player · international archive · 1990–2001
Niall Quinn
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Republic of IrelandArchive goals
14
for Republic of Ireland
Matches scored in
12
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Tournaments
3
most in the UEFA Euro qualification (8)
Career span
1990–2001
first 1990-06-21 · last 2001-10-06
Counted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Niall John Quinn is an Irish former professional footballer, manager, businessman and sports television pundit. — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
4 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1990–2001The archive holds 4 team sheets naming Niall Quinn in Republic of Ireland's starting line-up, from 1990-06-21 to 2001-11-10.
4 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
14 goals across 12 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 1990–2001| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-10-06 |  Cyprus | W4–0(h) | 11' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Dublin |
| 1999-10-09 |  North Macedoniaplayed as Macedonia | D1–1(a) | 18' | UEFA Euro qualification | Skopje |
| 1999-06-09 | North Macedoniaplayed as Macedonia | W1–0(h) | 60' | UEFA Euro qualification | Dublin |
| 1998-10-14 |  Malta | W5–0(h) | 62' | UEFA Euro qualification | Dublin |
| 1996-08-31 |  Liechtenstein | W5–0(a) | 12' 61' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Eschen |
| 1995-03-29 |  Northern Ireland | D1–1(h) | 47' | UEFA Euro qualification | Dublin |
| 1994-10-12 | Liechtenstein | W4–0(h) | 30' 82' | UEFA Euro qualification | Dublin |
| 1993-04-28 |  Denmark | D1–1(h) | 75' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Dublin |
| 1993-03-31 | Northern Ireland | W3–0(h) | 22' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Dublin |
| 1991-03-27 |  England | D1–1(a) | 29' | UEFA Euro qualification | London |
| 1990-10-17 |  Türkiye | W5–0(h) | 66' | UEFA Euro qualification | Dublin |
| 1990-06-21 |  Netherlands | D1–1(n) | 71' | FIFA World Cup | Palermo |
Honours
2 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours2 | ||||
| Football League Cup | ×1 | 1986–87 | Arsenal | |
| Football League First Division | ×1 | 1998–99 | Sunderland | |
| Individual honours12 | ||||
| Player of the year · 3 | ||||
| Irish Young Player of the Year | 1990 | |||
| Manchester City Player of the Year | 1991 | |||
| Sunderland Player of the Year | 1999 | |||
| Teams of the season · 1 | ||||
| PFA Team of the Year | 1998–99 | |||
| More honours · 8 | ||||
| Beacon Fellowship Prize for his contribution to medical and children's charities, 2003 | ||||
| British Sports Book Awards | ||||
| Freedom of Sunderland award | 2013 | |||
| honorary master's degree | 2012 | |||
| James Joyce Award | ||||
| North East Football Writers' Association's Personality of the Year | 2011 | |||
| North East Football Writers' Player of 1999 | ||||
| PFA Merit Award | 2002 | |||
| Orders & distinctions1 | ||||
| Member of the Order of the British Empire | ||||
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