Jacko McDonagh (born 26 April 1962) is an Irish former professional

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who played for

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and

Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers Football Club is an Irish professional Association football, football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club's senior team competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division and it is List of football clubs by competit ...

during his career in Ireland.

Career

McDonagh signed for

in the summer of 1982 departing for France to sign for

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in July 1985. He also played for K.S.V. Waregem in Belgium making three appearances in the

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. In April 1983 he played for the

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U21s against their Italian League counterparts who included

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and

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in their team. He made his international debut for

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in an 8–0 win over Malta in November 1983 at

Dalymount Park Dalymount Park (Irish language, Irish: ''Páirc Chnocán Uí Dhálaigh'') is a Association football, football stadium in Phibsborough on the Northside Dublin, Northside of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is the home of Bohemian F.C., ...

. In all he won three senior and four U21 caps as well as Inter-League caps and youth caps. He represented Rovers six times in European competition. In September 2011 McDonagh broke his leg playing for Ireland Veterans against England Veterans at

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Honours

Shamrock Rovers *

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: 1983–84, 1984–85 *

FAI Cup The Football Association of Ireland Senior Challenge Cup (FAI Cup), known as the Sports Direct FAI Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland (as well as D ...

: 1985 *

Dublin City Cup The Dublin City Cup is a defunct Irish football tournament which was played for by all League of Ireland sides (and not just those from Dublin city as the name suggests). It ran from 1933 and ran uninterrupted until 1973. In the 1975–76 se ...

: 1983–84 Individual *

PFAI Young Player of the Year The Professional Footballers' Association of Ireland Players' Young Player of the Year (often called the PFAI Players' Young Player of the Year, the PFAI Young Player of the Year, or simply the Young Player of the Year) award is given to the footb ...

: 1981–82

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McDonagh, Jacko Living people 1962 births Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Men's association football defenders Republic of Ireland men's international footballers Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers Bohemian F.C. players Shamrock Rovers F.C. players Nîmes Olympique players Derry City F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players K.S.V. Waregem players League of Ireland players Ligue 2 players Belgian Pro League players League of Ireland XI players Expatriate men's footballers in France Irish expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Irish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Association footballers from Dublin (city) 20th-century Irish sportsmen