Roy O'Brien (born 27 November 1974) is an

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. He started his career at

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, before moving on to

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, although he made no first team appearances for either side. Having then made one appearance for AFC Bournemouth, he joined Dorchester and became a regular in their defence. In 2000, he signed for Yeovil Town where he went on to play for five years, mainly at right-back, winning two promotions from the

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. He joined Weymouth halfway through the

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season, after impressing while on loan from Yeovil, where he stayed until the end of season 2006-07, spending the last 5 months of his tenure at the Wessex Stadium as player-coach. In June 2007 O'Brien rejoined Dorchester and following Shaun Brooks' resignation, he was appointed player-manager on 5 March 2009. On 22 November 2009, after just eight months in charge of Dorchester Town, Roy was relieved from his duties as a manager, due to the clubs poor showing in cup competitions. On 28 June 2010, he was appointed manager of

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and will manage them in their first ever season in the FA Women's Premier League, before becoming the club's first team coach and subsequently working with the Yeovil Town Community Sports Trust.

Managerial Stats

''As of 22 November 2009''

Honours

Yeovil Town *

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: 2001–02

References

External links

*
Roy O'Brien's profile from the Weymouth website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Obrien, Roy 1974 births Living people Republic of Ireland association footballers Republic of Ireland football managers Association football defenders Arsenal F.C. players Wigan Athletic F.C. players AFC Bournemouth players Yeovil Town F.C. players Weymouth F.C. players Dorchester Town F.C. players Sportspeople from Cork (city) English Football League players Republic of Ireland expatriate football managers Irish expatriate sportspeople in England Dorchester Town F.C. managers