Dean Shiels Dean Shiels Dean Andrew Shiels (born 1 February 1985) is a professional footballer, who plays as an attacking midfielder for Derry City. Shiels has previously played for Hibernian, Doncaster Rovers, Kilmarnock, Rangers, Dundalk, FC Edmonton and Dunfermline Athletic. He has also played in 14 full international matches for Northern Ireland. His father is Kenny Shiels, who was his manager at Kilmarnock. Shiels started his professional career at Arsenal, but made no first team appearances for the club before signing for Hibernian in 2004. In early 2006, Shiels had an operation to remove his right eye, which had been blind since
2005–06 in Scottish football football since the 1960s. Hearts became the first non-Old Firm club to win the Scottish Cup since they themselves lifted the trophy in 1998. Second Division side Gretna became the first club in history from the third-tier of Scottish football to reach the final. Celtic meanwhile lifted the League Cup in what was manager Gordon Strachan's first trophy as manager. St Mirren were winners of the Challenge Cup in a season that would eventually see them promoted to the SPL. Auchinleck Talbot lifted the Junior Cup. Scotland failed in their attempt to qualify for the 2006 World Cup, eventually finishing