Crawford names Ireland u21 squad and updated back room team

im Crawford Ireland manager has a chat with Lee O’Connor after the full time whistle in their 2022 qualifier in Tallaght against Bosnia and Herzegovina with John O'Shea, now Ireland senior interim manager, shown right

im Crawford Ireland manager has a chat with Lee O’Connor after the full time whistle in their 2022 qualifier in Tallaght against Bosnia and Herzegovina with John O'Shea, now Ireland senior interim manager, shown right Credit: Peter Fitzpatrick (ETPhotos)

After interim boss John O’Shea named his senior men’s Republic of Ireland squad at lunchtime on Thursday, Ireland Under-21 Head Coach Jim Crawford did the honours for his squad at 3pm in Abbotstown.

Crawford named a 24-man squad for their UEFA U21 European Championship away qualifier against San Marino next week (5pm kick-off Irish time).

He has handed first U21 call-ups for Newcastle United’s Alex Murphy, Brighton & Hove Albion’s Mark O’Mahony, Drogheda United’s Andrew Wogan and Bradford City’s Calum Kavanagh
 
Under-21s captain Joe Hodge and Andrew Moran return to the squad with both players set to join up with the senior team ahead of the friendly against Switzerland on Tuesday, March 26.

Crawford also named his updated back room team after his goalkeeper coach Rene Gilmartin and lead analsyst Martin Doyle were drafted into the senior squad’s management team.  In comes former U21 goalkeeper and Chelsea assistant first team goalkeeper coach James Russell as well as Swindon Town first team coach and lead analyst Liam McCartan.
 
Republic of Ireland Under-21s Squad
 
Goalkeepers: Tiernan Brooks (Rochdale, on loan from Notts County), Josh Keeley (Barnet, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur), Andrew Wogan (Drogheda United)

Defenders: Tayo Adaramola (RWD Molenbeek, on loan from Crystal Palace), Sam Curtis (Sheffield United), Anselmo Garcia MacNulty (PEC Zwolle), Sean Grehan (Carlisle United, on loan from Crystal Palace), Bosun Lawal (Fleetwood Town, on loan from Celtic), Alex Murphy (Newcastle United), Connor O’Riordan (Blackburn Rovers), Sean Roughan (Lincoln City)

Midfielders: Baba Adeeko (Wigan Athletic), Zak Gilsenan (Blackburn Rovers), Matt Healy ( Royal Francs Borains), Joe Hodge (Queen’s Park Rangers, on loan from Wolves), Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers), Killian Phillips (Aberdeen, on loan from Crystal Palace), Rocco Vata (Celtic)

Forwards: Sinclair Armstrong (Queen’s Park Rangers), Calum Kavanagh (Bradford City, on loan from Middlesbrough), Mark O’Mahony (Brighton & Hove Albion), Ollie O’Neill (Leyton Orient), Armstrong Oko-Flex (FC Zürich), Tony Springett (Northampton Town, on loan from Norwich City)
 
UEFA European U21 Championship Qualifier – Group A (Kick-Off is Irish Time)
 
Friday, March 22 | San Marino U21 v Ireland U21, San Marino Stadium, San Marino, KO 5pm (Live on RTÉ News Channel and RTÉPlayer)

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