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Which team did Jim Beglin play for from 1980 to 1982?
Jim Beglin James Martin Beglin , ( born 29 July 1963 ) or simply Jim Beglin , is an Irish former professional footballer and current co-commentator for RTÉ , CBS Sports , BT Sport , and Premier League Productions . Playing career . Shamrock Rovers . Beglin played schoolboy football in his native city with Bolton and Waterford Bohs before joining Shamrock Rovers in 1980 . He went on to spend 3 years at Milltown , making 4 appearances in Europe and scoring one goal . In 1982 Beglin was part of the League of Ireland XI that toured New Zealand where they played the New Zealand national football team . Liverpool . Beglin was the last signing made by Liverpool manager Bob Paisley when he joined from Shamrock Rovers for in May 1983 . He was gradually brought into the first team over the next 18 months by Joe Fagan , before being given regular games in the left back slot by new player-manager Kenny Dalglish as a replacement for Alan Kennedy in the 1985–86 season . He made his debut in the left sided midfield position on 10 November 1984 in the 1–1 league draw with Southampton at Anfield . He scored his first goal for the club 5 months later on 10 April 1985 in the 4–0 European Cup Semi-final first leg victory over Greek side Panathinaikos at Anfield . Beglins 85th-minute strike put the tie out of reach for the Greek club . Liverpool won the second leg 1–0 to set up a showdown in the final with Italian giants Juventus at the Heysel Stadium in Belgium however a retaining wall collapsed during a riot at the neutral end , and 39 Juventus supporters died , in what came to be known as the Heysel Stadium Disaster . Liverpool won the League championship and FA Cup , pipping Merseyside rivals Everton to both , with Beglin picking up medals for each . He also began playing for the Republic of Ireland , picking up the first of 15 caps . Seven months after lifting the league and cup double , his leg was badly broken following a mistimed tackle from Evertons Gary Stevens in the League Cup fifth round game in January 1987 . Former manager Bob Paisley said that it was one of the worst leg breaks he had ever seen , joking that he would break his own leg to prove a point to the FA . Furthermore , Liverpool defender Alan Hansen stated that the tackle was a mile high and an hour late . Recovering from the break , Beglin sustained a knee cartilage injury playing for Liverpools reserves in October 1988 which effectively finished his time at Anfield . Leeds United . In June 1989 , he joined Leeds United , where he helped the club to become Second Division champions and spent periods on loan with both Plymouth Argyle and Blackburn Rovers before a recurrence of his knee injury forced him into an early retirement in 1991 , when still only 27 . International career . He also began playing for the Republic of Ireland , picking up the first of 15 caps . Media career . Beglin is a co-commentator for BT Sport , Premier League Productions , and CBS Sports , and was a co-commentator on ITV and a sports journalist on Granada Television . He commentated for RTÉ in the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2018 Fifa World Cup . In the past for RTÉ he has worked on coverage of Premier League , UEFA Champions League matches and Republic of Ireland internationals . Beglin has also been employed by Liverpool as a voice–over artist for the clubs official DVD and video releases . He has also been the co-commentator in the Pro Evolution Soccer video game series since Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 , alongside Jon Champion and later Peter Drury . On May 4 , 2021 , during a live broadcast of a champions league semi-final , Beglin attributed Di Marias red card to his Latino temperament , for which he later apologized . Honours . Liverpool - Football League First Division : 1985–86 - FA Cup : 1985–86 - FA Charity Shield : 1986 Leeds United - Football League Second Division : 1989–90 External links . - Official past players at Liverpoolfc.tv - Player profile at LFChistory.net - Biography at sporting–heroes.net