copy". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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Ireland football squad – 1948 Summer Olympics
  • GK Brennan
  • GK Lawler
  • DF Glennon (c)
  • DF Richardson
  • MF Barry
  • MF Brown
  • MF Collins
  • MF Farrell
  • MF Kavanagh
  • MF Morris
  • MF O'Grady
  • FW Boland
  • FW Cleary
  • FW McDonald
  • FW McGonagle
  • FW McLoughlin
  • FW O'Kelly
  • FW Smith
  • Coach: Carey
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