Steve Staunton

Where is Steve Staunton now?

Former Premier League defender Steve Staunton finished his 20-year playing career in 2005 after a brief spell playing in League One with Walsall where he was also working as assistant coach.

Starting his professional career in 1986 with the Reds he went onto make 557 first-team appearances for six teams winning a number of trophies including the old First Division title and the FA Cup with Liverpool along with two League Cups and the Intertoto Cup with Aston Villa.

He was also a mainstay of the Republic of Ireland national side during the 1990’s and ended his international career having made 102 caps and featuring in the 1994 and 2002 FIFA World Cup finals.

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Having only had limited coaching experience at Walsall it surprised many when Staunton was appointed manager of Republic of Ireland’s senior team in 2006 and he endured a topsy-turvy run of results over the next 18 months which ulitmately led to failure to reach the 2008 UEFA European Championships and cost him his job.

Returning to England, Staunton had a brief spell assisting Gary McAllister at Leeds United and then worked as a scout for Wolverhampton Wanderers, before he was appointed manager of Darlington in 2009. His time at the club was brief however and he was sacked in 2010 after winning just four of his 23 games in charge.

Next up for Staunton was a role as match assessor at Sunderland where his job was to produce detailed reports of upcoming opponents, but he left in 2013 when Paolo Di Canio joined the club as manager and brought in his own backroom staff.

In 2016 he declared himself bankrupt and has kept a low-profile ever since although he does do the occasional ambassadorial work with Liverpool.

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Steve Staunton: Premier League Statistics

NationalityIrish
PositionDefender
Appearances288
Goals13
Yellow Cards32
Red Cards3
Premier League Teams Played forAston Villa, Liverpool

Statistics courtesy of www.premierleague.com

Last Updated on 12 July 2023 by Admin