Paul Munster
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Paul Munster | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2001 | Cliftonville | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004 | London City | 19 | (25) |
| 2004–2005 | Slavia Prague | 3 | (0) |
| 2006 | Örebro SK | 7 | (2) |
| 2006 | Bunkeflo IF | 3 | (3) |
| 2007 | Hradec Kralove | 11 | (10) |
| 2008–2011 | Linfield | 112 | (35) |
| 2011– | FC Anker Wismar | 5 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:47, 18 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Paul Munster (born 9 February 1982) is a professional footballer currently unemployed. His soccer career, once thought over at age 19 due to a severely torn knee ligament, was revived playing in Canada and he went on to sign with Czech giants Slavia Prague.
A native of West Belfast, Munster signed with Slavia Prague on 19 November 2004 after a stellar 2004 (summer) season where he ran away with the Canadian Professional Soccer League's golden boot title, Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year.
After only 1 season with Slavia Prague where he appeared in 3 league matches and voted fans player of the month. He moved on to play for Orebro SK and Bunkeflo IF, both teams in Sweden.
Then back to the Czech Republic with SK Hradec Kralove. There he was reunited with his former Assistant Coach at Slavia Praha, Ludek Klusacek (now assistant Coach of the Czech Republic National Team). Munster ended Top Scorer with an impressive 10 Goals - 4 Assists, in 11 Starts.
Paul signed for Belfast club Linfield on 29 August 2008 at the age of 26. In his first season with Linfield the lethal striker scored an impressive 17 Goals - 2 Assists, in 20 Starts, including a vital 93rd minute winner against rivals league champions Glentoran FC at Windsor Park, which was broadcast Live round the world by Sky Sports. Paul, Scored in each 3 Live Sky Sports games. Recently voted Fans Player of the Year.
It has now become the norm, that every time Munster scores at Windsor Park they play indie rock band The Automatic's chart hit "Monster".
In January 2011 Linfield rejected an offer from Hellas Verona. The offer was swiftly turned down by the Windsor Park club, even though they already knew that the player would leave in the summer for nothing.[1] Paul Munster terminated his contract May 2011.
[edit] Sources
- slam.canoe.ca
- Paul Munster on Playerhistory.com
- www.eufo.de
- forum.playerhistory.com
- www.slavia.cz online interview of Munster with fans
- www.slavia.cz Paul Munster Flies Home for Christmas
- www.lutonf.com match report of Luton Town pre-season match against Bunkeflo IF
- Gambrinus Liga statistics (Czech)
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[edit] References
- ^ http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/local/linfield-dismiss-veronarsquos-10k-offer-for-munster-15069532.html#ixzz1WcIDwKg5
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- British expatriates in the Czech Republic
- British expatriates in Sweden
- Canadian Professional Soccer League (1998–2005) players
- Expatriate footballers in the Czech Republic
- Expatriate footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Association football forwards
- Linfield F.C. players
- IFA Premiership players
- Association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Expatriate association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Expatriates from Northern Ireland in Canada
- People from Belfast
- SK Slavia Prague players
- Örebro SK players
- 1982 births
- Living people