Micheál Schlingermann

Micheál Schlingermann
	Schlingermann playing for Sligo Rovers in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Micheál Schlingermann
Date of birth	23 June 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth	Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Kiltimagh/Knock United
2006–2009	Sligo Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009	Sligo Rovers
2010–2011	Athlone Town
2012	Monaghan United
2012–2015	Drogheda United
2016–2018	Sligo Rovers
2020	Galway United
2021–2022	Athlone Town
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 March 2023

Micheál Schlingermann (born 23 June 1991) is an Irish former professional association footballer in the League of Ireland and a former Gaelic footballer for the Mayo county team.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Gaelic football career[edit]

Born in Ireland to German parents, Micheál grew up in Kiltimagh, County Mayo and represented his county in the 2009 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship final against Armagh at Croke Park.^[7]^[8]

Club career[edit]

Sligo Rovers[edit]

Micheál made his League of Ireland debut at Sligo Rovers in 2009. Having first appeared as an unused substitute in the latter stages of the season, he made one league appearance in the second last game of the season, starting between the posts in a 3-1 defeat against Bohemians at Dalymount Park on 30 October, before moving to Athlone Town in 2010.^{[citation needed]}

Athlone Town[edit]

He made his league bow for Athlone on 17 July 2010 in a 2-1 defeat away to Longford Town and was ever present for Brendan Place's side for the remainder of the season, racking up 15 league appearances. Similarly in 2011 he missed just six league games under new boss Mike Kerley, adding 27 league appearances to his total.^{[citation needed]}

Monaghan United[edit]

In December 2011 Micheál signed for Roddy Collins at Monaghan United. But just six months later, on 18 June, Monaghan withdrew from the league and Micheál signed for Mick Cooke at Drogheda United on 9 July.^{[citation needed]}

Drogheda United[edit]

He went on to only play 1 league game in the 2012 season for Drogheda, a 1-0 loss to UCD but Micheál fared better in the 2013 season, making 14 league appearances for the club and keeping seven clean sheets in those games. Michael also played in two Cup finals that year as Drogheda fell at the last hurdle in both the EA and FAI Cups. Micheál stayed with Drogheda for the 2014 season and played sixteen times for the Drogs, keeping six clean sheets, as they finished ninth in the league table.^{[citation needed]}

Return to Sligo Rovers[edit]

In January 2016 Schlingermann re-signed with Sligo Rovers for the final time. He left the club in June 2018 after a two-year spell.^[9]

Galway United[edit]

Schlingermann signed for First Division outfit Galway United ahead of the 2020 season. He played 6 games for the West Ireland side, before being released from the club at the end of the season as his contract was not renewed.

Honours[edit]

Association football[edit]

FAI League of Ireland Goalkeeper of the year - member of 2015 team of the year
FAI Ford Cup runners-up medal (Sligo Rovers)^{[citation needed]}
2009 FAI Umbro Colleges Cup winner 2010, 2012, 2013^{[citation needed]}
FAI/CUFL Premier Division 2011^{[citation needed]}
2012 Captain of the Irish Colleges team^{[citation needed]}
2012 EA Sports/League of Ireland Cup winner's medal (Drogheda United)^{[citation needed]}
2012 Setanta Sports Cup runners-up medal (Drogheda United)^{[citation needed]}
2013 EA Sports Cup/League Cup runners-up medal (Drogheda United)^{[citation needed]}
2013 FAI Ford Cup runners-up medal (Drogheda United)^{[citation needed]}

Gaelic football[edit]

National Football League Division 1: 2019

References[edit]

^ "Drogheda United FC -". www.droghedaunited.ie.
^ "FAI Cup Final Player Profile: Michael Schlingermann - JOE.ie".
^ http://www.pressreader.com/ireland/drogheda-independent/20150805/281895886958390/TextView – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "The Mayo News". www.mayonews.ie.
^ "Schlingermann simply the best, says McDonnell - Independent.ie". 27 July 2015.
^ O'Hehir, Paul (6 July 2015). "Johnny McDonnell: Michael Schlingermann is the best goalkeeper in the league".
^ ""Armagh 0-10 Mayo 0-07"". rte.ie. 21 September 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
^ Fennessy, Paul (22 March 2018). "'It's a shock when that bubble bursts and you don't really know what to do with yourself'".
^ "Sligo Rovers confirm departure of goalkeeper Micheal Schlingermann".

[1] "Drogheda United FC -". www.droghedaunited.ie.

[2] "FAI Cup Final Player Profile: Michael Schlingermann - JOE.ie".

[3] ttp://www.pressreader.com/ireland/drogheda-independent/20150805/281895886958390/TextView – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[4] "The Mayo News". www.mayonews.ie.

[5] "Schlingermann simply the best, says McDonnell - Independent.ie". 27 July 2015.

[6] O'Hehir, Paul (6 July 2015). "Johnny McDonnell: Michael Schlingermann is the best goalkeeper in the league".

[7] ""Armagh 0-10 Mayo 0-07"". rte.ie. 21 September 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

[8] Fennessy, Paul (22 March 2018). "'It's a shock when that bubble bursts and you don't really know what to do with yourself'".

[9] "Sligo Rovers confirm departure of goalkeeper Micheal Schlingermann".

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