Brian Barry-Murphy (born 27 July 1978) is an Irish professional football manager and former

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who played as a defensive midfielder in the

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. He began his career at his hometown club Cork City. In 1999, he moved to English club

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, but began to establish himself in league football with loan spells at Southend United and

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. He would go on to play for

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, and

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before signing for local rivals Rochdale in 2010. Barry-Murphy has played internationally for the Republic of Ireland twice at under-21 level.

Early life

Barry-Murphy was born in

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. His father,

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, was a

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er and hurler, and manager, who is widely considered to be one of the most iconic players in the history of

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Club career

Brian Barry-Murphy has previously played for Cork City,

and

as well as representing the Republic of Ireland at

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level. He also had loan spells at Southend United and

. It was at Southend in which he scored his first goal in English football in a game against Leyton Orient. He scored the 1,000th goal for

in Tier 4 of the English Football League in a 2–2 draw with

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. This made them the first club to score 1,000 goals in all four tiers of the league.

Rochdale

On 16 June 2010 Barry-Murphy agreed terms with

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and signed a four-year contract in July. He scored his first and only goal for Rochdale in a 3–1 defeat at

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on 5 November 2011. Barry-Murphy was club's first team coach, as well as retaining his registration as the club's senior outfield player.

Managerial career

Barry-Murphy was appointed Rochdale's caretaker manager in March 2019 following the sacking of Keith Hill. In April 2019 he was appointed permanent manager on a two-year contract. On 30 June 2021, Barry-Murphy resigned from his position as manager. On 24 July 2021, Barry-Murphy was announced as the manager of the Manchester City Elite Development Squad.

Managerial statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barry-Murphy, Brian 1978 births Living people Association footballers from Cork (city) Brian Republic of Ireland association footballers Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers Association football midfielders Cork City F.C. players Preston North End F.C. players Southend United F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Bury F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players League of Ireland players English Football League players Republic of Ireland football managers Rochdale A.F.C. managers English Football League managers Rochdale A.F.C. non-playing staff Manchester City F.C. non-playing staff