Sean Thomas was a football coach with Sligo Rovers and Home Farm before he landed the Shamrock Rovers Manager's position in 1961 where he won the League of Ireland First Division title and the FAI Cup twice.

Thomas then went on to become the first manager of Bohemians and in 1970 he helped them win its first major piece of silverware in 34 years when the team overcame Sligo Rovers in the FAI Cup Final.

He parted company with Bohs 1973 and enjoyed further management spells with Shamrock Rovers, where he won a league cup in 1976, Athlone Town and Bray Wanderers, as well as the Republic of Ireland.

Sean Thomas had previously managed a League of Ireland XI when they defeated their English counterparts 2-1 at Dalymount Park in 1963. He also managed the Under 23 Republic of Ireland side on three separate occasions - all 0-0 draws with France.

He became the Republic of Ireland’s caretaker manager for just one game; a friendly match against Norway in Oslo on the 6th of June 1973 which ended 1-1.

He sadly passed away on the 24th of June 1999.