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David Byrne (footballer, born 1979)

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David Byrne
Personal information
Full name David Byrne
Date of birth (1979-11-14) 14 November 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre midfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Shelbourne ? (?)
1999–2000 Dundee United 1 (0)
2000–2003 Shelbourne ? (?)
2003 St Patrick's Athletic ? (?)
2004–2006 Derry City ? (?)
2006 Longford Town ? (?)
2007–2008 Athlone Town ? (?)
2008 Finn Harps ? (?)
2009 Kildare County ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Byrne (born 14 November 1979) in Dublin is an Irish footballer who last played for Kildare County as a central midfielder.

Career

Byrne started his career with Shelbourne before a move to Scottish Premier League side Dundee United. During his season with United he made just one appearance, playing at Parkhead in a 4-1 defeat to Celtic. Byrne moved back to Shelbourne, where he played for three years, picking up a league winners' medal. Spells at St Pat's and Derry City followed, before his move to Longford in January 2006. Byrne moved to Athlone at the start of the 2007 season. Following his departure from Athlone Town in July 2008 Byrne had a short spell back in Premier Division football with Finn Harps. Byrne most recently joined First Division strugglers Kildare County in May 2009.

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