Liam Keogh (born 6 September 1981) is a Scottish former professional

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, who played as a

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. He began his career as a junior with

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in September 1997, but never appeared in the Celtic first team. He made his league debut on loan to

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in March 2001, scoring 3 times in 13 games during his loan spell. Keogh left Celtic to join St Mirren on a free transfer in March 2002. In August 2002, after just one appearance, as a substitute, for St Mirren he joined

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. In January 2007, with his contract due to expire at the end of the season, he was signed by

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. He then played for Elgin City for one season. He is the father of current Inverness Caledonian Thistle midfielder, Shae Keogh.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Keogh, Liam 1981 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Celtic F.C. players Forfar Athletic F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players Peterhead F.C. players Elgin City F.C. players Scottish Premier League players Scottish Football League players Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Scottish sportsmen