Aidan Price (born 8 December 1981) is an Irish former

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player, who was most recently the head coach of Shamrock Rovers II.

Playing career

Price played for Kilkenny City until the start of 2006 when he switched to

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. He scored his first goal for the club on 7 June 2008 against

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and scored his first league goal in July 2009 against the same opposition. He spent five seasons with the club, winning promotion in his first and the League of Ireland title in his last. He scored two goals in 148 total appearances which included four in the

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. After spending time on trial at Derry City, Price signed for Bohemians just in time for the 2011 season. He made his league debut for his new club against

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on 4 March at the

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. Price signed for

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rivals St.Patrick's Athletic for the 2012 season after a very impressive season with Bohemians. Price was injured for the entire of pre-season as he recovered from an operation on his foot for an injury sustained in his last game for Bohemians away to Derry City, so he spent up until May regaining his fitness. Price played his first game for Pats on 7 May against one of his old clubs

in the Leinater Senior Cup quarter-final at

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. Although the Saints lost 3–0, Price had an impressive game and he added great experience to a very young team made up mostly of the clubs under 19 team. Ironically, Price's next game came yet again against

in yet another cup quarter final, this time the EA Sports Cup quarter final at

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on 26 June. This time around, Price was surrounded by many starting players for the Saints and he had an excellent game, putting in great tackles and blocks and staying very calm on the ball before coming off after 78 minutes. On 27 November it was confirmed that Price will return to Bohemians for the 2014 season.

Managerial career

Shamrock Rovers II

In January 2020, he was appointed manager of Shamrock Rovers II, the reserve team of Shamrock Rovers that would be entering that seasons

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. He guided the team to an 8th place finish that season. On 20 February 2021 it was announced that Shamrock Rovers II would not participate in the

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, as the

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opted to replace the team with newly formed

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club Treaty United.

Honours

Club

;Shamrock Rovers *

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(1):

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

(1):

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

;St Patrick's Athletic *

(1):

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

Individual

* Shamrock Rovers Player of the Year (1): 2006

Managerial statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Price, Aidan 1981 births Living people Association footballers from County Dublin Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Men's association football defenders Kilkenny City A.F.C. players Shamrock Rovers F.C. players League of Ireland players Bohemian F.C. players St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players Limerick F.C. players League of Ireland XI players Cherry Orchard F.C. players Shamrock Rovers F.C. non-playing staff 21st-century Irish sportsmen