Liam Daish

Liam Sean Daish (born 23 September 1968) is a former football player who played as a centre-half. Despite being born in England, Daish played internationally for the Republic of Ireland due to his Irish ancestry. He earned a total of five caps for his adopted country.

Although Daish's playing career was shortened by a knee injury in 2002, he continued his football career as a manager and coach. He was appointed Nuneaton Town manager on 22 September 2014, replacing Brian Reid.

Playing career

The early years

Daish was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, and began his career with his hometown club Portsmouth F.C. However, he only made one appearance for the club's first team before he was released in 1988. He went in search of first-team football, which he found at Cambridge United. While at Cambridge, Daish helped the club to successive promotions from the Fourth to the Second Division. He also made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland, on 19 February 1992 at home to Wales, while Cambridge were pushing for a third successive promotion. However, they fell in the playoffs and were relegated a year later.