Philip Byrne

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Phil Byrne
Personal information
Full name Philip Byrne
Date of birth (1982-04-06) 6 April 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Belvedere
Shelbourne
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2004 Shelbourne 2 (0)
2004–2007 Kildare County 124 (1)
2008–2009 Sporting Fingal 41 (3)
2010 Longford Town 12 (0)
2011 Monaghan United 11 (1)
2012 Carrick Rangers 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Philip Byrne (born 6 April 1982 in Dublin) is an Irish former footballer. [1]

In 2004, Byrne was signed by then Kildare County manager Eric Hannigan from Shelbourne. He has been a dependable fixture at the centre of the Kildare County defence for both Hannigan and current manager Ryan. Philip was awarded the Supporters Club Player of the Year in his debut season for the club in 2004. He was selected as Kildare County's captain for the 2007 season. He picked up a special award for his 100th appearance in April 2007 before Kildare's League Match versus Finn Harps. He left the club after four years at the end of the 2007 season signing for newly formed Sporting Fingal. In January 2010, Byrne joined Longford Town where he was club captain for the 2010 season before being released at the season's end.

In January 2012 he signed for Carrick Rangers .

Personal life

His father Damien Byrne was also a League of Ireland player.

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References

  1. "P. Byrne". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 April 2016.