Dan Connor (footballer)
Dan Connor (Daniel Brian Connor), born 31 January 1981 in Dublin, Ireland, is an Irish former professional football goalkeeper and current coach. He is an assistant coach at Forest Green Rovers and the Republic of Ireland Under-21s. He is 1.88 m tall and played for Peterborough United in England and Irish clubs Waterford United, Drogheda United, Cork City, St Patrick's Athletic, and Hereford United, totaling 167 league appearances and scoring one goal—the winning goal Waterford scored in the 2004 FAI Cup semi-final. He also played for Ireland U21 (7 caps) and Ireland B (1 cap).
Connor retired from playing in August 2011 due to a hip injury. He then built a coaching career: goalkeeping coach at Hereford United (2012–2013), followed by roles at Westfields and as Head of Academy Goalkeeping at Shrewsbury Town. He joined Wigan Athletic as a goalkeeping coach in 2014 and was promoted to senior goalkeeping coach in 2017. In 2019 he moved to Forest Green Rovers as goalkeeping coach, becoming assistant coach in 2023–24 under Steve Cotterill, and he was retained for the 2025–26 season by manager Robbie Savage.
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