Cathal Muckian (born 30 November 1951 in Dundalk), a native of

Dundalk Dundalk ( ; ga, Dún Dealgan ), meaning "the fort of Dealgan", is the county town (the administrative centre) of County Louth, Ireland. The town is on the Castletown River, which flows into Dundalk Bay on the east coast of Ireland. It is h ...

, County Louth; had a career in

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football during the 1970s and early 80s. Muckian played for five clubs, notably

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and

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. In 1978, he was called into the

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national team by John Giles for an international friendly against

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and won his first and only full

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/ref> In 1980/81 season he played for Shamrock Rovers F.C. and Shelbourne F.C. The following season, he turned out for Athlone Town F.C.

Honours

Dundalk

: 1 :: 1978/79 * FAI Cup: 2 :: 1977, 1979 *

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: 1 :: 1978 * Leinster Senior Cup: 2 :: 1976/77, 1977/78 *President's Cup: 1 :: 1979/80

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