Daniel Connor, more commonly known as Dan Connor, (born 31 January 1981 in Dublin) is a retired Irish

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

 football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 goalkeeper formerly of Hereford United.

Connor is one of the more experienced goalkeepers in the league, having previously played for Peterborough United

Peterborough United F.C.

Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...

, Waterford United and Drogheda United. He has also represented the Republic of Ireland at both U21

Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team

The Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team, is the national under-21 football team of the Republic of Ireland and is controlled by the Football Association of Ireland and competes in the biennial European Under-21 Football Championship and has competed since 1978.-Competition...

 and B

Republic of Ireland B national football team

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 level, making his U21 debut in Buckley Park

Buckley Park

Buckley Park is a multi-purpose stadium on the Callan road Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland. Kilkenny City purchased of land from a local farmer by the name of Mick Murphy for £16,000. The ground was originally called Tenney Park. It is currently used for football matches and was the home stadium...

 in June 2003 against Georgia.

While with the Blues he scored the winning goal in the FAI Cup

FAI Cup

The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup, known as the FAI Ford Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland...

 semi final in 2004 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/2004/1002/Pg028.html#Ar02801:00009F1420F100021805322F0D523111023F12539016039E0D547610748000023E03B24C00029D03B2AB00033103B33F05F37509938300043203B4400654750A048305921808E22F10947612748003E23E06524C.

Following his release from Drogheda United at the end of the 2008 season, it was confirmed on January 23 2009 that Connor had signed for Cork City, where he linked up with former Drogheda manager Paul Doolin

Paul Doolin

Paul Doolin is a former Irish footballer and manager.He played for Bohemians, scoring on his debut on 13 September 1981. In June 1985 he signed for Shamrock Rovers and in his three years at the club won the double twice scoring 30 goals in 107 appearances. In his first season at Milltown he was...

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Connor signed for St Patrick's Athletic at the start of the 2010 League of Ireland

2010 League of Ireland

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 season, but on 1 July it was announced that he had signed for Hereford United on a 2 year deal. His first season with the Bulls was, however, ruined by a hip injury that ruled him out of the majority of the season. Despite battling long and hard to over come this injury Connor was forced to retire from playing in August 2011.

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Honours

• League of Ireland
  League of Ireland
  The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...
  
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  • Drogheda United - 2007
• League of Ireland First Division:
  • Waterford United - 2002/03
• FAI Cup
  FAI Cup
  The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup, known as the FAI Ford Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland...
  
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  • Drogheda United - 2005
• Setanta Cup: 2
  • Drogheda United - 2006, 2007

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