Liam O'Sullivan

Liam O'Sullivan (28 October 1981 – 29 April 2002) was a Scottish football player, who played as a defender for Hibernian, Clydebank and Brechin City.

Liam O'Sullivan
Personal information
Full name Liam O'Sullivan
Date of birth (1981-10-28)28 October 1981
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death 29 April 2002(2002-04-29) (aged 20)
Place of death Haddington, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
–1997 Hutchison Vale
1997–2000 Hibernian
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Hibernian 0 (0)
2000 → Keflavík (loan) 7 (0)
2000 → Clydebank (loan) 5 (0)
2000 → Brechin City (loan) 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

O'Sullivan achieved success in youth football with Hutchison Vale, and signed a five-year contract with Hibernian after leaving school in 1997.[1] In May 2000, he joined Icelandic top division club Keflavík on loan. He went on to play seven league matches for the club,[2] before being recalled by Hibernian manager Alex McLeish two months later.[3] O'Sullivan played in the Scottish Football League for both Clydebank and Brechin City during 2000, but then suffered a serious knee injury.[1] As he was battling to recover from that injury, O'Sullivan was found dead in a friend's house in Haddington.[1] It was suspected that a drugs overdose, including methadone and ecstasy, was the cause of death.[1]

References
  1. Womersley, Tara (30 April 2002). "Promising Hibernian FC player dies from suspected drug overdose after night out". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  2. "Liam O'Sullivan Icelandic league statistics". KSÍ.is. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  3. "Keflavík missir Liam O'Sullivan" [Keflavík missing O'Sullivan]. mbl.is. 5 July 2000. Retrieved 5 July 2012.


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