Richie Byrne
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Philip Byrne | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Belvedere | |||
| Stella Maris | |||
| 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 | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | Hungerford Town | ? | (?) |
| 201x | Egham Town | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | Horsham | ? | (?) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 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). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2008 (UTC) |
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Richard Philip Byrne (born 24 September 1981) is an Irish footballer.
Byrne signed for Shamrock Rovers in the summer of 2000 from Stella Maris 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.
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