As a lad, Keane played GAA and boxing, but he discovered his true passion soccer. Hence, he joined Rockmount AFC in the year 1980 to complete his football dreams. Only at the age of nine, Keane was playing for the Under 11s team in the first year. It was his childhood dream to become a renounced and top level football player.

The player has an excellent record in games, and he falls in the list of the most successful Irish footballer of all time. In his club career, the player brought 17 trophies for Manchester United club and altogether he has won 19 trophies for the clubs. Keane was famous for midfielder defending. He was well known for his aggression and attitude in the field which helped him to excel as a captain of Manchester United from 1997 to 2005. His aggressive style of play gives the thrill to the audience to watch him.

The 18-year long biography of the player includes a lot of teams for which he has played. Before ending his career as Celtic, he played for Cobh Rambler, Nottingham Forest, and Manchester United. At the international level, the player played for the Republic of Ireland for 14 long years. During these 14 years, he was mostly served as the captain of the team.

The player is married to Theresa Doyle Keane in the year 1997. The player and his wife have five children altogether. The couple met each other in the year 1992 when Theresa was a junior dentist and Keane was playing for Nottingham Forest.

He has a huge family with his wife and five children. His daughters are Leah, Alanna, Caragh and Shannon whereas Aidan is his son. His sister is Hilary Keane. Not much has been presented about his personal like and family in the media. There have been rumors of his affair with Martin O’Neill. Some pictures of them together have also been viral on the net. Roy Keane earns as much as the Irelands, assistant manager. That is a whole heap of cash. The basic salary of Ireland Assistant Manager is 1.3 million euro but Keane's earning is between 500,000 euro to 700,000 euro.

The player’s 18-year-old career is summed up in the booked “The Second half” which explains each and every phase that the player goes through his playing career. His interviews are presented in the book. The rarest pictures of the player are also presented in the book for the readers to get an idea of that time. The quotes by the player himself are mentioned in his autobiography. The quotes can present the mid-life frustration of the player with the life. His quotes speak about the learning of his life.

The formidable captain of the Manchester United has the net worth of 44 million dollars. He made a transition from manager to media pundit. He writes a column in The Sun and berth among the pundits for ITV’S FA Cup and Champions League Coverage.