Alan Moore (sports administrator)
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Alan Moore (born 1973) is a retired Irish athlete, sports journalist and administrator. Originally from Dublin in Ireland, Moore has lived in Russia since 2007,[1] and (as of 2021) is director of the International Affairs Office of the National University of Science and Technology MISiS in Moscow.[2][3]
Early and personal life[]
Moore lived until he was three years old on Dublin's South Circular Road before moving with his family to Corduff in North West Dublin.[4] Growing up in a GAA household,[1] he played for his local club St Brigid's GAA.[5] He went to secondary school in St. Vincent's C.B.S. and sat his Leaving Cert in Sandymount High School,[citation needed] later going on to study in University College Dublin.[2]
He self-published a book titled Danger, Kids! in 2012.[6][better source needed]
Moore has two children.[7]
Academic career[]
He is director of the International Office of National University of Science and Technology MISiS[2] and is an associate professor at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation,[8] having previously been director of the RSSU Centre of International Relations[9] and Director of the Russian State Social University College from 2017 to 2020.[10]
In 2018 in Moscow, Moore participated in a panel discussion at an international forum on "Human Rights and Social Guarantees in the context of Challenges of the 21st Century: International and National Experience".[11] He was also a representative in 2018 at the "International Forum in Kirov: Inclusive Education in Higher Education Institutions",[12] and has moderated other university forums.[3]
Sports career[]
Moore played a range of sports growing up including soccer for a number of local Dublin clubs including St. Mochta's F.C. (with trials at Bristol Rovers F.C. and Notts County FC).[13][better source needed] From 1996 he played professionally in Europe, North America and Saudi Arabia.[14][15]
As a boxer, Moore featured for Maynooth University and University College Dublin,[3] and held a number of university titles.[citation needed]
He moved into sports management and development where as General Director of Hiberno in Knin Croatia he founded Rugby Club Knin,[16] and organised a rugby union exhibition game in March 2007 where the Croatia national rugby union team played an Irish "touring barbarians" team.[17] He has worked with a number of international sports people and teams,[18] including Vitalia Diatchenko and Marta Sirotkina.[19] He taught Gaelic football to members of the FC Lokomotiv Moscow youth team in 2016.[20] Moore served as Development Officer and Director of Maltese Premier League Club Floriana F.C. from 2008 to 2010.[21][22]
In 2019, Moore was coach of the Russian Native Ladies Gaelic Football at the Renault GAA World Games.[23][24] As of 2021, he was treasurer of Moscow Shamrocks GAC and public relations officer for Gaelic Games Europe.[25][26]
Journalism[]
He is a sports journalist,[27] and since 2017 has produced and hosted "Capital Sports" on in Moscow.[28] Former tennis player Ekaterina Bychkova co-hosted with Moore in 2017.[29]
His 2013 article, 'The Fear of the Known', discussed doping in tennis.[30] While researching the article, Moore investigated failures in anti-doping, specifically in Russia, and interviewed Grigory Rodchenkov in 2012. Although he reported on Rodchenkov and his operations in 2012 and 2013, no action was taken.[31]
Moore was quoted in articles in the Sydney Morning Herald and Buzzfeed in which he spoke about match-fixing in tennis.[32][33] He and his work has also appeared on news sources and websites like Off the Ball,[18] Championat.com,[34] Sports Daily,[7] and TRT World.[35]
In the buildup to the FIFA World Cup 2018, Moore decried Russia's lack of quality footballers and feared for their chances on Newstalk.[36] He used his role as a guest of several "radio and TV shows dedicated to the World Cup" to promote the development of the education system at Russian State Social University (RSSU College).[37] In the build up to the 2018 World Cup, he was part of a campaign to prepare visitors to Russia.[38]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Alan Moore (19 September 2016). "Ирландец, который болеет за «Локомотив»". fclm.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Alan Moore will Manage International Academic Mobility at NUST MISIS". En.misis.ru. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Alan Moore (Moderator)". uk-russia-alliance.ru.
- ^ Alan Moore (6 February 2021). "WTS 226: Alan Moore". wtspod.com.[better source needed]
- ^ "Katrina Wagstaff: From Russia with a love of GAA". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
Alan Moore says: "I grew up playing with St Brigid's, some of the coaches there now were my coaches when I was playing"
[better source needed] - ^ "Danger, Kids!". Amazon.com. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Alan Moore (2017). "Football | Me and Russian football". Sportsdaily.ru. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- ^ "Департамент управления бизнесом - Международная научно-практическая конференция «Теория и практика: проблемы и перспективы»". Fa.ru. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- ^ "Contacts". en.misis.ru. Retrieved Jan 3, 2021.
- ^ "Alan Moore shared his thoughts with international media". rgsu.net.
- ^ "27.11.BROCHURE Program with English translation" (PDF). soc-education.ru. Institute of Continuing Professional Education for Social Workers. 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "The International Forum in Kirov: Inclusive Education in Higher Education Institutions". hedclub.com. Retrieved Jan 3, 2021.
- ^ Alan Moore. "On trial: Inside football's meat market". backpagefootball.com.
- ^ "Жизнь Нового Спортивного Директора «динамо» Бувача: Причина Ухода От Клоппа, Пиво Для Болельщика И Предложение «зенита»". matchtv.ru. 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Alan Moore". passportmagazine.ru. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018.
- ^ "Rugby Club Knin Prepares For Match Against Sisak - Other Sports - Sports - Dalje.com". arhiva.dalje.com.
- ^ "Knin: Ragbi za Dan sv. Patricka". vecernji.hr (in Croatian). 17 March 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Alan Moore (7 January 2021). "The History Of Football In Russia | Irish Influence, Gulags, Stalin And The 'people's Club'". otbsports.com.
- ^ "Ирландия поднимет российский теннис". RUSSIANIRELAND - Voice of Russian society in Ireland. 20 May 2011.
- ^ "Мастер-класс от ирландца". fclm.ru. 12 July 2016.
- ^ "Roddy toasts future with a ball O' Malta". Irish Examiner. 1 July 2009.
- ^ "Floriana In discussions to sign a Russian striker next month". independent.com.mt. The Malta Independent.
- ^ "Russian team on GAA World Games". RUSSIANIRELAND - Voice of Russian society in Ireland. 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ "У России есть женская сборная по гэльскому футболу. Объясняем, что это такое и почему это круто!". Sports.ru. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ "COMMITTEE". moscowshamrocks. Retrieved Jan 3, 2021.
- ^ "European Committee – 2021". gaelicgameseurope.com. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ Alan Moore. "Alan Moore - Back Page Football". backpagefootball.com.
- ^ "Capital Sports". SoundCloud.
- ^ "Bychkova-Cornet II, Tennis Star Interviews, European Football and Celebration Music". soundcloud.com. 2017.
- ^ Alan Moore (3 February 2013). "The fear of the known - drugs and matchfixing in football - Back Page Football". backpagefootball.com.
- ^ Alan Moore (28 June 2018). "The double standards of England and Belgium's doping agenda". backpagefootball.com.
- ^ "Match-Fixers Targeted Half My Players, Says Tennis Manager". buzzfeednews.com. 15 March 2016.
- ^ Pearce, Linda (16 March 2016). "Tennis Integrity Unit defends itself against 'Italian Job' match-fixing allegations". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Alan Moore. "Алан Мур - Авторы". www.championat.com.
- ^ Alan Moore. "Russia 2018: Is Russia ready for the World Cup? - Interview with Alan Moore". Russia 2018: Is Russia ready for the World Cup? - Interview with Alan Moore. Retrieved Jan 3, 2021.
- ^ Alan Moore. "Team 33 | "It's probably the worst group of players Russia could pick from"". 98fm.com.
- ^ Alan Moore. "Alan Moore: "We foster and educate, we inspire and support"". en.rgsu.net.
- ^ Welcome to Russia l РФС ТВ. YouTube. Event occurs at 16:38. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Russian athletes
- Russian sports journalists
- Russian State Social University
- Floriana F.C.