Ryan Casey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryan Casey | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1996 | Galway Hibernians | ||
| 1996–1997 | Swansea City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2002 | Swansea City | 68 | (2) |
| 2002–2003 | St Patrick's Athletic | ||
| 2003 | Cork City | ||
| 2004–2005 | Galway United | ||
| 2006 | Melbourne Knights | ||
| 2007 | Athlone Town | ||
| 2008 | Longford Town | ||
| International career | |||
| 1998 | Republic of Ireland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 1999 | Republic of Ireland U20 | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022–2026 | Sligo Rovers (assistant) | ||
| 2026 | Sligo Rovers (interim) | ||
| 2026– | Shelbourne (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ryan Casey (born 3 January 1979) is a former professional footballer who played as left-back. Ryan was appointed as the FAI Development Officer for Sligo in July 2007. He spent most of his career with Swansea City. Born in England, he played for the Republic of Ireland U18 national team.
Playing career
Casey began his career with Swansea City having signed as a 17-year-old from Galway Hibernians.
He also played for St Patrick's Athletic, Cork City, Galway United, Athlone Town and Longford Town.
Casey was part of the so-called "golden generation" of Republic of Ireland youth football of the late 1990s. Under the guidance of Brian Kerr, the unfancied Republic won the UEFA U-16 and U-18 European championships in 1998, and Ryan was part of the victorious U-18 side in Cyprus. In 1999, he played at the World Youth Cup in Nigeria, where the Republic reached the last 16 before going out on penalties to the hosts.
Coaching career
Having originally coached with Castlebar Celtic, Casey then coached in the Sligo Rovers academy from 2019 to 2022 when he was appointed first-team assistant manager under manager John Russell and remained in the role from 2022 to July 2026, when Russell departed the club to take up the role as manager of Shelbourne, with Casey acting as interim manager of Sligo Rovers for a 4–0 win over Janesboro in the FAI Cup. The following week after Russell's departure, Casey followed him to Shelbourne, again becoming his assistant manager.
Honours
Republic of Ireland
References
- ↑ "FAI appoint new Development Officer for Sligo". Irish Independent. 4 July 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ↑ "The Irish U-18 European Champions of 1998". That's Ireland. 28 February 2008. Archived from the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ↑ "Shelbourne appoint John Russell as manager, with Sligo Rovers now on lookout for new boss". Irish Independent. 13 July 2026.
- ↑ "Rovers move on to third round of the FAI Cup – Sligo Rovers". 19 July 2026.
- ↑ "First Team Management Update – Sligo Rovers". 21 July 2026.
External links
- Ryan Casey at Soccerbase
