Quiz: How much do you know about the career of John O'Shea?

Test your knowledge of one of Ireland’s most decorated footballers, who celebrates his 39th birthday today.

LAST UPDATE | 30 Apr 2020

In 1998 he helped Ireland to win the U16 European Championships. Who did they defeat in the final?

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Italy

Spain

Scotland

Germany

At which Belgian club did he have a loan spell in 2001?

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Standard Liege

Charleroi

Royal Antwerp

Anderlecht

He made his senior debut for Ireland in an August 2001 friendly at Lansdowne Road. Who were the opposition?

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Russia

Denmark

Nigeria

Croatia

He's often lauded for nutmegging which Real Madrid star during a Champions League quarter-final tie in 2003?

Ronaldo

Luis Figo

Zinedine Zidane

Roberto Carlos

Against which team did he once play in goal during a Premier League game?

Everton

Reading

Bolton Wanderers

Tottenham Hotspur

Do you remember the Arsenal goalkeeper he lobbed to seal a 4-2 win for Manchester United at Highbury?

Manuel Almunia

David Seaman

Jens Lehmann

Richard Wright

In what season did he score a vital stoppage-time winner against Liverpool en route to claiming one of his five Premier League medals?

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2002-03

2006-07

2008-09

2010-11

Can you name the Sunderland manager who signed him from Manchester United?

Roy Keane

Steve Bruce

Gus Poyet

Martin O'Neill

Of his 119 senior international caps, how many were earned at major tournaments? (World Cup or European Championship)

Which former team-mate said this about O'Shea when he announced his retirement: "We’ve talked about all the pitfalls in football but John always seemed to be really switched on. But listen, he could be a raving lunatic when he’s at home in the evenings. I hope he’s a head case and we’re all proved wrong when he’s locked up in six months and we’re all saying ‘Jesus, I never saw that coming’. But I don’t think so. He’ll probably have a nice steady life."