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My Take
Roy Keane is my favorite kind of footballer: the one whose presence mattered more than any statistic, even though his statistics are formidable. Nineteen trophies and the Manchester United armband tell you he won; the glare, the standards, the refusal to accept anything less than total commitment tell you why. I find his second act just as compelling — as a pundit he applies the same brutal honesty to television that he once applied to midfield, and it works because nobody doubts he lived it. Hall of Fame inductions feel almost redundant for a man who defined an era's intensity.
Overview
Roy Maurice Keane (born 10 August 1971) is an Irish football pundit, former coach, and former professional player. He is best known for his career in the Premier League, in particular his captaincy of Manchester United. He is the joint most decorated Irish footballer of all time alongside Denis Irwin and Ronnie Whelan, having won 19 major trophies in his club career, 17 during his time at Manchester United.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Roy Keane
- Name (Japanese)
- ロイ・キーン
- Reading
- ろい・きーん
- Born
- August 10, 1971 (age 54)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Boar
- Origin
- Cork, County Cork, Ireland
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 178 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- English Football Hall of Fame
- 2021 Premier League Hall of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Ireland →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.