Rene Gilmartin

Rene Gilmartin is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for a number of English and Irish clubs before moving into coaching. There is no reliable, independently verified net worth figure publicly available for him.

Early Life & Family

Gilmartin was born on May 31, 1987, in Dublin, Ireland, and is a native of Malahide. Standing 1.97m (6ft 6in) tall, notably tall for a goalkeeper, he joined English club Walsall’s academy as a teenager.

Rise to Fame

He made his senior debut for Walsall in 2005 and went on to represent the Republic of Ireland at U19 and U21 level between 2006 and 2007, which helped earn him a move to Championship club Watford in 2010.

Career History

Gilmartin’s playing career included spells at Walsall (2005-2010) and two stints at Watford (2010-2012 and 2014-2017), interspersed with loan moves to Worcester City, Hednesford Town, Yeovil Town and Crawley Town. He also played for Plymouth Argyle (2012-2013), Irish club St Patrick’s Athletic (2013-2014), Colchester United (2017-2019) and Bristol City (2019-2021), largely in a backup goalkeeper role in his later years. Since retiring from playing around 2021, he has worked as goalkeeping coach at Ipswich Town, and served as interim goalkeeping coach for the Republic of Ireland senior team in 2024.

How They Built Their Wealth

As a player, Gilmartin’s income came from wages earned across a career mostly spent in the Championship and League One rather than the Premier League, plus a stint in the League of Ireland. Since 2021 his income has come from his salary as a goalkeeping coach, including at Ipswich Town during their rise to the Premier League. No reliable net worth total has been publicly disclosed.

Rene Gilmartin’s career has spanned more than fifteen years in English and Irish football, first as a goalkeeper and now as a respected goalkeeping coach.