| 词条 | Willie Boland |
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| name = Willie Boland | image = Boland, Willie.jpg | image_size = | caption = | alt = | fullname = William John Boland[1] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|8|6|df=y}} | birth_place = Ennis, Republic of Ireland | death_date = | height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}} | position = Midfielder | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1992–1999 | years2 = 1999–2006 | years3 = 2006–2009 | years4 = 2010 | years5 = 2011– | clubs1 = Coventry City | clubs2 = Cardiff City | clubs3 = Hartlepool United | clubs4 = Limerick | caps1 = 63 | caps2 = 209 | caps3 = 64 | caps4 = 1 | goals1 = 0 | goals2 = 3 | goals3 = 1 | goals4 = 0 | totalcaps = 337 | totalgoals = 4 | nationalyears1 = 1991–1992 | nationalteam1 = Republic of Ireland U17 | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = | nationalteam2 = Republic of Ireland U21 | nationalcaps2 = | nationalgoals2 = | manageryears1 = 2017 | managerclubs1 = Limerick (interim) }} William John "Willie" Boland (born 6 August 1975) is an Irish former professional footballer. He notably played in the Premier League for Coventry City, and in the Football League for Cardiff City and Hartlepool United. He has also played for Limerick and spent a short spell as interim manager of the club in 2017. CareerBorn in Ennis, County Clare, Boland started his career with Coventry City, making over 60 league appearances, before moving to Cardiff City in 1999. Despite scoring on his debut on 7 August 1999 in a 1–1 draw with Millwall, Boland initially struggled to find form in Cardiff, his time not helped by a broken leg early into his second season at the club, sustained in a match against Barnet. It was not until he recovered from the injury that he began to settle in the side and the following season he was awarded the clubs player of the year award due to his performances in a three-man midfield alongside Mark Bonner and Graham Kavanagh. After helping the team win promotion to Division One he gradually fell out of favour under new manager Dave Jones.[2] The Irishman was Cardiff City's longest serving player, having been at the club for seven years and starting over 200 games, before leaving when his contract expired in the summer of 2006.[3] He spent a short unsuccessful time on trial at Swansea City before in August 2006 signing for Hartlepool United. Boland became Danny Wilson's first signing.[4] His tough-tackling is something that Wilson had been looking to add to the squad and he agreed terms at The Vic after being out of contract at Cardiff in the summer. His leadership skills and experience were another part of the reason that Pools were quick to move for him when he became available. Boland is a hard tackling midfielder with good battling qualities; he has represented his country at Under-21 level. Boland announced his retirement from professional football on 21 October 2009 having not featured in a professional match for 14 months due to knee problems. His last appearance came on 23 August 2008 in a 1–0 defeat to Stockport County.[5] He scored his only goal for Hartlepool in a 4–2 win over Colchester United on 9 August 2008.[6] Boland came out of retirement in May 2010 to sign for Limerick.[7] Boland made his League of Ireland debut as a substitute, which turned out to be his only appearance, at Athlone Town on 8 May.[8] On 5 April 2017, Boland was appointed interim manager of the side following the departure of Martin Russell.[9] He spent one month in charge of the side before the club appointed Neil McDonald as Russell's permanent replacement.[10] Honours
2002–03
2001–02 References1. ^{{Hugman|1818|accessdate=1 November 2017}} 2. ^1 {{Cite book | title = The Who's Who of Cardiff City | first = Dean | last = Hayes | publisher = Breedon Books | year = 2006 | p=25–26 | location=Derby | isbn= 1-85983-462-0}} 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/5004368.stm |title=Veteran Cox released by Cardiff |author= |date=22 May 2006|work= |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=22 May 2006}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hartlepool_united/5262924.stm |title=Hartlepool boss snaps up Boland |author= |date=18 August 2006 |work= |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=18 August 2006}} 5. ^{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hartlepool_united/8318495.stm |title=Pools' Boland hangs up his boots |publisher=BBC Sport |date=21 October 2009 |accessdate=21 October 2009}} 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/7541028.stm|title=Hartlepool 4–2 Colchester |publisher=BBC |date=9 August 2008 |accessdate=16 February 2010}} 7. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.limerickfc.ie/home/news/100504squad.html |title=Willie John Boland signs with Limerick FC |publisher=Limerick F.C. |date=4 May 2010 |accessdate=13 May 2010}} 8. ^ 9. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2017/0405/865459-willie-boland/ |title=Willie Boland takes over as Limerick FC interim manager |publisher=rte |date=5 April 2017 |accessdate=5 April 2017}} 10. ^{{cite web |url=http://sportinglimerick.com/neil-mcdonald-appointed-new-limerick-fc-manager/ |title=Neil McDonald confirmed as new Limerick FC boss |publisher=Sporting Limerick |author=Adrian Finnin |date=18 May 2017 |accessdate=11 October 2017}} External links
22 : 1975 births|Living people|People from Ennis|Sportspeople from County Clare|Republic of Ireland association footballers|Republic of Ireland youth international footballers|Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers|Association football midfielders|Coventry City F.C. players|Cardiff City F.C. players|Hartlepool United F.C. players|Limerick F.C. players|Premier League players|English Football League players|League of Ireland players|Republic of Ireland expatriate association footballers|Expatriate footballers in Wales|Irish expatriate sportspeople in Wales|Expatriate footballers in England|Irish expatriate sportspeople in England|Republic of Ireland football managers|Limerick F.C. managers |
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