Pat Fenlon
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Patrick Fenlon (born 15 March 1969) is an Irish football player and mentor.
Fenlon played for St Patrick's Athletic, Bohemians, Linfield, Shamrock Rovers, and Shelbourne.
He won five League of Ireland titles with Shelbourne and Bohemians between 2003 and 2009.
He won the FAI Cup in 2008, the League of Ireland Cup in 2009, and the Setanta Sports Cup in 2010.
In November 2011, Fenlon shifted to Hibernian, Scotland, where he helped to reach two Scottish Cup Finals, but both teams were defeated heavily.
Playing career
Fenlon was born in Dublin. He was working for Chelsea as a youngster after being a schoolboy with four local clubs. He returned home and signed for Brian Kerr's Athletic in 1987 and made his League of Ireland debut against Shelbourne at Harold's Cross Stadium.
In 1989-1990, Fenlon defeated St Pats in the League of Ireland championship. In September 1990, he scored against Dinamo Bucharest in the European Cup. He signed for Bohemians in 1991 after four seasons with St Pats. In 88 appearances for Bohs, he scored 29 goals in 88 appearances, as well as the PFAI Player of the Year award in 1992. In February 1992, Fenlon scored for the Republic of Ireland in a 'B' international against Denmark.
Fenlon first became a Dublin catholic in January 1994, when the club was mainly funded by followers drawn from Belfast's Protestant population. Fenlon said he had been mocked by fellow Irish Catholics for deciding to join Linfield based on their history. With Linfield, Fenlon won two Irish Cups and one Irish Premier League championship. On the last day of Linfield's 1993–94 season, it was Fenlon's goal against Glentoran, which sealed the deal. A week later, he scored his second goal in the Irish Cup Final, beating Bangor.
He joined Shamrock Rovers, a Dublin club, in June 1996. But he moved to Shelbourne after one season. In a match against Rovers in Tolka Park on February 12, 1999, he sustained a triple fractured of the shin. He bounced back from this to help Shelbourne win the league and cup double the following season, as well as his second PFAI Player of the Year award. Shelbourne defeated Bohemians 1–0 in the 1999/00 FAI Cup final replay replay, with a winning goal for him.
Management career
Fenlon began his playing career as the player/manager of Shelbourne in 2002. In his first season as coach, he led the club to second place. By the time of the 2003 season, Fenlon had moved from playing to solely focusing on the club's administration. The rewards were immediate, and Fenlon earned their first back-to-back league titles in 2003 and 2004.
Fenlon led his squad over Icelandic champions KR Reykjav's and Croatian high-flyers Hajduk Split to the third (final) qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, where his Shelbourne side was eventually defeated by Spanish giants Deportivo la Corua. Fenlon was awarded a contract extension following an impressive run and appearance in the First Round of the UEFA Cup against Lille OSC. This made him the first manager of an Irish club to progress to the third qualifying round of the tournament.
Fenlon and Shelbourne were going to be big things in 2005. However, events did not go exactly as expected. Shelbourne staggered along the season's finishing line in a disappointing third position amid several major name signings. Linfield, one of Fenlon's former clubs, defeated Shelbourne in the first Setanta Cup final, beating them both. The return of triumph in 2006 saw the revival of hope. Fenlon led the team to their third league title in four years, defeating rivals Bohemians 2–1.
News linking Fenlon to the vacant hot seat at Derry City left by Stephen Kenny, who had left Brandywell Stadium to take over the Manager role at Scottish side Dunfermline Athletic, were accompanied by others. On December 5, 2006, Fenlon resigned from his role as Shelbourne's chief, and the stories confirmed when Derry reached an agreement with him. After his success with Shelbourne in the 2006 season, Fenlon was given the 'Personality of the Year' award by the eircom/Soccer Writers Association of Ireland (SWAI). However, Derry's findings did not favor Fenlon, and he resigned after just five months. Fenlon was also responsible for a string of games for the Republic of Ireland's under-23 national team, which was largely made up of League of Ireland players.
He was appointed Bohemians' manager on December 22, 2007. Bohs' second League of Ireland/FAI Cup double in a decade, within a year of his appointment. It was a new record to win by 19 points in the League. Bohs defeated Shamrock Rovers by 4 points in 2009, beating him in the league for the first time. That year, the Bohs also won the League of Ireland Cup. Dundee United, a Scottish Premier League club, tried to appoint him as their manager in January 2010, but their compensation bid of £90,000 was turned down, with Bohemians looking for more than £200,000. In 2010, Bohemians claimed the Setanta Sports Cup, but then faced financial difficulties.
In November 2011, Fenlon was linked to Hibernian's position as the manager. Hibernian was having a rough time in the SPL and were in danger of relegation. On October 23, Bohemians allowed Hibernians to contact Fenlon, and he was elected two days later. Oddly, when one of the Fir Park floodlights caught fire, it was forfeited at halftime in Fenlon's debut game as boss away from Motherwell.
Hibs earned just one point from Fenlon's first five matches in charge. Hibs won their first league game under Fenlon's name on January 14, 2012, beating Dunfermline. With the club still struggling, Fenlon decided to shake up the squad in January 2012 by releasing some players and replacing them with loan signings, including James McPake. The team's form improved, and Hibernian made strides in the fight against relegation. In addition, Leigh Griffiths' late goal gave Fenlon's team a 2–1 victory over Aberdeen and a spot in the 2012 Scottish Cup Final. Fenlon led Hibs to safety in the SPL, but they lost 5–1 in the Scottish Cup Final to Edinburgh derby rivals Hearts and Fenlon.
With ten new faces to replace the majority of the team's that lost the cup final, the 2012-2013 season began. Hibs pressed on in the first half of the season and found themselves at the top of the league after their 3–0 victory over Dundee. Hibs finished seventh in Fenlon's first full season in charge after a slump in the middle of the season. Hibs also defeated Hearts in the Scottish Cup 5th round. Hibs defeated Aberdeen, Kilmarnock, and Falkirk in their second straight Scottish Cup final, losing 3–0 to Celtic.
The 2013-14 season began with a humiliating 9–0 aggregate loss to Swedish side Malmö in the second qualifying round of the Europa League, with a 7–0 loss in the home leg. Fenlon apologized to the supporters, but the defeats against Malmö put him under pressure. Hibernian came home in a series of just one loss in nine games, easing the fear, but some Hibs followers erupted against Fenlon after the team lost a League Cup quarterfinal to Hearts. Fenlon resigned on November 1, 2013.
In August 2014, Fenlon was appointed boss of Shamrock Rovers.
Fenlon was first appointed in a Director of Football position at Waterford on January 2nd. Alan Reynolds, a Waterford native, was also appointed as the club's Head Coach on the same day. Before working with Reynolds in 2005–2006, the Fenlon family had competed in the League of Ireland Premier Division together. Waterford's promotion was sealed following a 3–0 win over Wexford, which was followed by Cobh Ramblers' 3–0 loss to Cabinteely and the First Division's first victory in ten years. In February 2018, Fenlon quit Waterford to work with Lee Power's chairman as a consultant on his international projects.
Fenlon was appointed to a general manager role with Linfield in November 2018.