Glenn Cronin

Glenn Cronin (born 14 September 1981) is an Irish football coach and former player who is currently assistant coach at Shamrock Rovers in the League of Ireland Premier Division.

Glenn Cronin
Personal information
Full name Glenn Cronin
Date of birth (1981-09-14) 14 September 1981
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Cherry Orchard
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2006 Exeter City 143 (5)
2006–2007 Chester City 4 (0)
2008–2011 Bohemians 96 (3)
2012–2013 Shelbourne 35 (1)
National team
Republic of Ireland U19
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Exeter City

A product of Irish junior club Cherry Orchard's well-regarded Youth Academy, Cronin made his debut in 2001, before going onto become a key part of Exeter's first team, playing in central midfield. Following the Grecians' relegation from the English Football League in 2003 he was made club captain, and despite injury problems that kept him out for much of the 2004/05 season.

Chester City

In July 2006, Cronin signed a contract with Football League Two club Chester City. He missed much of the 2006/07 season with a foot injury. After working his way to recovery, a further foot injury in July 2007 ultimately caused Chester to release him from his contract on 21 November 2007.[1]

Bohemians

Cronin signed for Bohemians on 27 February 2008[2] and slotted seamlessly into the side as Bohs marched to the 2008 Premier Division title. Cronin also added an FAI Cup winners medal as Bohs achieved the "Double" by beating Derry City on penalties after a 2–2 draw.[3] The 2009 season was also a successful one for Cronin when, firstly, the Gypsies won the League of Ireland Cup by beating Waterford United 3–1 at the RSC.[4] The success did not end there though as Bohemians won their first back-to-back titles in the club's 119-year history, beating rivals Shamrock Rovers by 4 points.[5] Despite winning the Setanta Sports Cup,[6] Bohemians had a disappointing 2010 season where the club lost their league title on goal difference and failed to make an impact in Europe where they made an embarrassing exit to Welsh side The New Saints. Cronin was one of the club's bright spots though as he had his best season at Bohs to date.

Shelbourne

Following financial cutbacks at Bohemians at the end of the 2011 season, Cronin departed Bohemians after four successful seasons to join newly promoted local rivals Shelbourne for the 2012 season.

Other

Cronin has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth and levels.

Career statistics

Correct as of 26 October 2012.

Club Season League League FAI Cup League Cup Europe 1 Other 2 Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Exeter City 2001–02 FL Third Division 3002000--10330
2002–03 FL Third Division 3903010--20450
2003–04 Conference 40520----30455
2004–05 Conference 4000----1050
2005–06 Conference 30010----10320
Total 14358010--801605
Chester City 2006–07 League 2 400000--0040
2007–08 League 2 000000--0000
Total 400000--0040
Bohemians 2008 LOI Premier Division 181402020--261
2009 LOI Premier Division 26021301010331
2010 LOI Premier Division 32040001060430
2011 LOI Premier Division 20250002000272
Total 9631515060701294
Shelbourne 2012 LOI Premier Division 2216000--20301
Total 2216000--20301
Career total 2659291606017032310

^Note 1 Competitions include UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Intertoto Cup
^Note 2 Competitions include Football League Trophy, FA Trophy, Setanta Sports Cup and Leinster Senior Cup

Honours

Bohemians

References

  1. "Goodbye Glenn". 21 November 2006. Retrieved 21 November 2007.
  2. Cronin signs for Bohs Archived 1 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine www.bohemians.ie
  3. Bohs win FAI Cup after penalties
  4. Bohs win EA Sports League Cup Archived 29 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 December 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. Bohemians win Setanta Cup
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