Davy O Hare is one of the most experienced and consistent goalkeepers in the Irish League. He captained the Coleraine team during the 1995/96 First Division Title Winning season. When he returned to Coleraine in 2002 after spells with Crusaders and Newry, he played a key role in the Irish Cup victory that season and has been an almost ever-present fixture in the side since.
| 3. What route/how did you get into the game? | |
| I played local under age football in Newry from the age of 10, and progressed to Newry reserves | |
| 4. what’s your best moment in football? | |
| Captaining Coleraine to the first division title in 1995 and winning Irish cup in 2003
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| 5. and your worst? | |
| As a keeper that changes very quickly! | |
| 6. Has the boss ever given you a ticking off? | |
| Often | |
| 7. Who's the best player you've ever played against? | |
| Davy Weir | |
| 8. You've just been given permission to sign any player in the world, who would you go for? | |
| Nemanja Vidic | |
| 9. Do you have any superstitions? | |
| Far too many to list | |
| 10. What's your favourite TV Program? | |
| Match of the Day | |
| 11. What's the last CD you bought? | |
| REM - accelerate | |
| 12. What is your favourite meal? | |
| Pasta with pies | |
| 13. If you could be automatically fluent in one language, which would it be? | |
| French | |
| 14. If you could reverse any refereeing decision in the history of football, which one would you choose? | |
| The Russian linesman’s decision in 1966 | |
| 15. If you could be famous for something other than football, what would you be? | |
| Inventor | |
| 16. What's the best piece of advice that's been given to you? | |
| Don’t cross the road when the green man's flashing
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| 17. Who are the worst dressed footballers you've worked with? | |
| Matt Crossan | |
| 18. What gloves do you wear? | |
| MDG | |
| 19. What boots do you wear? | |
| Depends on who is giving them away! At the moment Diadora. | |
| 20. What clubs have you played for in your football career? | |
| Coleraine, Crusaders, Newry and many clubs in Newry as I was growing up | |
| 21. Approximately how many penalty kicks would you have saved in your career? | |
| No idea…too old to remember | |
| 22. Would you say you are good at saving penalties? | |
| I used to be very good at it, haven’t been as successful in recent years | |
| 23. And what technique would you use? | |
| Now that would be telling… | |
| 24. What advice would you give to somebody who wants to become a goalkeeper? | |
| Are you sure? Take the lows with the highs as a goalkeeper because they are rarely far apart | |
| 25. What do you think about an all Ireland League? | |
| I would be against it. Local club identity would be lost and only the strong would survive to the detriment of all others | |
| 26. Who is the best goalkeeper in the world? | |
| Petr Cech | |
| 27. Who would you say is the best player in the Irish League at the minute? | |
| Slightly biased but Stephen Carson | |
| 28. How do you prepare for a game? | |
| Eat early, relax and get changed late | |
| 29. Describe yourself in five words… | |
| Lucky, certifiable, fat, committed, entertaining | |
