Shane Keegan is an

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football manager, he has been the manager of

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Cobh Ramblers F.C. Cobh Ramblers Football Club (CRFC) ( ga, Cumann Peile Chóstóirí Chóbh) is an Ireland, Irish football (soccer), football club. The club, founded in 1922 and elected to the League of Ireland in 1985, hails from Cobh, County Cork and play thei ...

since June 2022. In November 2016, Keegan was announced as Manager of

Galway United F.C. Galway United Football Club ( Irish: ''Cumann Peile Ghaillimh Aontaithe'') is an Irish association football club based in Galway. They play in the League of Ireland First Division. They were founded as Galway Rovers F.C. during the 1930s. They ...

on a two-year contract, joining from

Wexford Youths F.C. Wexford Football Club is an Irish association football club based in Crossabeg, County Wexford. They compete in the League of Ireland First Division. The club joined the league after being awarded a First Division licence for the 2007 League ...

, where he spent five seasons in charge. His departure from Wexford came in controversial circumstances as the news broke just before the away leg of a relegation play off to Drogheda which they subsequently lost after having been 2.0 up in the first leg. Keegan's first season in charge of Galway United resulted in the club being relegated from the

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. That same season he guided his side to the semi-final of the

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where they lost 3-0 to Dundalk. His side also made it to the quarter-finals of the

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but were beaten 2-1 by Limerick. His contract with Galway was not renewed at the end of the two year term following a very disappointing season. In March 2021, Keegan was named as first-team manager of

Dundalk F.C. Dundalk Football Club ( ; ga, Cumann Peile Dhún Dealgan) is a professional association football club that competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division, the top tier of football in the Republic of Ireland. The club is based in Dundalk ...

, replacing

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who stepped back to the position of coach. He resigned as manager one month later after a disastrous run of results. Keegan was appointed manager of

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on 27 June 2022, on a contract until the end of the 2023 season.

Honours

Manager

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References

Living people League of Ireland managers Galway United F.C. managers Wexford F.C. managers Dundalk F.C. managers Cobh Ramblers F.C. managers 1981 births Republic of Ireland association football managers {{Ireland-footy-bio-stub