Education
They then finished 5th in the Premier Division and reached the semi-final of the FAI Cup.
They then finished 5th in the Premier Division and reached the semi-final of the FAI Cup.
Connor began his career at Distillery in the Irish League where he played for one full season before moving to Portuguese Vale. He struggled to gain a regular first team place and went out on loan to Macclesfield Town before returning home and signing for Ards. He was involved in a car accident soon after signing, breaking his chest bone, some ribs, puncturing his lung and damaging his left legal
He made his playing comeback with Cliftonville but was unable to reach the same level and eventually retired.
Coaching experience After spending some time as press officer for Birmingham City, Connor moved to America where he coached in the USL First Division under John McGinlay for Cincinnati Riverhawks, Boston Bulldogs and in the Eastern Indoor Soccer League with the Lafayette SwampCats. He also spent time coaching non-league clubs in England and scouting for Stoke City and Lincoln.
Sligo Rovers In 2006 he became the first manager in the League of Ireland to receive a Pro-Licence and during his time at the Showgrounds he signed Seamus Coleman. Bohemians Connor left Sligo Rovers on 2 November 2006 and was unveiled as the manager of Bohemians on 17 November 2006.
Amongst his first acts as manager were the signing of a number of promising players.
Harpal Singh, Brian Murphy, and Mark Rossiter, and established performers Owen Heary and Glen Crowe. His first pre-season games in charge of Bohemians" included wins against Lisburn Distillery and Donegal Celtic, and a draw with Scottish Premier Division side Aberdeen. His first league game in charge of Bohs came on the 9 March 2007, in a scoreless draw against Drogheda United.
He showed signs of turning Bohs into genuine contenders for honours with the wins against Street Patricks Athletic in the league and Drogheda United in the FAI Cup the most notable victories, eventually reaching the FAI Cup semi-final.
Connor took Bohs from 3rd bottom to 3rd in one year, in which they qualified for Europe for the first time in 4 seasons. The Gypsies only lost 7 games all season as Connor totally re-built the squad.
Dundalk On 8 December 2008 he was announced as the new manager of Dundalk. Galway United On 10 January 2010, Sean Connor returned to management, signing a 3-year contract with Galway United, citing it as the biggest challenge of his managerial career so far.
He began his reign with a 2–0 defeat to Street Patrick"s Athletic in Dublin.
Galway United had the smallest budget in the league in his first season and it was further cut in his second season. CAPS United On 12 January 2012, Sean Connor was announced as CAPS United manager who play in the CBZ Premier Soccer League in Harare, Zimbabwe. He was relieved of his position after a series of losses in the Zimbabwean CBZ Premier Soccer League.
Stats for Sligo Rovers compiled for league games & exclude all other competitions.
