Eileen Gleeson
| Senior career* | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Blacklions | |||
| Ballymun United | |||
| Hammond Celtic | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| Ballymun United | |||
| St James's Gate | |||
| 2006–2014 | Peamount United | ||
| 2014– | UCD Waves | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Eileen Gleeson is a Republic of Ireland women's association football manager and former footballer. She is currently the manager of UCD Waves. She previously managed Peamount United, who she guided to the last 32 of the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League.
Playing Career
As a player Gleeson played in the Civil Service League with Blacklions and in the Dublin Women's Soccer League with Ballymun United and Hammond Celtic.[1]
Manager
Early coaching career
Gleeson began her coaching career with Ballymun United in the Dublin Women's Soccer League and also had a spell with St James's Gate.[2]
Peamount United
Gleeson served as manager of Peamount United between 2006 and 2014. Under Gleeson, United became the one of the most successful women's football teams in the Republic of Ireland. With a squad that included Nicola Sinnott, Aine O'Gorman, Sara Lawlor, Katie Taylor and Louise Quinn, Gleeson guided Peamount United to a treble in 2010, winning the Dublin Women's Soccer League title, the DWSL Premier Cup and the FAI Women's Cup.[3][4] Under Gleeson, Peamount also won the inaugural 2011–12 Women's National League title and the WNL Cup in both 2012 and 2013. Gleeson also managed Peamount during their 2011–12 and 2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League campaigns.[5] In 2013–14 when Stephanie Roche scored her FIFA Puskás Award-nominated goal for Peamount against Wexford Youths, it was Gleeson who uploaded footage of the goal on the internet. It later went viral on YouTube.[6][7]
UCD Waves
The 2014–15 Women's National League season saw Gleeson become manager of UCD Waves. A number of Peamount United players including Julie-Ann Russell, Aine O'Gorman, Karen Duggan, Dora Gorman, Chloe Mustaki and Emily Cahill all subsequently followed Gleeson to UCD Waves [8]
Honours
Peamount United
- Women's National League
- FAI Women's Cup
- Winners: 2010: 1
- Runners-up: 2005, 2008: 2
- WNL Cup
- Dublin Women's Soccer League
- Winners: 2010: 1
- Runners-up: 2005, 2006: 2
- DWSL Premier Cup
- Winners: 2010: 1
UCD Waves
- Women's National League
- Runners-up: 2014–15
- FAI Women's Cup
- Runners-up: 2014: 1
References
- ↑ "Coaches Feature". www.fai.ie. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ↑ "Cork Women's FC v Peamount United". extratime.ie. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ↑ Feery, Niall (26 July 2010). "Aine's the ace for super Peamount". The Herald (Ireland). Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ↑ "Peamount Prepare for Champions Challenge". shekicks.net. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ "Gleeson and Peamount United part company". www.extratime.ie. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ↑ "Today on YouTube: Stephanie Roche scores goal of the season contender for Peamount United". The Daily Telegraph. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ↑ Kelly, Rory (21 October 2013). "Stephanie Roche Goal – The World Reacts – Passes 1 million views". ExtraTime.ie. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ↑ "Waves break new ground". www.gazettegroup.com. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2016.