Jim Beglin

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Jim Beglin
Personnel
Surname James Martin Beglin
birthday July 22, 1963
place of birth Waterford ,  Ireland
size 188 cm
position Left full-back
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1981-1983 Shamrock Rovers 49 (0)
1983-1989 Liverpool FC 83 (2)
1989-1991 Leeds United 19 (0)
1990 Plymouth Argyle 5 (0)
1990-1991 Blackburn Rovers 6 (0)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1984-1986 Ireland 15 (0)
1 Only league games are given.

James Martin "Jim" Beglin (born July 22, 1963 in Waterford , Ireland ) is a former Irish football player . On the left full-back position , he won the English championship and FA Cup double with Liverpool FC in 1986 , before a serious injury meant that he had to end his playing career at the age of only 27.

Athletic career

As the last engagement in the era of legendary coach Bob Paisley , Jim Beglin moved from Shamrock Rovers to Liverpool for £ 20,000 in May 1983 . Beglin had already gained European experience with the Rovers in the UEFA Cup and even scored a goal there. Within the first 18 months he was gradually introduced to the first team by the new coach Joe Fagan , before his successor Kenny Dalglish expressed his permanent trust in the left defender position and thus ousted the veteran Alan Kennedy from the regular formation. He played his first game on November 10, 1984 in a 1-1 draw at home against Southampton in left midfield and exactly five months later scored his first goal in the 85th minute in a 4-0 semi-final first leg win in the European championship against Panathinaikos Athens . After the 1-0 return win in Greece, Beglin was in the final against Juventus Turin , which eventually became known as the Heysel disaster and pushed the sporting value into the background.

During his first season as a regular player, Beglin established himself through his confident, tactically mature and offensively oriented style of play and was instrumental in winning the English championship and the FA Cup - both at the expense of local rivals Everton . He was also an Irish national player at that time and came in 1984 for the first of a total of 15 appearances for his home country.

The promising career then received a decisive setback in 1987 during a league cup game against Everton. In a duel with Gary Stevens - Everton's right-back - Beglin broke his leg so complicated that he could never fully recover. Beglin himself absolved Stevens of all guilt, assumed no intention to do so and described the action as "extremely unfortunate" - only Liverpool's Alan Hansen should publicly raise allegations and describe the duel behavior of Stevens as "one foot too high and one hour too late".

When Liverpool finally reached the final in the league cup and lost 2-1 to Arsenal , Beglin could only watch injured. Dalglish had in the meantime reacted and changed his defensive formation by ordering Steve Nicol to the left full-back position and with Barry Venison signed a potential new permanent solution. When Beglin was still hoping to return soon, he was finally the young local hero Gary Ablett , who more and more established himself as Beglin's permanent replacement. Beglin attempted a return through the Liverpool reserve team, but a cartilage damage in his knee finally meant his end at Anfield .

In June 1989 he left the "Reds" after a total of 98 games and joined Leeds United . There, however, he was never able to build on his previous performance and remained physically weak. He was briefly loaned to Plymouth Argyle and the Blackburn Rovers before ending his sporting career at the age of just 27.

Beglin now works as a football expert for the Irish broadcaster RTÉ , where he comments on matches in the Premier League , the Champions League and the Irish national team. He is also active for the British broadcaster ITV and also works for his old club from Liverpool, where he mainly lends his voice to official video and DVD publications of the club.

successes

  • English champion: 1986
  • FA Cup Winner: 1986
  • Charity Shield Winner: 1986 (shared)

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personal data
SURNAME Beglin, Jim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Beglin, James Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH July 22, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Waterford