Brendan Murphy (Meath footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brendan Murphy | ||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Wexford, Ireland | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1994 | Bradford City | ||
| 1994–1999 | Wimbledon | ||
| 1999–2000 | Dundalk | ||
| 2000-2002 | Kidderminster Harriers | ||
| 2008-2010 | Longford Town | ||
| International career | |||
| Republic of Ireland U21 | 8 | (0) | |
| Republic of Ireland B | 1 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:51, 23 April 2014 (UTC) | |||
Brendan Murphy (born on 19 August 1975)[1] is a former Irish footballer who played soccer for the Republic of Ireland U21 and B national teams and Gaelic football for Meath .
Career
Soccer
Murphy played as a goalkeeper with Bradford City and Wimbledon where he played for 5 seasons. Murphy did not play in a league match for Wimbledon, but he appeared in Intertoto Cup matches.[2] In 1999 Murphy moved back to Ireland where he played for a season with Dundalk before returning to play his final 2-year stint in England with Kidderminster Harriers in 2000.[3] Murphy won eight Republic of Ireland under-21 caps and one B cap. He was also called up to the senior team by manager Mick McCarthy for an away international friendly match against Wales in 1997, although he remained an unused substitute.[2]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Breandán Ó Murchú | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born | 19 August 1975 Wexford, Ireland |
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| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 2005-2011 | Trim | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 2005-2011 | Meath | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
Gaelic football
Murphy subsequently returned home to Trim, County Meath where he began playing Gaelic football for Trim GAA. In 2005 he was called up to the Meath senior squad under Seán Boylan. He made his senior inter-county debut on 9 January in an O'Byrne Cup match against Kildare before becoming a more permanent member of the squad in 2006. At the end of the 2008 campaign Murphy retired from Gaelic football and switched back to soccer to play for Longford Town[4] but then rejoined Meath in 2010.[5] Murphy announced his retirement from Inter-county and international football in December 2011.[6]
Honours
- Leinster Senior Football Championship (1): 2010
- All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (1): 1992
References
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External links
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- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
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- Articles containing Irish-language text
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Gaelic football goalkeepers
- Gaelic footballers who switched code
- Meath inter-county Gaelic footballers
- Trim Gaelic footballers
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Republic of Ireland B international footballers
- Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Sportspeople from County Meath
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- Dundalk F.C. players
- Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players
- Longford Town F.C. players
- Wimbledon F.C. players
