Historical profile
Career overview
Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill (born 1 March 1952) is a Northern Irish professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the manager of Scottish Premiership club Celtic. After a brief early career in the Irish League, O'Neill moved to England where he spent most of his playing career with Nottingham Forest. He won the First Division title in 1977–78 and the European Cup twice, in 1979 and 1980. He was capped 64 times for the Northern Ireland national football team, and captained the side at the 1982 World Cup. At club level, O'Neill has managed Grantham Town, Wycombe Wanderers, Norwich City, Leicester City, Celtic, Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest and Sunderland. He guided Leicester City to the Football League Cup final three times, winning twice. As Celtic manager between 2000 and 2005, he led the club to seven trophies including three Scottish Premier League