What is Ronnie Whelan?
{{Use British English|date=April 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ronnie Whelan | image = Whelan, Ronnie.jpg | image_size = | caption = Whelan in 2013 | fullname = Ronald Andrew Whelan | height = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1961|09|25}} | birth_place = [[Dublin]], Ireland | position = [[Midfielder]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Home Farm F.C.|Home Farm]] | years1 = 1977–1979 | clubs1 = [[Home Farm F.C.|Home Farm]] | caps1 = 45 | goals1 = 7 | years2 = 1979–1994 | clubs2 = [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] | caps2 = 362 | goals2 = 46 | years3 = 1994–1996 | clubs3 = [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]] | caps3 = 34 | goals3 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 1981 | nationalteam1 = [[Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team|Republic of Ireland U21]] | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 1994 | nationalteam2 = [[Republic of Ireland B national football team|Republic of Ireland B]] | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 1981–1995 | nationalteam3 = [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] | nationalcaps3 = 53 | nationalgoals3 = 3 | manageryears1 = 1995–1997 | managerclubs1 = [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]] | manageryears2 = 1998–1999 | managerclubs2 = [[Panionios G.S.S.|Panionios]] | manageryears3 = 2000–2001 | managerclubs3 = [[Olympiakos Nicosia]] | manageryears4 = 2002 | managerclubs4 = [[Apollon Limassol]] }} '''Ronald Andrew Whelan''' (born 25 September 1961) is a former [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] [[Association football|football]] player. During his playing career, he played as a [[midfielder]] and sometimes as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]]. He was a part of a dominant [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] side that won a many titles in the 1980s. ==Career statistics== ===Club=== <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lfchistory.net/Players/Player/Profile/442 | title=Liverpool career stats for Ronnie Whelan - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC! }}</ref> {| clas