Richie Byrne
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| Richie Byrne | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Byrne | |
| Date of birth | September 24, 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |
| Playing position | Full back | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2000–2003 2003–2005 2005–2008 |
Shamrock Rovers Dunfermline Athletic Aberdeen |
56 (0) 19 (0) 50 (1) |
| National team | ||
| 2007 | Republic of Ireland B | 1 (1) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Richard "Richie" Byrne (born 24 September 1981 in Dublin) is an Irish professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen.
Byrne signed for Shamrock Rovers in the summer of 2000 from Stella Maris Football Club 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 in 2000/2001. He made his full league debut on the September 16, 2001 in a 3-0 win over Shelbourne.
He made a total of 6 appearances in European competition for the Hoops.
He joined Scottish club Dunfermline Athletic in August 2003 and helped the club reach the Scottish Cup final where they were beaten 3-1 by Celtic at Hampden Park[1]. He was signed by former manager at Dunfermline, Jimmy Calderwood for Aberdeen in January 2005 for £50,000[2].
He made a scoring "B" international debut against Scotland in November 2007 [1]
On April 15, 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.
[edit] References
- ^ "Larsson caps Celtic triumph", BBC Sport website, 22 May 2004.
- ^ "Byrne completes move to Aberdeen", BBC Sport website, 27 January 2005.
