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Conor Gethins

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Conor Gethins
Conor Gethins with Clachnacuddin.
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-11-01) 1 November 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Lifford, Ireland
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Clachnacuddin (Player/Manager)
Youth career
1999–2001 Lifford Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Ross County 60 (10)
2004–2005Stirling Albion (loan) 12 (2)
2005 Forfar Athletic 1 (0)
2005–2010 Finn Harps 115 (67)
2006Galway United (loan) 15 (9)
2010–2011 Peterhead 39 (6)
2011–2016 Nairn County 178 (173)
2016–2021 Formartine United 103 (43)
2021–2023 Nairn County 69 (36)
2023- Clachnacuddin 6 (1)
Total 598 (348)
International career
2002 Republic of Ireland U19 1 (0)
Managerial career
2023 Nairn County
2023- Clachnacuddin
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Conor Gethins (born 1 November 1983) is an Irish manager and former player who is the current manager at Scottish Highland Football League club Clachnacuddin.

Career

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Born in Lifford, Ireland, Gethins started his professional career with Ross County in the Scottish Football League before returning to his native Ireland in 2005 after a loan spell with Stirling Albion. Gethins played for Finn Harps in the League of Ireland, with a brief loan spell at Galway United,[1] before returning to Scottish football in 2010 with Peterhead.[2] He signed for Nairn County in 2011 and was voted Highland League Player of the Year and top scorer for 2012–13.[3]

On 1 June 2016 Gethins joined Formartine United, on a two-year contract.[4] At the end of the 2020–21 season, Gethins was released from Formartine and rejoined previous club Nairn County on a one-year contract.[5] On 23 October 2023, Nairn County released a statement which confirmed that Gethins had left the club to take over as new manager of Clachnacuddin.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Harps duo leave on loan". Irish Football Online. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  2. ^ Gannon, Michael (20 February 2010). "Gethins back and set for Peterhead debut day". Press & Journal. Aberdeen. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Gethins scoops league award". Press & Journal. Aberdeen. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Formartine win race for Nairn goal king Conor Gethins". Evening Express. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  5. ^ Law, Callum. "Highland League: Conor Gethins returns to Nairn County". Press and Journal. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Clach appoint Nairn legend as new manager". Inverness Courier. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
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