Ronnie Murphy (footballer)

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Ronnie Murphy
Personal information
Full name Ronald Murphy
Date of birth (1962-09-03) 3 September 1962 (age 61)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Centre-half
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1980–1983 Shamrock Rovers 64 (0)
1983–1990 Bohemians 163 (6)
1990–1993 Dundalk 89 (1)
1993–1995 Monaghan United 46 (0)
1995–1996 Finn Harps 35 (1)
1996–1997 Longford Town 25 (2)
Total422(10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ronnie Murphy (born 3 September 1962) was an Irish soccer player during the 1980s and 1990s.

An uncompromising defender, he represented Shamrock Rovers, Bohemians, Dundalk and Monaghan United during his career.

While with Rovers he won the Leinster Senior Cup in 1982 and scored in the 1982-83 UEFA Cup . [1] He got sent off in the next round at FC Universitatea Craiova on 3 November 1982. [2]

He played 4 times in European competition for Shamrock Rovers.

A youth international, Ronnie made 163 Llague appearances (6 goals) [3] and 3 European appearances for Bohemians after signing for them in 1983. He signed for Dundalk in June 1990 and won a League of Ireland winners medal in his first season at the club. He remained at Oriel Park until the beginning of the 1993/94 season when he signed for Monaghan.

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References

  1. ↑ "European Record 1957 to Date". www.shamrockrovers.ie. Archived from the original on 25 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Register" . Dublin. 4 November 1982. ISSN   0791-5144 – via The Irish Times.
  3. ↑ Bohemian FC match programme, Vol. 42, no. 3
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