Declan Devine
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 September 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Derry, Northern Ireland | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Glentoran (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ipswich Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1995 | Omagh Town | 25 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Glentoran | 18 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Derry City | 5 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Omagh Town | 3 | (0) |
| 1998–2002 | Institute | 22 | (0) |
| Total | 73 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994 | Northern Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Derry City | ||
| 2015–2018 | Northern Ireland U16 | ||
| 2019–2021 | Derry City | ||
| 2022–2024 | Bohemians | ||
| 2024– | Glentoran | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Declan Devine (born 15 September 1973) is a Northern Irish football coach and former player who is manager of Glentoran in the NIFL Premiership.
Devine has played for and managed his hometown club Derry City in the League of Ireland Premier Division.
Devine began his career with Ipswich Town but was unable to make the breakthrough at Portman Road and returned home. Devine then plied his trade with a number of Irish League clubs as well as Derry City and won the Ulster Young Footballer of the Year Award in 1994 when playing for Roy McCreadie's Omagh Town side. Devine was capped right up to U-21 level with Northern Ireland, winning an U-21 cap in a 0–0 draw against Romania in 1994.[1]
He had success with Glentoran, helping them to defeat Glenavon in the Irish Cup final in the 1995–96 season. However, at the end of that season Devine moved to the Brandywell for a combined fee of £42,000 which included Liam Coyle, where he provided backup to Tony O'Dowd as Derry City went on to win the title.[2]