Richie Purdy
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Richie Purdy | ||
Date of birth | 12 March 1972 | ||
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1990 | Home Farm | ? | (?) |
1990–1996 | Dundalk F.C. | 133 | (5) |
1996–1997 | Derry City F.C. | 22 | (0) |
1997–2000 | Shamrock Rovers | 81 | (13) |
2000–2001 | Kilkenny City F.C. | 19 | (1) |
2001–2003 | UCD AFC | 24 | (1) |
2003 | Kildare County | 20 | (1) |
National team | |||
1993 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
1988 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Richie Purdy (born 12 March 1972, in Dublin) is an Irish former footballer.
Purdy made his League of Ireland début for Home Farm against EMFA on 6 November 1988. He spent six seasons with Dundalk, winning the League with the team in 1994/95 (scoring 2 goals in 26 appearances). During this tenure at Dundalk he won the PFAI "Young Player of the Year" award in 1992/93 PFAI.
Purdy later moved to Derry City for one season where he won another league title for the 1996/97 season. He joined Shamrock Rovers in the summer of 1997 where he stayed for four seasons, making two appearances in Europe (scoring once).[1]
Purdy was capped by Ireland at U15, U16, U17, U18 and U21 levels. He played in two qualifiers in the 1990 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship qualifying campaign.
His eldest son, Daniel, is who plays for Longford Town and has played for Ireland U15s and U17s.[2] His other son Richie plays for Shamrock Rovers U19 in the League of Ireland U19 Division.[3]
Honours[]
- League of Ireland Premier Division: 2
- FAI Super Cup
- Shamrock Rovers 1998
- PFAI Young Player of the Year:
- Dundalk - 1992/93
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Richie Purdy Football Association of Ireland
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- 1972 births
- Living people
- League of Ireland players
- Shamrock Rovers F.C. players
- Dundalk F.C. players
- University College Dublin A.F.C. players
- Derry City F.C. players
- Home Farm F.C. players
- Kildare County F.C. players
- Kilkenny City A.F.C. players
- Republic of Ireland youth international footballers
- Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Association football defenders
- Association footballers from County Dublin