Kevin O'Connor (footballer born 1985)

Kevin O'Connor (born 19 October 1985 in Dublin) is an Irish football player. Trained at the Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder came with the exception of three league games early in the season 2006/ 07 with the " Wolves " injury to its exemption in the summer of 2008 not used.

Sports career

Born in the Irish capital O'Connor went through the youth academy of Wolverhampton Wanderers, was then a regular in the reserve team, but remained under the former head coach Glenn Hoddle in the A- team consideration. Instead, they borrowed the young midfielder, whose older brothers James and Danny are also in professional football is active, in March 2006 to the fourth division Stockport County, where he graduated in 2005/ 06 seven league games until the end of the season and a goal shot. He made his debut here on April 8, 2006 as a substitute on the occasion of the 3-3 draw against Cheltenham Town.

With the commitment of his compatriot Mick McCarthy as new coach O'Connor rose immediately. He came on 5 August 2006 against Plymouth Argyle to his league debut for the Wolves and provided with a deflected shot for the 1-1 draw - the hit was scored after the game as Own the Frenchman Mathias Kouo - Doumbé. After he was permanently represented in the first three league games, made ​​a serious injury that the season was ended prematurely for him. As he continued to work at the beginning of the season 2007 /08 on the restoration of his health, his club offered him a contract extension for a further year and the possibility of a loan with Gillingham FC at. The latter business was not able to, especially as a young father, the long traveling distance O'Connor spared but his injury problems came back that forced him to have an operation in November 2007.

In May 2008, announced the club's management of Wolverhampton Wanderers that O'Connor's contract would not be extended further, but would continue him the opportunity to Rehabilition in Wolverhampton. In September 2008, played in front of the former Irish youth team players at the fourth division Port Vale at sample workouts.

In 2010, O'Connor returned to the lower class non -League football and hired back after a brief stint at AFC Telford United in June 2010 at the sechstklassigen league rivals Worcester City.