Richard Sadlier
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Richard Sadlier is an Irish
former professional footballer and former CEO of St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
. Since retirement from the professional game he has worked as a pundit with RTÉ, earning comparisons with Mark Lawrenson
and Jim Beglin
who also began to work in punditry after their careers were prematurely ended by injury. According to Kim Bielenberg in the Irish Independent
, Sadlier "manages to steer clear of clichés and gaffes".
in Dublin before joining Millwall F.C.
. He was educated at St. Benildus College
where he excelled on on the sports fields.
Richard helped Millwall to becoming 2000-01 Second Division Champions but was forced to watch from the stand as Millwall reached the 2004 FA Cup Final in his final season. A striker, Sadlier scored 34 goals in 103 starts for Millwall.
In an interview with RedTV, Mark McGhee
named Sadlier as potentially the best player he'd ever worked with in his managerial career.
and scored at the FIFA World Youth Championship finals in Nigeria in 1999.
Sadlier's only cap for the Republic of Ireland national football team
came against Russia
in a friendly at Lansdowne Road
on 13 February 2002. He was highly favoured to make Mick McCarthy
's final 23 man Republic of Ireland squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup
, but had to withdraw with a hip injury which ultimately ended his football career prematurely.
after previously doing some punditry work with Setanta Sports
.
In 2007 he was appointed to the board of St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
. In 2008, Sadlier joined RTÉ's panel of pundits for its League of Ireland
coverage, dominated by Monday Night Soccer
. He resigned from his post at St Patrick's at the end of the 2009 season.
He contributed to RTÉ Sport
's coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup
.
He is a panelist on RTE Two's Premier Soccer Saturday covering the 2010-11 Premier League.
In March 2011, Sadlier appeared on the Seán Moncrieff
Show on Irish
radio station Newstalk in an interview.
In April 2011 he was a pundit on RTE alongside Liam Brady and John Giles for the Champions League semi final second leg game of Manchester United and FC Schalke.
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,...
former professional footballer and former CEO of St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
St Patrick's Athletic Football Club is a football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Founded in 1929, they are based in the Dublin suburb of Inchicore and play their home matches at Richmond Park. They have won the League of Ireland title 7 times and...
. Since retirement from the professional game he has worked as a pundit with RTÉ, earning comparisons with Mark Lawrenson
Mark Lawrenson
Mark Thomas Lawrenson is a former professional football player, a defender in the Liverpool and Irish football teams of the 1980s; he since became a radio, television and internet pundit for the BBC and Today FM. He was born in England, but played for the Republic of Ireland because his...
and Jim Beglin
Jim Beglin
James Martin "Jim" Beglin is a former Irish professional footballer.- Life and career :Beglin played schoolboy football in his native city with Bolton and Waterford Bohs before joining Shamrock Rovers in 1980...
who also began to work in punditry after their careers were prematurely ended by injury. According to Kim Bielenberg in the Irish Independent
Irish Independent
The Irish Independent is Ireland's largest-selling daily newspaper that is published in both compact and broadsheet formats. It is the flagship publication of Independent News & Media.-History:...
, Sadlier "manages to steer clear of clichés and gaffes".
Club career
He began his career at youth level with Leicester Celtic and Belvedere FCBelvedere FC
Belvedere Football Club is an Irish youth football club based in Fairview, Dublin. Originally founded in 1971, the club plays in the Dublin & District Soccer League...
in Dublin before joining Millwall F.C.
Millwall F.C.
Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
. He was educated at St. Benildus College
St. Benildus College
St. Benildus College is a Catholic boys' secondary school located in Kilmacud, Dublin, Ireland. It was established in 1966 when free secondary education was introduced in Ireland. Founded in 1966, the College was named after the De La Salle Saint, Brother Benildus of Clermont, France.. As of 2005,...
where he excelled on on the sports fields.
Richard helped Millwall to becoming 2000-01 Second Division Champions but was forced to watch from the stand as Millwall reached the 2004 FA Cup Final in his final season. A striker, Sadlier scored 34 goals in 103 starts for Millwall.
In an interview with RedTV, Mark McGhee
Mark McGhee
Mark Edward McGhee is a former Scottish professional football player. McGhee started his career at Greenock Morton in 1975 and spent spells at clubs including Newcastle United, Aberdeen, Hamburg, Celtic, IK Brage and Reading...
named Sadlier as potentially the best player he'd ever worked with in his managerial career.
International career
Sadlier formed a strike force with Robbie KeaneRobbie Keane
Robert David "Robbie" Keane is an Irish association football player who plays as a striker for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer and captains the Irish national football team....
and scored at the FIFA World Youth Championship finals in Nigeria in 1999.
Sadlier's only cap for the Republic of Ireland national football team
Republic of Ireland national football team
The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in association football. It is run by the Football Association of Ireland and currently plays home fixtures at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, which opened in May 2010....
came against Russia
Russia national football team
The Russia national football team represents Russia in association football and is controlled by the Russian Football Union , the governing body for football in Russia. Russia's home grounds are Luzhniki Stadium, Lokomotiv Stadium , and Petrovsky Stadium in St.Petersburg and their head coach is...
in a friendly at Lansdowne Road
Lansdowne Road
Lansdowne Road was a stadium in Dublin owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union that has been the location of a number of sports stadiums. It was used primarily for rugby union and for association football matches as well as some music concerts...
on 13 February 2002. He was highly favoured to make Mick McCarthy
Mick McCarthy
Michael Joseph "Mick" McCarthy is an English-born former Irish international footballer who is currently the manager of Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he has been in charge since July 2006....
's final 23 man Republic of Ireland squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...
, but had to withdraw with a hip injury which ultimately ended his football career prematurely.
Media career
In 2006, Sadlier was approached to write a column on association football for the Sunday IndependentSunday Independent
The Sunday Independent is a broadsheet Sunday newspaper published in Ireland by Independent News and Media plc. The newspaper is edited by Aengus Fanning, and is the biggest selling Irish Sunday newspaper by a large margin ; average circulation of 291,323 between June 2004 and January 2005,...
after previously doing some punditry work with Setanta Sports
Setanta Sports
Setanta Sports is an international sports broadcaster based in Dublin, Ireland. Setanta Sports was formed in 1990 to facilitate the broadcasting of Irish sporting events...
.
In 2007 he was appointed to the board of St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
St Patrick's Athletic Football Club is a football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Founded in 1929, they are based in the Dublin suburb of Inchicore and play their home matches at Richmond Park. They have won the League of Ireland title 7 times and...
. In 2008, Sadlier joined RTÉ's panel of pundits for its 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...
coverage, dominated by Monday Night Soccer
Monday Night Soccer
Monday Night Soccer is the RTÉ's main football television programme. It is shown on RTÉ Two on Monday evenings during the Irish football season, showing highlights of the day's matches in Irish football's top division, the League of Ireland Premier Division...
. He resigned from his post at St Patrick's at the end of the 2009 season.
He contributed to RTÉ Sport
RTÉ Sport
RTÉ Sport is a cross platform, integrated business division of Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann, responsible for the provision of sport coverage on RTÉ Radio, RTÉ Television, and RTÉ.ie....
's coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
.
He is a panelist on RTE Two's Premier Soccer Saturday covering the 2010-11 Premier League.
In March 2011, Sadlier appeared on the Seán Moncrieff
Seán Moncrieff
Seán Moncrieff is an Irish broadcaster, journalist and writer. He currently presents the weekday afternoon radio show Moncrieff on Newstalk. His television credits include his own Raidió Teilifís Éireann chat show Good Grief Moncrieff!, comedy panel show Don't Feed the Gondolas, and The...
Show on Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
radio station Newstalk in an interview.
In April 2011 he was a pundit on RTE alongside Liam Brady and John Giles for the Champions League semi final second leg game of Manchester United and FC Schalke.