Pat Jennings

Pat Jennings sits comfortably in any conversation about the greatest goalkeepers ever, and rightly so. A career spanning over two decades and 119 caps for Northern Ireland is staggering longevity for any position, let alone the most pressured one on the pitch. Three Ballon d'Or nominations as a keeper underline just how exceptional he was. What I admire most isn't flair but reliability, the sense that nothing got past those famously huge hands. Coming from Newry via Gaelic football, he carried real athleticism into the goalmouth. A genuine, understated legend of the game.

Name (English)

Pat Jennings

Name (Japanese)

パット・ジェニングス

Reading

ぱっと・じぇにんぐす

Born

June 12, 1945 (age 81)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Rooster

Origin

Newry, United Kingdom

Height

183 cm

Occupation

association football player / Gaelic football player / association football coach

Awards & achievements

• Officer of the Order of the British Empire

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat%20Jennings
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%8B%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q311711

Tags

• association football player
• Gaelic football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.