About Glenn Whelan
Glenn David Whelan (born 13 January 1984) is an Irish professional football coach and former player who is currently the head coach of Scottish Championship club Livingston. Whelan played as a defensive midfielder and represented the Republic of Ireland in international football. Whelan started his career at Manchester City, making only one first team appearance, in the UEFA Cup. After a loan spell at Bury, he joined Sheffield Wednesday, with whom he won promotion to the EFL Championship in 2005. In January 2008 Whelan joined Stoke City for a fee of £500,000, and helped them gain promotion to the Premier League. He took a while to establish himself in Tony Pulis' first team plans in the top flight, but became a regular by 2009 and went on to play for Stoke in the 2011 FA Cup Final. Whelan continued to be a regular in the team under Pulis and kept his place under Mark Hughes. He spent nine years at Stok,e making 338 appearances, before joining Aston Villa in 2017 and then Hearts in 2019. He retired from playing in 2023, following spells with Fleetwood Town, Wythenshawe and Bristol Rovers. After coaching with Bristol Rovers and Wigan Athletic, Whelan was appointed head coach of Livingston in May 2026. After Wednesday won promotion to the Championship, Whelan was trialled as captain by Paul Sturrock after regular captain Lee Bullen was injured. He took a while to establish himself in Tony Pulis' first team plans in the top flight but by 2009 he became a regular and went on to play in the 2011 FA Cup final, but his old club Manchester City beat Stoke 1–0.
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