Playing position Role Footballer Years Team Height 1.75 m | 1995–2001 Tottenham Hotspur Position Forward Name Neale Fenn | |
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Full name Neale Michael Charles Fenn Date of birth (1977-01-18) 18 January 1977 (age 38) Place of birth Edmonton, London, England | ||
Neale Fenn - Talent, Self-Belief, and Leadership Principles - EP099
Neale Fenn (born 18 January 1977) is a retired professional footballer who is the current manager of League of Ireland First Division club Longford Town F.C.
Contents
- Neale Fenn Talent Self Belief and Leadership Principles EP099
- Preview orient assistant manager neale fenn on tomorrow s encounter with crewe alexandra
- Early career
- League of Ireland career
- International career
- References
Preview orient assistant manager neale fenn on tomorrow s encounter with crewe alexandra
Early career
Fenn previously played for Spurs, making his professional debut in January 1997 starting a memorable 3rd round FA Cup tie at Manchester United in 1997 alongside Rory Allen, which Spurs lost 2–0. He made his league debut, as a substitute in a 2–1 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday in April.
He made only 10 appearances for Spurs, scoring once, in a League Cup tie against Carlisle in September 1997.
Fenn went on loan to several clubs including Norwich City in the First Division. At Norwich he scored once; his goal coming in a 5-0 win against Swindon Town.
League of Ireland career
Signed for Waterford United in August 2003 making his League of Ireland debut as a substitute for Daryl Murphy in a home game against Derry.
His form and skill saw him transferring to Cork City F.C. for the 2004 season. He made a scoring debut on the opening day of the season. His 3 seasons at Turners Cross (stadium) established him as one of the most highly regarded players in Ireland and he won his first League of Ireland Championship in 2005 in the same team as Kevin Doyle.
Fenn scored two European goals for Cork. He netted at FC Nantes in the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup. He also scored what proved to be the all-important away goal in City's 2005-06 UEFA Cup win against Swedish side Djurgårdens.
Fenn was signed for Bohemians after his contract with Cork City expired in November 2006, becoming the first signing of new Bohs manager Sean Connor. After failing to score a league goal in his first season at Dalymount Park, Fenn was revitalised under the management of Pat Fenlon and played an important role in Bohs' 2008 league championship triumph. He scored against Rhyl F.C. in the 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup. He added another league winners medal to his collection in 2009 but was released by Bohs when his contract expired at the end of the season.
In January 2010, Fenn moved to Dundalk
He netted again in the Europa League.
On 29 July 2010, he announced his retirement from football with immediate effect due to personal reasons. Fenn insisted he would not be making a return to football. "I think once you finish you might as well finish rather than making all sorts of comebacks. At the moment, I can’t see myself coming back at all." However, only four days later on 3 August 2010 signed for Shamrock Rovers until the end of the 2010 season. He explained his reasons for joining the Hoops.
On the 7th April 2017 he was announced as Leyton Orient assistant manager until the end of the season.
On the 27th of June 2017, Longford Town F.C. of the League of Ireland First Division announced he was their new manager.
International career
Neale has been capped for Republic of Ireland at U15, U16, U18, U20, U21 and 'B' levels.
Fenn was part of Brian Kerr's 1997 under-20 squad which won bronze in the FIFA World Youth Championship in Malaysia in 1997.
In September 1997 Fenn was sent off for flooring an Icelandic opponent who laughed at his penalty miss in an Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team international.
The same year he was called up to senior squad twice.