Please answer the following question: Patrick John Connaughton (born 23 September 1949) is an English former professional football goalkeeper. He played 387 games in a sixteen-year career. He also represented England at youth level on three occasions.He began his career at Manchester United turning professional in 1966 but made just three first team appearances in April 1972. He also played two games on loan at Halifax Town in 1969 and played 25 games on loan at Torquay United in 197172. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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Athlete