Person in history
Darren O'Dea
Darren O'Dea, Irish footballer
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1987 · February 4
- Age this year
- 39No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- association football player, association football coach. Citizenship: Ireland
- Born
- 39th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Darren O'Dea is an Irish professional football coach and former player who is assistant coach of Slovak First Football League club Slovan Bratislava. He played as a centre back for clubs in Scotland, England, Canada, Ukraine and India, and represented the Republic of Ireland internationally.
Early life
Educated at: St Aloysius' College and Clonkeen College.
Path and career
Career statistics Appearances and goals by club, season and competition Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental [ a ] Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Celtic 2006–07 [ 1 ] Scottish Premier League 14 2 3 1 1 0 3 0 21 3 2007–08 [ 2 ] 6 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 10 0 2008–09 [ 3 ] 10 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 16 2 2009–10 [ 4 ] 19 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 23 1 Total 49 4 10 1 3 1 8 0 70 6 Reading (loan) 2009–10 [ 4 ]
Honours Club Celtic Scottish Premier League : 2006–07 , [ 1 ] 2007–08 [ 1 ] Scottish League Cup : 2008–09 [ 1 ] Scottish Cup : 2006–07 [ 1 ] International Nations Cup : 2011 [ 2 ] Individual Ireland Young International Player of the Year Award 2012 [ 3 ] ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference SW was invoked but never defined (see the help page ). ^ "Darren O'Dea may quit Celtic" . STV. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014 . Retrieved 16 July 2015 .
Why this date
Darren O'Dea appears on our February 4 calendar for 1987 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1987.
- September 16Montreal Protocol
- July 24Hulda Crooks
- November 7Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)
- November 8Remembrance Day bombing
- December 8Queen Street massacre
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1987Kurt TippettMay 8
- 1987Robert AcquafrescaSeptember 11
- 1987Marwin HitzSeptember 18
- 1987Tiki GelanaOctober 22
- 1987Timothy DerijckMay 25
- 1987Yves De WinterMay 25
- 1987Trent BerettaMarch 30
- 1987Vaila BarsleySeptember 15
Sources
Cite this page
“Darren O'Dea”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/darren-o-dea, accessed October 29, 2026.
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Questions about Darren O'Dea
When was Darren O'Dea born?
February 4 1987.
How old would Darren O'Dea be today?
39 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on February 4?
Maximilian Götz, Doug Fister, Hannibal Buress and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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