a good start as on his debut Stoke beat Oldham Athletic 4–2. He scored his only goal for Stoke in a 1–0 win over Fulham on 18 February 1986. His Stoke career was ended when he broke his leg after being tackled by Brighton & Hove Albion's Eric Young. Devine then spent the 1988 season with Norwegian club Start helping the side gain promotion to 1. divisjon. He returned to Ireland with Shamrock Rovers in 1989 making his debut on the 9th of August in the Leinster Senior Cup (association football). He played in the first game at the RDS Arena on the 30th of September 1990 and helped Rovers to the FAI Cup final in 1991. He made a total of 41 appearances scoring 7 goals for the "Hoops". His last game was on the opening day of the 1991–92 season on the 1st of September. Devine also spent a season in India with Kolkata giants East Bengal FC. From 1987 to 1988, he appeared in 18 matches for the Red and gold brigade in Calcutta Football League and Durand Cup, scoring a goal. He was in East Bengal's 1987 All Airlines Gold Cup and 1988 Calcutta Football League winning squad. Thus he became one of the greatest foreign recruits in the history of the club. International career Devine was capped for the Republic of Ireland at every level, winning thirty caps in all, with thirteen of those coming for the senior side. He made his senior debut on 26 September 1979 against Czechoslovakia, and his last cap came against Norway on 17 October 1984. He never played in a World Cup or European Championship finals, as Ireland did not qualify for any tournaments during that time, although most of his caps were won in European and World Cup Qualifying games. Coaching career He became head coach and then caretaker manager at Shelbourne after Eamonn Gregg was sacked in November 1994. Devine was head coach at Sporting Fingal for three seasons from 2008 to 2011, during which time the Club won promotion two years in succession and won the 2009 FAI Cup Final against Sligo Rovers. He worked for 10 years at Manchester United's academy as the club's Irish Academy director. Devine worked for the Football Association of Ireland as a Tutor/Assessor, and recently as a senior consultant for the player development program for Ireland and currently serves as