Liam O'Sullivan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Liam O'Sullivan | ||
| Date of birth | 28 October 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 29 April 2002 (aged 20) | ||
| Place of death | Haddington, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1997 | Hutchison Vale | ||
| 1997–2000 | Hibernian | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2002 | Hibernian | 0 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Keflavík (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Clydebank (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Brechin City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Liam O'Sullivan (28 October 1981 – 29 April 2002) was a Scottish football player, who played as a defender for Hibernian, Clydebank and Brechin City.
O'Sullivan achieved success in youth football with Hutchison Vale, and signed a five-year contract with Hibernian after leaving school in 1997.[1] In May 2000, he joined Icelandic top division club Keflavík on loan. He went on to play seven league matches for the club,[2] before being recalled by Hibernian manager Alex McLeish two months later.[3] O'Sullivan played in the Scottish Football League for both Clydebank and Brechin City during 2000, but then suffered a serious knee injury.[1] As he was battling to recover from that injury, O'Sullivan was found dead in a friend's house in Haddington.[1] It was suspected that a drugs overdose, including methadone and ecstasy, was the cause of death.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Womersley, Tara (30 April 2002). "Promising Hibernian FC player dies from suspected drug overdose after night out". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ "Liam O'Sullivan Icelandic league statistics". KSÍ.is. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ "Keflavík missir Liam O'Sullivan" [Keflavík missing O'Sullivan]. mbl.is. 5 July 2000. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
External links
[edit]- Liam O'Sullivan at Soccerbase
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