Pat Walker (footballer)
Irish footballer (born 1959)
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Patrick Joseph Walker (born 20 December 1959)[2] is an Irish former professional footballer.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Patrick Joseph Walker[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Carlow, Ireland | ||
| Positions | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1982 | Gillingham | 51 | (3) |
| 1982 | OTP Oulu | ||
| 1982–1983 | Bohemians | 15 | (0) |
| 1983–1986 | BK Häcken | 15 | (4) |
| 1987–1991 | GIF Sundsvall | 40 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1977–1978 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1992–1993 | Varbergs BoIS | ||
| 1994–1996 | Kalmar FF | ||
| 2002–2004 | GIF Sundsvall | ||
| 2005–2007 | Örebro | ||
| 2008–2011 | Sandefjord | ||
| 2011 | Assyriska FF | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
He played for Gillingham between 1977 and 1981, making 51 appearances in the Football League. He also briefly played for Bohemians, before quitting the professional game and moving to Sweden.[2]
International career
Walker earned two caps for the Republic of Ireland U21 side.[citation needed]
Coaching career
Walker was coach of Varbergs BoIS,[3] GIF Sundsvall between 2000 and 2004 and brought them to their highest league finish in the Allsvenskan to date. In 2005, he took over as manager of Örebro SK and helped them gain promotion to the Allsvenskan, before moving to Norway and Norwegian First Division club Sandefjord Fotball. He guided Sandefjord to their best league finish in the history of the club in 2010.[citation needed]
On 9 May 2011 he was fired from Sandefjord Fotball after a weak season opening, which included one win, two draws and two defeats in the first five matches.[4]
In April 2016 he took over Pars FC Örebro as chairman and renamed the team to Scandinavian Football Club Örebro in order to make the team more professional and attract more players from around the world.[5]
Personal life
He is the father of footballers Kevin and Robert.[citation needed]