Personal life O'Brien keeps an off-season residence in Dallas and is an avid Dallas Mavericks fan. Time magazine stunt In August 1999, e-mails circulated urging Irish people to vote for Ronnie O'Brien in Time's Person of the Century Internet poll, causing O'Brien to lead the poll, above those such as Albert Einstein and Martin Luther King Jr. After the poll crashed due to attracting too much traffic, Time removed O'Brien from the running, restating the rule that "whimsical candidates will not be counted." Career statistics 1.Includes MLS Cup playoffs. Honours Juventus UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1999 Republic of Ireland U16 UEFA European Under-16 Championship: 1998 Individual MLS All-Star: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 MLS Best XI: 2004, 2005 References 1979 births Living people FC Lugano players FC Dallas players Dundee United F.C. players Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Scotland Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Expatriate soccer players in the United States Juventus F.C. players Middlesbrough F.C. players People from Bray, County Wicklow Republic of Ireland expatriate association footballers Republic of Ireland association footballers Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers Expatriate soccer players in Canada Irish expatriate sportspeople in the United States San Jose Earthquakes players Major League Soccer players Major League Soccer All-Stars Scottish Premier League players Association footballers from County Wicklow Toronto FC players F.C. Crotone players Calcio Lecco 1912 players Association football midfielders