Brendan Murphy (born 19 August 1975) is an Irish former footballer who played soccer for the Republic of Ireland U21 and B national teams and

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for the Meath county team.

Career

Soccer

Murphy played as a goalkeeper with

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes. Th ...

and

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where he played for 5 seasons. Murphy did not play in a league match for Wimbledon, but he appeared in Intertoto Cup matches. In 1999 Murphy moved back to Ireland where he played for a season with Dundalk before returning to play his final 2-year stint in England with

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in 2000. Murphy won eight Republic of Ireland under-21 caps and one B cap. He was also called up to the senior team by manager Mick McCarthy for an away international friendly match against Wales in 1997, although he remained an unused substitute.

Gaelic football

Murphy subsequently returned home to Trim, County Meath where he began playing

for Trim GAA. In 2005, he was called up to the senior Meath county squad under

Seán Boylan Seán Boylan (born 12 December 1949) is an Irish former Gaelic football manager from Dunboyne, County Meath. He retired from his position as manager of the senior Meath county team on the evening of 31 August 2005 after twenty-three years in ch ...

. He made his senior inter-county debut on 9 January in an O'Byrne Cup match against Kildare. He made his championship debut in 2006 v Louth. Apart from a brief exit from the squad in 2009 Murphy played until the age of 35 and retired in 2011. In 2012, he was appointed Meath goalkeeping coach. He was an all star nominee in 2007.

Honours

* Leinster Senior Football Championship (1): 2010 * All-Ireland and Leinster Minor Football Championship (1): 1992 Leinster minor football 1993 * NFL division 2 winner 2007 * All star nominee 2007

References

External links

GAA profile at gaainfo.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Murphy, Brendan 1975 births Living people Gaelic football goalkeepers Gaelic football goalkeeping coaches Gaelic footballers who switched code Meath inter-county Gaelic footballers Trim Gaelic footballers Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Republic of Ireland men's B international footballers Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Expatriate men's footballers in England Association footballers from County Meath Bradford City A.F.C. players Dundalk F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players Longford Town F.C. players Wimbledon F.C. players Association footballers from County Wexford Wexford Gaelic footballers