Alan Byrne (born 12 May 1969) is an Irish former

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player who played during the 1980s and 1990s. Byrne was a midfielder who represented

Bohemian F.C. Bohemian Football Club ( ga, an Cumann Peile Bóihéamach), more commonly referred to as Bohemians or Bohs, is a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. Bohemians compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland, and are the ...

Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) is an Irish association football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club's senior team competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division and it is the most su ...

, Shelbourne,

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and

Bray Wanderers Bray Wanderers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Fánaithe Bhré) are an Irish association football club playing in the League of Ireland First Division. The club in its present form was founded in 1942 in Bray, and was known until 2010 as ''B ...

during his career in Ireland. He made his League of Ireland debut for Bohs on 27 September 1987 in a 4-1 hammering by Rovers. During his time at

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he won the

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in 1992. In total he played 132 games (123 plus 9 as sub) scoring 4 goals. He played in every single position while at Dalymount. On one occasion he took over in goal after Dermot O'Neill got sent off against

. He transferred to linfield f.c. in the summer of 1993 for £26,000.00 which saw

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move the other direction. During his one season at Rovers he won the League Championship in 1994 scoring 1 goal in 28 league appearances. He was also named Player of the Year. He was awarded the Opel Player of the Month for November 1993. In the summer of 1994, Byrne moved to Shelbourne and helped them to third in the league after a disappointing start to the season and to the FAI Cup Final. He got sent off in the

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in August 1995. He then moved to Linfield for £28,000 in October 1995 and made a scoring debut and got sent off. He later had a spell at Newry Town before moving to Bray Wanderers in November 1999. He scored 2 goals in a total of 22 appearances at the Carlisle Grounds. While playing for Wayside Celtic in the FAI Cup in January 2001 he got sent off for pushing the referee. His tough tackling style and disciplinary record earned him the nickname "Psycho". His father Eamonn played for

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in the 1950s. He is married to Lisa Wyatt Byrne the owner of Irelands first Juice Detox company Juice 2 Go. They have 3 children and live in the Dublin suburb of Stepaside.

Honours

* League of Ireland **

- 1994 *

** Bohemians - 1992 * SRFC Player of the Year: **

- 1993/94

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Byrne, Alan Republic of Ireland men's association footballers League of Ireland players Bohemian F.C. players Shamrock Rovers F.C. players Shelbourne F.C. players Linfield F.C. players Newry City F.C. players Bray Wanderers F.C. players Wayside Celtic F.C. players NIFL Premiership players League of Ireland XI players Men's association football midfielders Living people 1969 births Association footballers from Dublin (city)