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Irish manager in La Liga

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  • 19-12-2007 12:46am
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    DmanDmythDledge
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    Can anyone name the only (I think so anyway!) Irish person to have managed in La Liga.


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    MRPRO03
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    He won the League with Real Betis - Patrick O'Connell


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    Dub13
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    I think Barcelona had an Irish manager years ago,I remember NewsTalk (off the ball) did a piece on him a couple of years ago.


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    ShevY
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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_O%27Connell_%281887-1959%29


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    Dub13
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    Yea that sounds like the guy....it was a great pice on the radio about him,he had some life.


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    JæKæ
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    That's quite a story alright.
    Barcelona's US/Mexico tour in 1937 :
    'In financial terms this tour saved the club'


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    Predhead
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    Interesting.


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