fullname pcupdate years death_date clubs caps birth_place goals ntupdate nationalteam position nationalcaps nationalyears birth_date article_title name nationalgoals
thomas roderick keane 29 december 2007 19xx 19xx -- 19xx -- 1947 1947 -- 1955 1955 -- 19xx 13 february 2004 limerick swansea town llanelli haverfordwest county . 164 limerick , republic of ireland 0 29 december 2007 ireland -lrb- ifa -rrb- ireland -lrb- fai -rrb- defender 1 4 1948 1948 -- 1949 31 august 1922 rory keane
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rory keane

thomas roderick `` rory '' keane -lrb- born limerick , republic of ireland , 31 august 1922 ; died swansea , wales , 13 february 2004 -rrb- was an irish footballer who spent most of his career at swansea town .
a hard-tackling defender , he is still regarded as one of swansea 's greatest ever players .
keane was also a dual internationalist and played for both ireland teams -- the ifa xi and the fai xi .
two broken legs limited his international career to just five caps and he eventually retired after breaking his leg for a third time .
keane then settled in south wales where he lived until his death in 2004 .
his grandson , jamie harris is also a notable footballer .
he began his career with swansea city and has also played for several clubs in the league of ireland .
