Richie Byrne

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Richie Byrne

Personal information
Full name	Richard Philip Byrne
Date of birth	24 September 1981 (1981-09-24)
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current club	Hungerford Town F.C.
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2003	Shamrock Rovers	56	(0)
2003–2005	Dunfermline Athletic	19	(0)
2005–2008	Aberdeen	50	(1)
2008	Oldham Athletic	4	(0)
2009	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	0	(0)
2009	→ St. Johnstone (loan)	5	(0)
2010	Darlington
2010	Hungerford Town
National team‡
2007	Republic of Ireland B	1	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:56, 5 May 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2008 (UTC)

Richard "Richie" Byrne (born 24 September 1981 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer currently playing for Hungerford Town F.C..

Career

Byrne signed for Shamrock Rovers in the summer of 2000 from Stella Maris F.C. and made his debut in the Leinster Senior Cup away to St. Francis on 21 November 2000, in a 6–2 win. He was Young Player of the Year for the 2000–01 season. He made his full league debut on 16 September 2001 in a 3–0 win over Shelbourne. He made a total of six appearances in European competition for the Hoops, two in the UEFA Cup and four in the UEFA Intertoto Cup.

He joined Scottish club Dunfermline Athletic in August 2003 and helped the club reach the 2004 Scottish Cup Final, where they were beaten 3–1 by Celtic at Hampden Park. He was signed by former manager at Dunfermline, Jimmy Calderwood for Aberdeen in January 2005 for £50,000. He played in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup against Atlético Madrid [1]. On 15 April 2008, he was told he would not be offered a new contract by Aberdeen and would be free to leave in the summer along with six other players [2]. After his release, he had trials at Wigan Athletic and N.E.C. Nijmegen. He was given a one week trial with Oldham Athletic, eventually being given a one month contract with the club. He was given the number 3 shirt, and made his debut coming on as a substitute in the 3–3 draw with Hartlepool United.

On 14 January 2009, Byrne joined Inverness Caledonian Thistle on a contract until the end of the season. He was then loaned to First Division club St. Johnstone. Following Inverness's relegation to the 1st Division Byrne was released as the club began reshaping its squad.

In February 2010, Byrne joined Football League Two side Darlington. He made only two starts and two substitute appearances for the club, and was released before the end of the season.

Byrne signed for Hungerford Town in July 2010.

International career

In November 2007, Byrne made his international debut for Republic of Ireland B national team, in a match against Scotland B. Byrne scored Ireland's goal in the 63rd minute, in a 1–1 draw.

External links

• Richie Byrne career stats at Soccerbase