Kevin Grogan (born November 15, 1981 in Dublin) was an Irish professional football player. is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... AUGUST 25 1981 US Marine Sean Vance is Born on the 25th of August {ear nav|1981}} Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Dublin (disambiguation). ... “Soccer” redirects here. ...

A uniquely talented youth player, Grogan was signed by Sir Alex Ferguson for Manchester United in 1998 just before playing a major role on the Ireland Under 16 team, on their way to becoming European Champions in Scotland. Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ...

However a series of injuries stopped Kevin from making the breakthrough expected and in the summer of 2000 he left Man Utd. He decided to combine football with studying and joined Eircom League Premier Division side UCD and decided on a Diploma course in Sports Management. After a long hard battle it seemed his footballing career would be revived when he join Millwall in 2002. However, on November 15 of that year, he was told by Millwall doctors his body could not take it after a series of operations and injections. The Pelvic injuries had taken too much out of him. He returned home disappointed but finished his college course and for a while worked with Cork City FC in a marketing role before becoming a football agent. The Football League of Ireland, usually known simply as the League of Ireland or later the eircom League (from the leagues sponsorship by Irish telecommunications company eircom), was the old league of football clubs in Ireland that existed from 1921 until 2006. ... University College Dublin Association Football Club is an Irish football club playing in the FAI League of Ireland. ... Sport management is a field of education and vocation concerning the business aspect of sport. ... Millwall Football Club are an English professional football team based at the New Den Stadium in Bermondsey, South East London. ... is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Cork City FC is a Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ...

In July 2006, Grogan decided to make one last attempt to resurrect his career. He went to Belgium to undergo major surgery and intense functional rehab for eight months in Antwerp after which he was offered a pay as you play deal with St Patrick's Athletic to give himself a chance to gain match fitness before attempting to return to England to play. He made his league debut for St Pats on September 1 2006 in a 1-0 defeat to Waterford United. St Patricks Athletic F.C. is a Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... Waterford United is a Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ...

On the 13th of January 2007 Kevin signed for Irish league side Glentoran on a loan until the end of the 2006-2007 season. During that time Kevin traveled back and forth to Millwall to test his fitness at a professional level. Glentoran F.C. is a Northern Irish football club, playing in Belfast. ...

In June 2007 he was appointed Director of Football at his first club Belvedere FC [1] Belvedere Football Club is an Irish youth football club based in Fairview, Dublin. ...

He was capped four times by the Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team. This article is in need of improvement. ...

External links

• Kevin Grogan on soccerbase
• Kevin's self penned story
• Kevin Grogan @ playerhistory.com