What happened to Man Utd icon Roy Keane and where is he now?

ROY Keane rose to fame as one of Manchester United’s most famous players.

He has gone on to carve out a career for himself as a pundit, but who is he and where is he now?

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Who is Roy Keane?

Roy Maurice Keane was on born August 10, 1971 and is best known for being an Irish football pundit, coach and former professional player.

He is the joint most successful Irish footballer of all time after winning 19 major trophies in his club career.

The footballer is regarded as one of the best midfielders of his generation and was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world’s greatest living players in 2004.

What happened to Roy Keane?

Roy’s football career last 18 years where he played for Cobh Ramblers, Nottingham Forest, and Manchester United before ending his career at Celtic.

He was the captain of Manchester United from 1997 until his departure in 2005.

Keane helped Manchester United achieve success during his 12 year stint at the club.

He then signed for Celtic, where he won a domestic double before he retired as a player in 2006.

Keane played at international level for the Republic of Ireland more than 14 years, with most of that time being captain.

He then moved into management, starting at Sunderland where he took the club from 23rd position in the Football League Championship, to win the division title and be promoted to the Premier League.

After this Roy had stints as the manager of Championship club Ipswich Town and worked as appointed assistant manager of the Republic of Ireland national team.

He would also have short assistant manager spells at Aston Villa in 2014 and Nottingham Forest in 2019.

Where is Roy Keane now?

Since leaving football, Roy has gone into TV.

He has worked as a pundit on various matches, covering the 2018 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2020 for ITV Sport.

Keane joined Sky Sports to work on Super Sunday starting in September 2019.

In 2021-2022 he became ITV chief analyst for FA Cup appearing alongside Ian Wright.