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Name: John O'Shea-
..... Place of Birth
Ferrybank, Waterford, Ireland
--------Height 6ft 3---- Squad Number 22---- Position Defender---- Date of Birth: 30th April 1981 -----Weight 11st 12 Man Utd Debut 13/10/1999 Aston Villa (A) Career History: After playing Schoolboy Football with Ferrybank and Waterford Bohs John O'Shea signed professional terms with United in August 1998 and made his first team debut just over a year later, away to Aston Villa in a Worthington Cup defeat. After making twenty appearances and scoring two goals for the Reserves over the 1998/99 and 1999/2000 seasons, John joined Second Division Bournemouth on loan in January 2000, making his League debut for the Cherries against Colchester United. After ten starts and one goal, against Millwall, O'Shea returned to Old Trafford in March 2000, determined to break into the first team. Despite two more appearances in the Worthington Cup, away at Watford and Sunderland, it didn't quite happen for him, so he embarked on another loan spell in season 2000/01, by joining United's Belgium associates, Royal Antwerp. Although he was first choice central defender for the Belgians, he still found time to play international football for the Republic at Under-21 level. John stepped up to earn his first senior cap on 15 August 2001, when he came on as an 84th minute substitute at home to Croatia. Unfortunately, the debut ended in disappointment when John gave away a penalty in injury time, enabling the visitors to make the score 2-2. He returned to the United reserves and made a handful of impressive appearances for the first team in late 2001, most notably against Lille and Boavista. There is no doubt he can become a first team regular and 2002-2003 will be the most important season in his career so far. Strengths : Composure - John is cool on the ball and doesn't panic, he has gives off an aura of confidence. Distribution - O'Shea has a good level of technique. His distribution and passing from the back is one of his major strengths. Versatile - He can play in central defence, in the left or right back positions and even central midfield.
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