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John Henry Kirwan (born the February 9th 1878 with County Wicklow in Ireland; deceased the January 9th 1959 with London in England), more commonly named John Kirwan gold Jack Kirwan , is old a footballer Irish, then trainer. Described like a winger of overflow with good athletic and technical capacities, he played winger for, inter alia, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and the team of Ireland. As a trainer, he became the first professional trainer of the Ajax Amsterdam.
Career of player
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1894 : Dublin GAA (football Gaelic)
- 18 xx -18 xx : Saint James' S Spoils
- 189 X - 1898: Central Southport
- 1898 - 1899:
- 1899 - 1905:
- 1905 - 1908:
- 1908 - 1909:
- 1909 - 1910:
Career of trainer
In September 1910, Kirwan moves with the Netherlands where he becomes the first professional trainer of the Ajax Amsterdam. In 1911, it leads Ajax to the championship of the Second division and a victory with the tournament of promotion, leading the club to the elite for the first time.
Kirwan then turns over to London after the First World War and it is Jack Reynolds which succeeds to him as a trainer in the club of Amsterdam. Kirwan will involve later the ACE Calcio in Italy during one season, before being established in the London area .