Player Profile - Adrian Coyne

Player Profile

Name: Adrian Coyne
D.O.B.: 24th April 1984
Hometown: Kilmaine, Co. Mayo
Occupation: Unemployed



Position: Always offensive, never defensive
Strengths: okay at the guitar and computers
Weaknesses: Everything else



Player Bio: A former star of the Ballinrobe Town underage system, Coyne returned home to Galway in the summer of 2010 overweight and lacking match practice. However a strong off season with Ryan Hanley under the tutelage of Michael Brett set the foundation for a strong pre season. However Coyne's pre season did not follow suit from his off season and this form has carried on to his regular season perfromances with the Giants. Often carried by his team mates, Coynes is fast proving to be a liability and a heavy burden for his team mates to carry.

FACT: Although the average distance ran in a 6 a side soccer match is 5,250 metres, Coyne regulary returns figures of between 1,500 and 1,750 metres.

The King Returns

Excitement and Anticipation is falling over the Galway Giants camp this weekend with the imminent return of star utility player Ronan Shaughnessy. Often compared to fellow Irish man, John O'Shea, for his ability to play effectively in a wide variety of roles from Goalkeeper to Striker, Shaughnessy has just recently returned from a unsuccessful stint in North America. Although his North American career got off to a good start with him and his team, Kellys Legion, winning their first two games, Shaughnessy returned home mid season, 2 and 9 and with a misely two goals to his name. With confidence at an all time low, it remains to be seen if Shaughnessy will be called upon for tomorrow nights upcoming game. However with injuries to Barry Murphy and Kieran Coyne (Ankle and Hamstring), Enda Thornton struggling with 'fitness' and both David Mulligan and Adrian Coyne both struggling to find any sort of form, Shaughnessy might be thrown into the fray sooner then expected. If he is, Shaughnessy, pictured here in action for Galway Aussie rules team, the Midwest Magpies, will be looking to hit the ground running and turn the Giants equally dismal season around.