biography
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Keane, Roy (Maurice)
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| lived:
| (1971– )
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| biography:
| Footballer, born in Cork, Ireland. The all-round midfielder left Ireland in 1990 when he joined English club Nottingham Forest for £25 000. Only three years later Alex Ferguson paid £3·75 million to bring him to Manchester United, a record between British clubs at that time. Keane was made club captain in 1997 following the retirement of Eric Cantona. His honours with the club include the League Premiership title (1994, 1996–7, 1999–2000, 2001), and a historic treble (1998–9) as the first British club to win the Premier League, the FA Cup, and the European Cup. He won his first cap for the Republic of Ireland in 1991 and was part of the team that made it through to the last 16 of the FIFA World Cup in 1994. In 2000 he was voted The Football Writers' and the Professional Footballers Association's Player of the Year. He was named captain of Ireland at the start of the 2002 FIFA World Cup campaign, however after a disagreement he left the squad before the start of the tournament and announced his retirement from international football. |
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