Johnny Carey

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Johnny Carey
Personnel
Surname	John Joseph Carey
birthday	February 23, 1919
place of birth	Dublin ,  Ireland
date of death	23rd August 1995
Place of death	Macclesfield ,  England
size	180 cm
position	Central defender
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
1936-1937	St. James's Gate FC
1937-1953	Manchester United	304 (16)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
1937-1953	Ireland	29 (3)
1946-1949	Northern Ireland	7 (0)
Stations as a trainer
Years	station
1953-1958	Blackburn Rovers
1955-1967	Ireland
1958-1961	Everton FC
1961-1963	Leyton Orient
1963-1968	Nottingham Forest
1970-1971	Blackburn Rovers
1 Only league games are given.

John Joseph Carey (born February 23, 1919 in Dublin , † August 23, 1995 in Macclesfield ) was an Irish football player , football coach and soldier in World War II .

life and career

Player career

Early years

As a teenager, Carey played for Home Farm. In 1936 the Irishman signed a contract with St James's Gate. After only two months in the Irish Premier League, he was scouted and signed by Manchester United . In November 1936 he got his contract with the Red Devils. He came to England for the then Irish record sum of the equivalent of € 370 . He made his debut as a left midfielder against Southampton FC on September 23, 1937. Carey was part of the team that won the first league title with the Red Devils.

Second World War

Carey served in the British Army during World War II. During this time he played soccer as a guest player at Liverpool FC and Everton FC . When he had to go to Italy due to the war , he played there for various Italian clubs under the code name Cario . After he returned to England, he received offers from Italy. Nevertheless Carey went back to Manchester United afterwards.

Return to Manchester United

Upon his return, he was used as a midfielder and defender. He even became captain under coach Sir Matt Busby . The Irishman was the English cup winner at that time and became the English champion in 1952. Carey played a total of 304 league games for the Red Devils and scored 17 goals. He also played 38 times in the cup and scored one goal.

International appearances

When Carey started his international career, there were two different Irish national football teams. Both selections (the IFA from Northern Ireland , the other from the Republic of Ireland ) brought him into their teams. In total, he played 29 times for the Republic of Ireland from 1937 to 1953, with three hits, and from 1946 to 1949 nine times for Northern Ireland. In 1947 he played for a European selection.

Coaching career

In 1953 the Irishman ended his active career. In 1953, immediately after retiring, he was hired by Blackburn Rovers as a coach. He made it to the top division with the Rovers. In addition to his coaching job in Blackburn , he coached the Irish national football team from 1955 to 1967 . From 1958 to 1961 he was the coach of Everton FC . The next club he coached was Leyton Orient . From 1963 to 1968 he was the coach of Nottingham Forest . The last club he coached were the Blackburn Rovers from 1970 to 1971. On August 23, 1995, the Irish International died at the age of 76.

statistics

successes

Success as a player

all with Manchester United

• English cup winner 1948
• English champion 1952

Success as a trainer

• Promotion with the Blackburn Rovers (1958) and Leyton Orient (1962) in the English first division

Awards

• 1948 England's Footballer of the Year (first non-English player)