Ken DeMange (born 3 September 1964) is an Irish former

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who played for, among others,

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and

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. As an international he also played for the

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Club career

Early years

DeMange was raised in the

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area of

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. He first showed his potential as a schoolboy footballer, playing for St Kevins CBS, Stella Maris and Tolka Rovers before moving on to Home Farm where his teammates included

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. Made his

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debut for Farm at

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on 8 November 1981. While playing for Home Farm, he was awarded the Young Player of the Year title for the 1982–83 season by the

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He also finished as the team's top goalscorer with seven goals.''The Complete Who's Who of Irish International Football, 1945–96'' (1996):Stephen McGarrigle

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Liverpool

In August 1983 DeMange, along with

, signed for

but in four seasons with the club, he never made a competitive first team appearance. He did however help Liverpool F.C. Reserves, Liverpool Reserves win two consecutive

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titles in 1984 and 1985. During the 1984–85 season he was top scorer for the Reserves, scoring 12 goals in 32 league appearances. In December 1986 he also had a successful loan spell with

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, scoring 2 goals in 3 leagues appearances. He also played for Scunthorpe in 1

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game and scored 1 further goal. In May 1987, while still playing for Liverpool Reserves, he made his international debut for the

Leeds United

In September 1987 DeMange was sold to

for a fee of £75,000. He subsequently scored on his debut for United, with a diving header, in a 2–0 win against

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on 26 September 1987. However this was also the only goal he scored for the club. In his brief spell with United, DeMange went on to make 20 first team appearances, 15 of them in the league.

Hull City

In March 1988 DeMange was sold to

for a fee of £65,000. He subsequently made 68 league appearances and scored 1 league goal for City. He also made a further 4 appearances for City in the

and 1 in the League Cup. In October 1988 he also won his second senior international cap while at City. In November 1990 and in March 1991 during loan spells with

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, he also made a further 15 league appearances.

Return to Ireland

After leaving

in June 1992, DeMange returned to Ireland where he played for several clubs in both the

and the Irish League. Playing for Limerick in the 1992-93 season, he helped the club with the League Cup. During the 1994–95 season he played for a

team managed by

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and he helped the club win the League of Ireland title. During the campaign he scored 3 league goals, 2 against

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on 11 November 1994 in a 4–0 away win and 1 against

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on 12 December 1994 in a 2–2 away draw.

International career

DeMange played for the

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that qualified for the

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. In the finals he scored against Austria. He also played for the under-21, under-23, B and

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teams. While with Liverpool F.C. Reserves, Liverpool Reserves, he won 5 under-21 caps and while with

he won an under-23 cap. In 1987 and 1988, under

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, DeMange also made 2 substitute appearances for the senior

team. On 23 May 1987 he made his senior debut when he came on for

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during a 1–0 win against

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. He won his second cap on 19 October 1988 in another home game against

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. DeMange came on for

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and helped the Republic win 4–0. He won his only B cap on 27 March 1990 in a 4–1 win against England B at Turner's Cross, coming on as a very late substitute for

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Honours

Home Farm *

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: 1983 *

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: 1982–83 Liverpool Reserves *

: 1983–84, 1984–85 Limerick *

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: 1992–93 Dundalk *

: 1994–95 *

runners-up: 1994–95 * Leinster Senior Cup: 1994–95

References

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