Marty Quinn

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Marty Quinn (born Martin Quinn, Belfast) is a former Irish League footballer who has taken over the reins at Bangor following his resignation from Coleraine FC on Tuesday, May 21.

[edit] Playing career

Quinn began his playing career with Junior club, Star of the Sea. He then spent eight years as a defender with Cliftonville F.C. where he won the County Antrim Shield and the Irish Cup in 1978/79 and the Gold Cup in '80/81. In 1981 he joined Distillery where he played over 200 games and won another Co. Antrim Shield in '85/86. Quinn left Distillery in 1987 and finished his playing career with a brief spell at Drogheda United F.C..

[edit] Managerial career

Quinn's first coaching appointment was a manager of Distillery IIs during '87/88 where he won the George Wilson Cup. He was promoted to firstteam manager in September 1988 but resigned in November 1989 after a run of poor results. He returned to Cliftonville F.C. where he acted as reserve team manager and then assistant manager before taking charge of the firstteam in October 1994. In five years in charge at Solitude he brought a level of success not seen in nearly a century as "the Reds" claimed the Coca-Cola Cup in '95/96, the Co. Antrim Shield in '96/97 and in 1998 the Irish League title. In addition he also claimed the Irish FA Charity Shield with a win over Glentoran F.C..

Quinn was appointed manager of Coleraine F.C. in October 1999. He took an unfancied Coleraine side to the Irish Cup Final in 2002/03, in which they beat Glentoran in the final 1-0. The following year, Coleraine were in the final again, against Glentoran, but it was the Belfast side who came out winners. In addition Coleraine have won the North West Senior Cup three times, twice finished as Irish League runners-up and reached the finals of Gold Cup and Irish League Cup under Quinn's leadership. He has continued as Coleraine manager in recent years despite the club's severe financial problems.

Marty Quinn made a shock resignation from Coleraine FC to become Bangor FC manager.