Declan Carey

Declan Carey (born 11 February 1988)[1] is the chairperson of Cork City FC.[2]

Declan Carey
Born (1988-02-11) 11 February 1988
Cork, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Known forChairperson Cork City F.C.
Home townCork, Ireland
Board member ofFORAS, Cork City F.C.
Websitehttps://www.corkcityfc.ie

Early life

Carey was born in Cork, Ireland, and is the youngest of eight children.[3] He attended the North Monastery Secondary School.

Career

Carey has been Cork City F.C.'s webmaster since 2004, for which he won the eir Spiders Young Designer of the Year in 2009.[4] He qualified as an electrician in 2011 before the post-2008 economic crash forced Carey to change careers.[5] Carey began working with Amazon in 2012.[5] He was elected to the board of directors of FORAS (the company which owns Cork City F.C.) in January 2018. In January 2019, he was elected as chairperson by his fellow directors.[6][7]

Personal life

Carey lives with his partner on the north-side of Cork City, near his family home.[5][6][7]

References
  1. Carey, Declan (16 July 2017). "Single Status Update by Declan Carey". Cork City FC Fans Forum. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. Carey, Declan. "Club Directory – Cork City Football Club". corkcityfc.ie. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  3. Baker, Noel; English, Eoin (28 September 2013). "Emotional departure for last family on redevelopment estate". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  4. O'Brien, Ciara (2 November 2009). "Payments firm founder named 'Internet Hero'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  5. Carey, Declan (31 January 2019). "Cork Profile - Declan Carey, Chairman of Cork City FC". Cork Independent. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  6. Murphy, Éamonn (15 February 2019). "Carey rose through the supporter ranks to take the helm at his beloved Cork City". Echo Live. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  7. Clancy, James (14 January 2019). "Declan Carey becomes new Cork City FC FORAS chairman:". Cork Sports Plus. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
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