Felix Healy
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Joseph Healy | ||
| Date of birth | 27 September 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Derry, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1976 | Sligo Rovers | 24 | (2) |
| 1976–1977 | Distillery | ||
| 1978–1979 | Finn Harps | 4 | (0) |
| 1978–1980 | Port Vale | 41 | (2) |
| 1980–1987 | Coleraine | ||
| 1987–1991 | Derry City | 114 | (23) |
| 1991–1992 | Coleraine | 26 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 1982 | Northern Ireland | 4 | (0) |
| 1982–1986 | Irish League XI | 3 | (1) |
| 1989 | League of Ireland XI | 1 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1993–1994 | Coleraine | ||
| 1994–1998 | Derry City | ||
| 2004–2005 | Finn Harps | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Felix Healy (born 27 September 1955 as Patrick Joseph Healy) is a former Northern Ireland international footballer who played for Coleraine and then became a football manager. He has also worked as a media pundit and is currently part of the management team at First Division club Finn Harps, taking on the role of Director of football alongside manager Peter Hutton.
Starting his career at Sligo Rovers, he signed with Distillery in 1976. In 1978, he transferred to Finn Harps, before moving to England to play for Port Vale later that year. He returned to his homeland two years later to play for Coleraine. After seven years with the club he moved on to Derry City. In 1993, he returned to Coleraine as player-manager, before leaving his post and ending his playing career in 1994. He then four years in charge at Derry City. In 1982, he won four caps for Northern Ireland. Healy settled into a quiet retirement, becoming a very popular local musician around Derry City and Inishowen
Healy began his career in the Sligo Rovers first-team as a teenager, before he transferred to Distillery in 1976. The club were suffering and without a ground and Healy did not even spend a full season with the club as results continually went against them. In March 1977 he was back in the League of Ireland with Finn Harps.
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