Brian Kerr's reign as Republic of Ireland manager was ended after officials finally decided not to renew his contract. We look back at his career to date.
1953: Born Dublin, March 5.
1982: Enjoys an undistinguished playing career with Rialto, Crumlin United, Larkview United, Shelbourne, College of Technology and Bluebell United, winning his only major medal of note this year with the latter in lifting the FAI Intermediate Cup.
1983: After helping to coach Shelbourne reserves and Shamrock Rovers youths, and after serving as assistant manager at Home Farm and Drogheda United, his first involvement with Ireland comes when he is appointed assistant to national youth team manager, Liam Tuohy.
1984: Alongside Tuohy, Ireland claim fourth at the finals of the European Championship in the old Soviet Union.
1986: Following a spat with new senior-team manager Jack Charlton, Tuohy, Kerr and the rest of the youth staff resign. Given his first full-time managerial post as boss of League of Ireland side St Patrick's Athletic in December.
1988: St Pat's just miss out on the Premier Division title, finishing runner-up.
1990: St Pat's finally lift the Premier Division title for the first time in 44 years.
1996: Repeat their Premier Division title success.
1997: Appointed manager and technical director of the Republic's under-age sides. Enjoys stunning success, initially leading the under-20s to third place in the World Youth Championships.
1998: Makes history by becoming the first manager, and Ireland the first team, to win the under-16 and under-18 European Championships in the same year. Under-16s also win the Portuguese tournament, while Under-18s lift the Nordic Cup.
1999: The under-20s reach the last 16 of the World Youth Championships. Under-18s claim third in the European Championships in Sweden.
2001: Manages Ireland to Youth Olympics gold in Spain.
2003: Appointed senior-team manager, starting his reign with a 2-0 win over Scotland in a friendly in Glasgow in February. In attempting to pick up the pieces of their European Championship campaign, follows up with four points from games in Georgia and Albania.
In October, needing a win in Switzerland to clinch a play-off place, Ireland bow out of the qualifiers with a 2-0 defeat.
2004: Plays his part in convincing Roy Keane to return to the national fold following his enforced exile in the wake of a bust-up with former manager Mick McCarthy ahead of the 2002 World Cup finals. Keane misses out on April friendly in Poland through injury, but makes comeback in 1-0 win over Romania a month later.
In September, Ireland begin their World Cup qualifying campaign with a 3-0 home victory over Cyprus, and follow that with good draws in Switzerland and France, and a win over the Faroe Islands.
2005: Rocked by a late equaliser in Israel in March, and then throw away a two-goal lead to the Israelis in June before ending the season with a 2-0 win in the Faroes to leave them top of Group Four.
In September, Ireland suffer their only defeat of the qualifying campaign at home to France, with Thierry Henry scoring a wonder goal.
In October a narrow win in Cyprus followed by a goalless home draw with Switzerland ends their interest in the World Cup.
At a meeting in Dublin, the Football Association of Ireland choose not to renew Kerr's contract.
