Glenn Whelan

I have a soft spot for players like Glenn Whelan. He never lit up a scoresheet, made just a single first-team appearance at Manchester City, yet built a long, dependable career as a defensive midfielder and earned a steady run with the Republic of Ireland. That kind of unglamorous reliability is, to me, the real spine of any team. What intrigues me most now is his move into management at Livingston. Players who grind in the trenches often make sharp, no-nonsense coaches, and I genuinely want to see whether Whelan can pass on that gritty, hard-won wisdom to a new generation.

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Name (English)

Glenn Whelan

Name (Japanese)

グレン・ウィーラン

Reading

ぐれん・うぃーらん

Born

January 13, 1984 (age 42)

Origin

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Height

180 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rat

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn%20Whelan
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q316698

Tags

• County Dublin
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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