Billy Young (footballer)
Irish footballer and manager (1938–2025)
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Billy Young (16 May 1938 – 17 April 2025) was an Irish soccer player and manager. He represented Bohemians with distinction for nearly 30 years as player, coach and manager and was inducted into their Hall of Fame in November 2007.[1]
Date of birth
16 May 1938
Place of birth
Dublin, Ireland
Date of death
(aged 86)
Place of death
Dublin, Ireland
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 May 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | (aged 86) | ||
| Place of death | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1969 | Bohemians | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1969 | Athlone Town | ||
| 1971 | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| 1973–1989 | Bohemians | ||
| 1974 | League of Ireland XI | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Managerial career
Young managed Shamrock Rovers for six months during the 1971–72 season until his dismissal in November 1971.[2]
He was honoured by the Football Association of Ireland in November 2008. [3]
Death
Young died on 17 April 2025, at the age of 87.[4]
