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Brendan Murphy
Personal information
Full name Brendan Murphy
Date of birth (1975-08-19) 19 August 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Wexford, Ireland
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
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]


Brendan Murphy
Personal information
Irish name Breandán Ó Murchú
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Goalkeeper
Born (1975-08-19) 19 August 1975 (age 49)
Wexford, Ireland
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

References

  1. ^ "Wimbledon". FootballSquads. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Wexford-born Brendan to guard Royal posts". Enniscorthy Guardian. 25 May 2006. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  3. ^ "BRENDAN MURPHY – Goalkeeper. 19/8/75, 5ft 11ins. Squad number 13". Worcester News. 11 October 2001. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  4. ^ Kelly, Liam (13 January 2009). "GAA star Murphy crosses codes to join Longford". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  5. ^ McManus, Ray (30 June 2010). "Keeper grabs opportunity with both hands". Drogheda Independent. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  6. ^ Foley, Cliona (16 December 2011). "Murphy's new meath role". Irish Independent. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
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