Don Donovan
{{Short description|Irish footballer and manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Don Donovan
| fullname = Daniel Christopher Donovan
| birth_date = {{birth date|1929|12|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Cork, Ireland
| death_date = {{death date and age|2013|09|26|1929|12|23|df=y}}
| height =
| position = Right-back
| youthyears1 =
| years1 = 1947–1948 |clubs1 = Maymount Rovers |caps1 = |goals1 =
| years2 = 1948–1949 |clubs2 = Dalymount Rovers |caps2 = |goals2 =
| years3 = 1949–1958 |clubs3 = Everton |caps3 = 179 |goals3 = 2
| years4 = 1958–1964 |clubs4 = Grimsby Town |caps4 = 238 |goals4 = 1
| years5 = 1964–1969 |clubs5 = Boston United |caps5 = 142 |goals5 = 0
| totalcaps = |totalgoals =
| nationalyears1 = 1954–1957 |nationalteam1 = Republic of Ireland |nationalcaps1 = 5 |nationalgoals1 = 0
|manageryears1 = 1965–1969
|managerclubs1 = Boston United
}}
Daniel Christopher "Don" Donovan (23 December 1929 – 26 September 2013) was an Irish professional football player and manager.
Career
He was a right back who played for Everton and Grimsby Town. Donovan joined Everton in 1951 from junior football in Ireland and went on to play 187 times for The Toffees scoring just twice. In August 1958, he was transferred to Grimsby Town for a fee of £5,000 where he played until 1964 before becoming player manager of Boston United. He was a huge success at Boston, winning League titles in each of his three seasons with the club.
At international level, he represented Republic of Ireland five times at senior level making his debut in November 1954 {{cite web|url=http://www.soccerscene.ie/sssenior/matchdetails.php?id=62 |title=Statistics: Republic of Ireland [Powered by tplSoccerStats] |publisher=Soccerscene.ie |date= |accessdate=2013-09-27}}
His son Terry Donovan was also a professional footballer who went on to play for the Republic of Ireland, and his granddaughter is Keeley Donovan, the weather presenter.
Death
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110722154118/http://www.efchistory.co.uk/Player%20Gallery%201940-1949.htm Don Donovan], Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
- [http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/rollcall.html Profile on Boston United site]
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722154118/http://www.efchistory.co.uk/Player%20Gallery%201940-1949.htm |date=July 22, 2011 |title=Profile on Everton site }}
{{Boston United F.C. managers}}
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Category:Association footballers from Cork (city)
Category:Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
Category:Republic of Ireland men's international footballers
Category:Grimsby Town F.C. players
Category:Boston United F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Republic of Ireland association football managers
Category:Boston United F.C. managers