Phil O'Donnell
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Scottish association football player (1972-2007)
Key facts
- 1993
- Scotland
- Full name
- Philip O'Donnell
- Date of birth
- ( 1972-03-25 ) 25 March 1972
- Place of birth
- Bellshill , Lanarkshire , Scotland
- Date of death
- 29 December 2007 (2007-12-29) (aged 35)
- Place of death
- Wishaw , Lanarkshire, Scotland
- Height
- 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
- Position
- Midfielder
- Years
- Team
- 1990 1994
- Motherwell
- 1994 1999
- Celtic
- 1999 2003
- Sheffield Wednesday
- 2004 2007
- Motherwell
- 1991 1993
- Scotland U-21
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Philip
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Bellshill
- Place of death
- Wishaw
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Scotland men's national football team
- Position played
- midfielder
- League
- Premier League
- Country for sport
- Scotland
- Mass
- 80
- Height
- 178
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- end of work period
- 2007-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1990-00-00
- birth name
- Philip O'Donnell
- name in native language
- Phil O'Donnell
- Commons category
- Phil O'Donnell (footballer)
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1972-03-25
- date of death
- 2007-12-29
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Encyclopedic overview
Philip O'Donnell (25 March 1972 – 29 December 2007) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Motherwell, Celtic and Sheffield Wednesday. He also earned one international cap for Scotland and twice won the PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year award. He died after suffering cardiac arrest while playing for Motherwell against Dundee United on 29 December 2007, aged 35.
Career
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