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Niall John Quinn (honorary MBE; born 6 October 1966) is an Irish former professional footballer and businessman, and the ex-chairman of Sunderland. Quinn continued as Sunderland's director responsible for international development until he stepped down in February 2012. He played club football for English Premier League teams Arsenal, Manchester City and Sunderland during the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. Quinn also received 92 caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team, scoring 21 times, which makes him Ireland's second highest goalscorer of all time. He also appeared with the Irish team at the UEFA European Football Championship of 1988 and two FIFA World Cups in 1990 and 2002.

Honours

Arsenal

• Football League Cup: 1986–87

Sunderland

• Football League First Division: 1998–99

Individual

• Irish Young Player of the Year: 1990

• Manchester City Player of the Year: 1991

• PFA Team of the Year: 1998–99 First Division

• Sunderland Player of the Year: 1999

• North East Football Writers' Player of 1999

• Beacon Fellowship Prize for his contribution to medical and children's charities, 2003

• PFA Merit Award: 2002

• North East Football Writers' Association's Personality of the Year: 2011

• Freedom of Sunderland award: 2013