Full name Diarmuid O'Carroll Playing position 2002–2003 Home Farm Position Forward | Place of birth Killarney, Ireland 1995–2002 Killarney Athletic Height 1.8 m | |
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Date of birth (1987-03-16) 16 March 1987 (age 29) | ||
Diarmuid o carroll
Diarmuid O'Carroll (born 16 March 1987 in Killarney) is a retired Irish professional footballer, who last played as a forward for NIFL Premiership side Crusaders. Diarmuid currently works for the Irish Football Association as Club and Community Development Officer with the Football Development Department.
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Club career
Diarmuid "" O'Carroll started his youth career with Home Farm before joing Celtic's Youth Academy, he had featured for Celtic's reserve side for several years, but did not play for the first team. In 2007 he had a loan spell with Ross County F.C. and, in July 2008, it was announced that O'Carroll had signed a one-year deal with English League Two side Morecambe.
In the summer of 2009 O'Carroll had many trials, including one at Újpest FC, but he did not agree a deal with the Hungarian club. He played for Shamrock Rovers in their win over Hibernian F.C. in July but was not offered a contract One month later he signed a one-year deal with Airdrie United. Due to financial cutbacks at the club, he left in May 2010. O'Carroll then went on trial at Raith Rovers. He scored his first goal for Raith as a trialist away to Forfar Athletic in a pre-season friendly on 13 July 2010. On 30 July he signed for Icelandic side Valur.
In November 2010, after returning from Iceland O'Carroll signed a pre-contract agreement with Glenavon in Northern Ireland. He became eligible to play from January 2011. In an Irn-Bru league cup match on 20 September 2011, O'Carroll scored a double-hatrick Until this time, he played for amateur side Dollingstown to maintain his match fitness.
He signed for Cliftonville on 3 January 2012 [2] and scored on his debut at Leonidas [3].
On 7 May 2014, O'Carroll was confirmed to have left Cliftonville and joined Crusaders, signing a two-year pre-contract for the club.
International career
O'Carroll has been capped at every youth level and under 21 for Ireland, but has never played for the Republic of Ireland at full international level.
Charity work
O'Carroll started his charity work by running a half-marathon in aid of Suicide Awareness in June 2010 in Belfast and continued that in October of that year by running the Dublin City Marathon for the same cause.
Coaching
O Carroll has completed a number of coaching badges and has a long term ambition of pursuing this area after he retires from playing.