Roy Keane is an Irish football player. His midfielder skills have made him reputed all over the World. Robert Maurice Keane was born on 10th August 1971. He is a good football player. Maurice gave his 18 years to football. His dominating nature and style of playing have made him captain for several years.
The football Legend had worked as an Assistant Manager for the Republic of Ireland National team for five years. In the year 2007, Times put his name on 11th number on 50 Best footballer players over the World.
Roy Keane retired as a player in the year 2006. After his retirement, he worked as Sunderland’s manager for two years. Now he is working as an Assistant Manager at Nottingham Forest.
Royal Keane – The extraordinary
The Irish football player was born in Ireland. He is pretty famous as a hard footballer. Roy Keane has worked for 12 years for the Manchester United Football Club. In those 12 years, he appeared on the pitch 458 times, out of which he scored 51 goals.
In the year 1989, he signed his first contract with Cobh Ramblers. At that time, he was only 18 years old. His inclination towards football was right from a tender age. He used to play with his teammates, who are much elder than him.
So, it has developed his personality and attitude. That helped him to become captain of a team.
Even his way of playing attracted several other players in the other football clubs
He played for the first time for Nottingham Forest in the year 1990. It was against Liverpool. But he did not play much time for Nottingham Forest Football Club. That club was not that famous at that time.
Roy Keane finally gets a contract to play for Manchester united with 3.75 million. It’s a record at that time. None of the players was offered this much amount to move to other football clubs. Playing for Manchester United has changed his life. He became pretty popular at that time.
Fans love to watch Keane on the pitch. In the year 1997-1998, he became captain for the Football club Manchester United after Eric Cantona’s retirement.
In the year 1998, Manchester United won several League and champion titles. But in that year, Roy Keane could not play because of his ligament injury. Keane considers this year as the worst year in his life.
He became a player of the year in the Premier League in the year 2003. Keane played for Manchester United Football Club till the year 2005. After that, he decided to join Celtic.
He is an outspoken and hardworking player.
Royal Keane style of play
Royal Keane is quite a good midfielder. He has served his 12 years at Manchester United, which is a quite famous football club. None of the players had stayed in such a good football club for so many years. At the age of 18, he started playing football. At that time, he was denied by most of the British Football clubs because of his height. Well, after trying for some months, he signed his first contract with Cobh Ramblers.
Roy Keane’s career starts from here. At the age of 28, he became quite famous all over the World as a good footballer. Keane is quite good in midfield.
Again he became captain of Manchester United, which a quite famous football Club. At that time, he was paid the highest as compared to other players in the Premier League.
He won various trophies in his career like Champions League, FA Cups. He was named PFA player of the year.
The players in his team used to say he is the best ball passer. His teammates of Manchester United became happy when he was on the ball. He used to keep things very easy. The way he passes the ball is just perfect, and that helps Unite to won several trophies. He never gives the ball sideways. Even he does midfield quite well.
Keane Vs Viera: Tunnel Incident
It’s an incident in the year 2005 where Keane and Viera’s clash was on television. There was a rivalry between two football Clubs, i.e. Manchester United and Arsenal, before 2000. These two distinguishing people had a main role in the clash. But the tunnel incident became quite popular those days.
The incident took place on Arsenal, High Burry, in 2005. Keane complained about Vierra that he said to him something illegal which he should not say. They had a severe clash with each other. The teammates of Vierra silently said in his ears, ‘We will see out there. That made Keane furious.
Graham Poll was the referee at that time. He made them silent and said both of them to be quiet as they are going to play on the pitch.
Roy Keane wife and family
He is a very private person. He does not disclose many things on camera. Roy Keane married his partner Theresa Doyle in the year 1997. They both met each other when Roy was playing for Nottingham Forest. At that time, he was starting his career.
Now they have five Children.s. They are Shannon, Caragh, Aidan, Leah, Alanna. Roy Keane’s wife prefers home comforts.
Roy Keane net Worth
His net worth is between €40 million to € 45 million. In 1993, he had signed a contract with Manchester United, a reputed football Club with £3.75 million. This was a record at that time. None of the players was paid this much worth to play in a football Club. In the year 1993, Roy was getting a salary of £350,000 per year.
He left Manchester in the year 2005, and then he moved to Celtic. There he was getting £90,000 per week.
In his childhood days, he was playing for a football club. At that time, he was getting £20,000 per week.
Roy Keane Honors list
- He has won many international and national honours in his career.
- He became football of the year three times, i.e. in the year 1997,2000 and 2001.
- In the year 1998-1999, he was playing for Manchester United Football Club. He became a Champion League winner once in his life while playing for this club.
- Roy Keane became English champion seven times while playing for the Manchester United football club, i.e. in the year 1994,1996,1997,1999,2000,2001,2003
- He won the English FA cup trophy four times while playing for Manchester United football club in the year 1994,1996,1999,2004
- Roy won the International cup in the year 2000. He won this cup once in his life while playing for the Manchester United football club.
- He won the English super cup winner four times while playing for the Manchester United football club.
- Roy Keane became a sports personality of the year in the year 1999 while he was playing for Manchester United.
- He won the Scottish League cup while playing for the Celtic Football club in the year 2005-2006.
Conclusion
This article discusses the biography of a famous football player Roy Keane. He is pretty famous all over the World. Now he is retired. He retired after joining the Celtic football Club. Roy retired very soon because of medical advice. Roy Keane retired in the year 2006. His departure from the football career was a shock for fans. He is a football legend who has given his so many years to football.
