Susan Ronan

{{Short description|Irish footballer and coach}}

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Susan Ronan (born 21 February 1964) is an Irish football coach and former player, who managed the Republic of Ireland women's national football team from 2010 until 2016.

Ronan represented Welsox and Shelbourne at club level, and made her debut as a player for Ireland in 1988.{{cite web|url=https://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/susan-ronan-appointed-women%E2%80%99s-senior-head-coach|title=Susan Ronan appointed Women's Senior Head Coach|date=2010-10-14|work=FAI|accessdate=2022-10-20}} She won 22 caps and was named FAI Women's Player of the Year in 1993.{{cite news|title=Women's Under-19 Squad Profiles|url=http://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/womens-under-19-squad-profiles|accessdate=25 January 2016|publisher=Football Association of Ireland|date=26 January 2009}}

In October 2010 she succeeded Noel King as head coach of the senior Republic of Ireland women's national football team.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01ea-0e11fabedf6c-c8d8e5eef5d0-1000--ronan-succeeds-king-at-ireland-helm/|title=Ronan succeeds King at Ireland helm|date=2010-10-15|work=UEFA|access-date=2011-08-18}} She stood down from the position in 2016, to take a role as the Football Association of Ireland's head of women's football.{{cite news|last1=Mackey|first1=Liam|title=Sue Ronan kicks through football's glass ceiling|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/sue-ronan-kicks-through-footballs-glass-ceiling-436961.html|accessdate=30 December 2016|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=29 December 2016}} She had obtained a UEFA Pro Licence in 2015.{{cite news |title=Two League of Ireland managers along with former Internationals named on FAI Pro Licence course |url=http://leagueofireland.ie/index.php/2019/01/20/two-league-of-ireland-managers-along-with-former-internationals-named-on-fai-pro-licence-course/ |accessdate=6 September 2019 |publisher=League of Ireland |date=20 January 2019}}