Clive Delaney (born 2 January 1980 in

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) is a former Irish

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who resides in

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, Australia. Clive started his career on a scholarship at

University College Dublin AFC University College Dublin Association Football Club ( ga, Cumann Sacar Choláiste na hOllscoile, Baile Átha Cliath), known commonly as UCD, is the football team of University College Dublin. They play in the League of Ireland Premier Division. F ...

in 1997 within the club's reserve team, transitioning to the League of Ireland halfway through the season. He played five seasons at UCD and played in the

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against Bulgarian side Levski Sofia. Clive was selected for the U18 Irish squad in 1998 and represented Ireland in the

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in Sweden in 1999, where he scored the winning goal as Ireland defeated Greece to win the bronze medal. Clive represented his country at U18, U19 and U21 levels. In 2002, Clive signed for West Ham United where he became a regular in the Reserve side under Roger Cross, however, was released when the club were relegated to the

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. He had successful trials at Queens Park Rangers and Mick McCarthy's

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in pre-season 2003/2004, however he chose to return to Ireland to finish his Chartered Accounting qualification and play semi-professional football with

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in Dublin. Clive had two spells at

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, the first between 2004 and 2006. that included a successful stint in the

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against Gretna, IFK Göteborg and Paris Saint-Germain FC, then again in February 2008, after the successful negotiation of a transfer fee with Bray Wanderers FC, where he captained the side in the 2007/08 season. He played in the 2003

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Final, scored in the 2006 Fina

to take the game to extra time, and captained the Derry City side in 2008 to FAI League Cup success. Clive emigrated to Australia in 2010 playing in the National Premier Leagues NSW, NSW NPL League for three years before joining amateur club Dunbar Rovers FC, then retiring in 2007 when the club were promoted to the NSW NPL league. His uncle Leo O'Reilly won League of Ireland championships with

Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) is an Irish association football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club's senior team competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division and it is the most su ...

and

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in the 1950s and 1960s.

Honours

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2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Delaney, Clive 1980 births Living people Republic of Ireland men's association footballers League of Ireland players University College Dublin A.F.C. players St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players Derry City F.C. players Bray Wanderers F.C. players Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders Association footballers from Dublin (city)