Conor Gethins (born 1 November 1983) is an Irish football manager and former player who is the manager at Scottish Highland Football League club Clachnacuddin.

Career

Born in

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, Ireland, Gethins started his professional career with Ross County in the

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before returning to his native Ireland in 2005 after a loan spell with

Stirling Albion Stirling Albion Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Stirling. The club was founded in 1945 following the demise of King's Park after World War II. The club currently competes in as a member of the Scottish Profession ...

. Gethins played for

Finn Harps Finn Harps Football Club is an Irish football club that play in the First Division of the League of Ireland, as of 2023. The club was founded in 1954 and elected to the league in 1969. They hail from Ballybofey, County Donegal and play their ho ...

in the

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, with a brief loan spell at

Galway United Galway United Football Club () is an Irish professional football club based in Galway. They play in the League of Ireland Premier Division following promotion from the First Division in 2023. They were founded as Galway Rovers F.C. during the ...

, before returning to

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in 2010 with

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. He signed for Nairn County in 2011 and was voted Highland League Player of the Year and top scorer for

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. On 1 June 2016 Gethins joined Formartine United, on a two-year contract. At the end of the 2020–21 season, Gethins was released from Formartine and rejoined previous club Nairn County on a one-year contract. On 23 October 2023, Nairn County released a statement which confirmed that Gethins had left the club to take over as new manager of Clachnacuddin.

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Conor Gethins
at Nairn County Archive {{DEFAULTSORT:Gethins, Conor 1983 births Living people Association footballers from County Donegal Ross County F.C. players Stirling Albion F.C. players Finn Harps F.C. players Galway United F.C. (1937–2011) players Peterhead F.C. players Nairn County F.C. players Scottish Football League players League of Ireland players Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Men's association football forwards Forfar Athletic F.C. players Formartine United F.C. players Highland Football League players 21st-century Irish sportsmen