Richie Purdy
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox football biography Richie Purdy (born 12 March 1972) is an Irish former footballer.
Career
Purdy made his League of Ireland début for Home Farm against EMFA on 6 November 1988. He spent six seasons with Dundalk, winning the League with the team in 1994/95 (scoring 2 goals in 26 appearances). During this tenure at Dundalk he won the PFAI "Young Player of the Year" award in 1992/93 PFAI.
Purdy later moved to Derry City for one season where he won another league title for the 1996/97 season. He joined Shamrock Rovers in the summer of 1997 where he stayed for four seasons, making two appearances in Europe (scoring once).[1]
Purdy was capped by Ireland at U15, U16, U17, U18 and U21 levels. He played in two qualifiers in the 1990 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship qualifying campaign.
His eldest son, Daniel, is who plays for Longford Town and has played for Ireland U15s and U17s.[2] His other son Richie plays for Shamrock Rovers U19 in the League of Ireland U19 Division.[3]
References
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- 1972 births
- Living people
- League of Ireland players
- Shamrock Rovers F.C. players
- Dundalk F.C. players
- University College Dublin A.F.C. players
- Derry City F.C. players
- Home Farm F.C. players
- Kildare County F.C. players
- Kilkenny City A.F.C. players
- Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers
- Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Association footballers from County Dublin