Keane

A dominating central-midfielder, Keane has been hailed as one of the greatest players to grace the game in the modern era. Keane was noted for his aggressive and highly-competitive style of play, an attitude which helped him excel as captain of Manchester United from 1997 until his departure in 2005. He played at international level for much of his career, representing the Republic of Ireland over a period of fourteen years, most of which he spent as captain. In the 1994 FIFA World Cup he played in every game although he was sent home from the 2002 World Cup after an argument with national coach Mick McCarthy. During his first season as Sunderland manager, he took the club from twenty-third position in the Coca-Cola Championship to the top of the table. Despite his growing promise, a future career in football began to look uncertain. He was turned down from the Ireland schoolboys squad after a trial in Dublin; one explanation was that the fourteen-year-old Keane was "just too small" to make it at the required level
his dedication to training noticed by many.

In an important FAI Youth Cup match against Belvedere Boys of Dublin, Keane's performance attracted the attention of a watching Nottingham Forest scout, who asked him to travel over to England for a trial. Keane impressed Forest manager Brian Clough and his staff, and eventually a deal for Keane worth £47,000 was struck with Cobh Ramblers in the summer of 1990.
Keane took full advantage of his run in the team, scoring twice on his home debut against Sheffield United in August and grabbing the winner in the Manchester derby three months later.
He had soon established himself as a permanent fixture in Alex Ferguson's side, and by the end of the season he had won his first trophy as a professional as United retained their Premiership title in May
FA Premier League: 7
FA Cup: 4
FA Community Shield/Charity Shield: 4
UEFA Champions League:1
Intercontinental Cup: 1
during his soccer career he wse fomous for his red/yellow card
1995-96 campaign saw Keane in and out of the side to a series of knee injuries and frequent suspensions in the 1998-99 season, when he returned to captain the side to an unprecedented treble of the FA Premier League, FA Cup, and UEFA Champions League. One of his finest performances in this campaign was an inspirational display against Juventus in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final 1999-00 He was voted PFA Players' Player of the Year and Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year at the end of the season after leading United to their sixth Premiership title in eight years.he was even not afred of attecking in his teammate..Keane was rewarded with both February and March's "Manager of the Month" award