Liam Tuohy (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 April 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | East Wall, Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 13 August 2016 (aged 83) | ||
| Playing position | Outside Left | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stella Maris | |||
| 194x–1951 | St. Mary's, East Wall | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1960 | Shamrock Rovers | 126 | (46) |
| 1960–1963 | Newcastle United | 38 | (9) |
| 1963–1969 | Shamrock Rovers | 85 | (41) |
| 1967 | → Boston Rovers (guest) | 9 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 1954–1965 | League of Ireland XI | 24 | (7) |
| 1957–1958 | Republic of Ireland B | 3 | (0) |
| 1955–1965 | Republic of Ireland | 8 | (4) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1964–1969 | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| 1967 | Boston Rovers | ||
| 1969–1970 | Dundalk | ||
| 1968–1972 | League of Ireland XI | ||
| 1971–1973 | Republic of Ireland | ||
| 1972–1973 | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| 1975–1981 | Dublin University | ||
| 1981–1982 | Shelbourne | ||
| 1981–1986 | Republic of Ireland U19s | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Liam Tuohy (27 April 1933 – 13 August 2016) was an Irish footballer and manager. During the 1950s and 1960s, Tuohy played as an outside left for Shamrock Rovers, Newcastle United, and the Republic of Ireland. In 1959, while playing for Ireland, Tuohy scored the first ever goal in the history of the European Championship. After retiring as a player, Tuohy became a coach and managed several clubs in the League of Ireland including Shamrock Rovers, Dundalk, and Shelbourne.
He also managed the Republic of Ireland. In July 1973, he also took charge of the Shamrock Rovers XI that played Brazil in a prestige friendly, and during the 1980s, he successfully coached the Republic of Ireland U-19s. He subsequently served as a director of football at Home Farm, before retiring in 2002. In October 2007, Tuohy, along with other members of the Shamrock Rovers team that won the FAI Cup six times in a row during the 1960s, was honoured by the FAI.
Tuohy was born in East Wall, a working class area on Northside Dublin. He was the second youngest in a family of six boys. His father, Gerry, died when he was young, leaving him and his five brothers to be raised by his mother, Sadie. Tuohy played in goal at hurling for his school, St. Joseph's, and began playing soccer for St. Mary's, East Wall. After leaving school, Tuohy initially worked as a wheel builder for Royal Enfield, delivered groceries and assembled prams.
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