2001-02 Longford Town Playing position Name Alan Reynolds | Years Team Role Footballer 1991-2001 Waterford United Position Midfielder | |
Date of birth (1974-06-12) June 12, 1974 (age 41) | ||
Place of birth Waterford, Ireland | ||
Alan Reynolds (born 12 June 1974) is a former Irish footballer and coach. He is currently the head coach of Waterford FC in the League of Ireland First Division. He is currently working as a Football In Community Development Officer for the Football Association of Ireland.
Contents
- Waterford United
- Longford Town
- Cork City
- Shamrock Rovers
- PlayerManager at Waterford
- Shelbourne
- Rejoining Waterford
- Rovers return
- Derry City
- St Patricks Athletic
- Cork City Coach
- Return to Waterford
- Player
- ManagerCoach
- References
Waterford United
He made his League of Ireland debut on 1 December 1991 for his hometown club Waterford United under the stewardship of Alfie Hale. His first goal for the Blues came on 21 November 1993.
Longford Town
After ten seasons he transferred to Longford Town for one season.
Cork City
He then signed for Cork City where he again spent only one season.
Shamrock Rovers
Reynolds then joined Shamrock Rovers. He made his debut on 11 April 2003 against Drogheda United In his first season in the Hoops he played in four European games, including the famous UEFA Intertoto Cup win in Poland over Odra Wodzisław.
Player/Manager at Waterford
In March 2004 he was appointed player-manager at Waterford United with Paul McGrath as Director of Football. The Blues reached the FAI Cup Final in his first season before disastrously losing the game in the last five minutes.
Shelbourne
He resigned in March 2005 before joining Shelbourne making his debut in August and winning the League that season.
Rejoining Waterford
In July 2006 he rejoined Waterford United. He left the club exactly one year later in July 2007.
Rovers return
He made his second debut for Rovers on 6 July 2007 at Longford. In total he made a combined total of 40 appearances without scoring in his two spells at Rovers.
Derry City
On 10 January 2008, Reynolds was appointed Assistant Head Coach at Derry City.
St Patrick's Athletic
In 2014 Reynolds Joined Liam Buckley's coaching staff at St Patrick's Athletic. His spell with the club seen them win the FAI Cup in 2014 with a 2-0 win over Derry City and the EA Sports Cup in 2015 with a win over Galway United on penalties.
Cork City (Coach)
On 30 January 2016, Reynolds was appointed Assistant First Team Coach of Cork City. He only spent one season at Turners Cross before leaving for his native Waterford. He did help the rebels win the FAI Cup with a 1-0 win over Dundalk after finishing 2nd to the same team in the Premier Division.
Return to Waterford
Reynolds was appointed as Waterford head coach for a second spell on the 2nd of January 2017, working alongside Director of Football Pat Fenlon.