Damien Anthony Duff (born 2 March 1979) is an Irish professional
football manager and former
player who played predominantly as a
winger. He has been the manager of
League of Ireland club
Shelbourne F.C. since November 2021.
He began his professional playing career with
Blackburn Rovers, with whom he won the
Football League Cup
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, and in 2003 was signed for £17 million by
Chelsea, where he won two
Premier League titles and another League Cup. After three seasons at
Stamford Bridge Stamford Bridge may refer to:
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, he left for
Newcastle United
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where he won the
2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup
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, and then moved on to
Fulham
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, with whom he played in the
2010 UEFA Europa League Final
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. He ended his career with brief spells in the
A-League
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with
Melbourne City and the League of Ireland with
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 ...
before retiring in December 2015. Since then, he has moved into coaching, working with Shamrock Rovers,
Celtic
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Language and ethnicity
*pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia
**Celts (modern)
*Celtic languages
**Proto-Celtic language
* Celtic music
*Celtic nations
Sports Fo ...
and Republic of Ireland youth teams.
Duff played international football for the
Republic of Ireland for 14 years, winning
100 caps between 1998 and 2012. He played at the
2002 FIFA World Cup
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and
captained the country at
UEFA Euro 2012.
Club career
Blackburn Rovers
Duff joined
Blackburn Rovers as a trainee in 1996 after playing for
Leicester Celtic
Leicester Celtic A.F.C. is an Irish association football club based in Rathfarnham, Dublin. The club's senior team compete in the Leinster Senior League where they have enjoyed reasonable success. Youth sides compete in the Dublin and Distric ...
, Lourdes Celtic and
St. Kevin's Boys as a schoolboy in
Dublin.
He made his Blackburn debut at the age of 18 against
Leicester City on the final day of the
1996–97 season for which he won the
Man of the match award. In his first
full season, he scored five goals. Blackburn were relegated the
following season.
Duff helped Blackburn achieve promotion back to the
Premier League in
2001
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and then win the
League Cup in 2002, beating
Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 at the
Millennium Stadium
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in a season where he was
Player of the Year. Following the
2002 World Cup
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, Duff signed a new four-year contract with Rovers. Despite injury problems in the
2002–03 season, he finished as Blackburn's top goalscorer with 11 goals, which helped his team finish sixth and qualify for the
UEFA Cup.
Chelsea
In the run up to the
2003–04 season,
Chelsea made a series of bids for Duff, with a
£17 million offer, eventually triggering a release clause in the player's contract. Duff chose to move to
West London in July. Signed by manager
Claudio Ranieri as part of the development of Chelsea financed by new owner
Roman Abramovich, Duff made his debut in August 2003 in the
Champions League against Slovakian side
MŠK Žilina. Chelsea won 2–0 and Duff was described as the "star of the show". He scored his first Chelsea goal on 20 September 2003 in a 5–0 away win against
Wolverhampton Wanderers. Duff scored the third Chelsea goal and was named as
Man of the match. Duff played 23 games in all competitions for Chelsea in the
2003–04 season scoring five goals. He missed the
Champions League semi-finals as Chelsea lost to
AS Monaco but was instrumental in securing for Chelsea second place in the
Premier League, the club's highest league finish for 49 years as well as being part of the Champions League run, but the season ultimately ended trophyless and with the sacking of manager
Claudio Ranieri.
The arrival of Dutch winger
Arjen Robben and new manager
José Mourinho
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posed a threat to Duff's place in the starting line-up for the
2004–05 season, but an injury to Robben at the start of the season saw Duff as the only available winger. Mourinho, however, did not play Duff in the early part of the 2004–05 season, preferring a more narrow approach. Duff eventually got into the side after four games and, when Robben returned to the side, Duff's versatility saw him move to the right wing and form a wing partnership with Robben. The season proved to be successful for both Duff and Chelsea. He scored ten goals, including a crucial strike in a 4–2 win against
Barcelona in the Champions League, while the team won the Premier League title by 12 points from second placed Arsenal, and the
League Cup, in which Duff scored the winning goal in the semi-final against
Manchester United
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. He scored three goals in 28 league appearances in the following season as the club retained their Premier League title.
Newcastle United
In July 2006, Duff agreed terms over a £5 million move to
Newcastle United
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, signing a five-year contract. Duff made his competitive debut in a
UEFA Cup second round qualifying first leg match against
Latvia
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n side
Ventspils on 10 August 2006. He scored his first goal for Newcastle in September that year in a 2–0 victory over
West Ham United away at the
Boleyn Ground. Duff suffered a knee injury in November that kept him out for four months, during which Newcastle had a bad run of defeats. He returned but was then ruled out for the rest of the season due to an ankle injury in a 2–1 loss to
Portsmouth in April 2007.
Sam Allardyce later described Duff's injury as 'career threatening'. During
Alan Shearer
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's short stint as interim manager, Duff was asked to play as left back.
In the final match of the 2008–09 season, against
Aston Villa
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in a crucial relegation decider, Duff unluckily scored the deciding own goal by deflecting in a 20-yard shot by Villa's
Gareth Barry which sent Newcastle down. Duff confirmed his intention to stay at the relegated club and help them back into the Premier League. On 8 August 2009, Duff scored Newcastle's first goal of the
2009–10 season in a 1–1 draw against
West Bromwich Albion.
Fulham
After playing one game for Newcastle in 2009–10, Duff returned to the Premier League, signing for
Fulham
Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea. The area faces Wandsworth ...
on a three-year contract for £4 million, and re-joining
Roy Hodgson
Roy Hodgson (born 9 August 1947) is a former English football manager and player.
He managed 22 different teams in eight countries, beginning in Sweden with Halmstads BK in the 1976 season. He later guided the Switzerland national team to th ...
, his first manager at Blackburn Rovers.
He made his Fulham debut coming on as a substitute against
Amkar Perm in the Cottagers'
UEFA Europa League qualifier match, setting up the third goal in a 3–1 win. Duff scored his first league goal for Fulham on 13 September 2009 in a 2–1 victory over
Everton, scoring in the 79th minute. On 19 December 2009, Duff scored in the 75th minute in a 3–0 victory over
Manchester United
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of City of Salford, Salford to ...
. On 17 January 2010, Duff started the game against Blackburn Rovers at
Ewood Park
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and also completed the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 defeat.
On 22 August 2010, he started and played the full 90 minutes against Manchester United at
Craven Cottage in a 2–2 draw and also picked up a booking. On 18 September 2010, he started and played the entire match against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park in a 1–1 draw. On 15 January 2011, Duff made his 500th career appearance in English football when he lined up against
Wigan Athletic playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw at the
DW Stadium. On 5 February 2011, he started the Premier League game against Aston Villa in a 2–2 draw at
Villa Park, but was replaced on 67 minutes by
Simon Davies. On 27 February 2011, he played the full 90 minutes and also scored a goal in the match with
Manchester City
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at
Eastlands in a 1–1 draw.
On 5 March 2011, Duff scored a brace in a 3–2 win against former side Blackburn Rovers at Craven Cottage.
With the two goals, he continued a run of four goals in five matches.
About Fulham and his time at the football club, Duff stated: "I like to think that I have found my feet again here at Fulham. It's a good environment and one that players feel very comfortable in. This is a club with so much character and I'm very happy to be helping move it forward." At the end of the 2010–11 season, Duff made 27 appearances and scored 4 goals in all competitions, including making 24 Premier League appearances. On 19 August 2011, Duff signed a one-year extension to his current deal.
After nine goalless matches, Duff scored in Fulham's 2–1 win over
Norwich City on 31 March 2012.
A week later, on 7 April 2012, he starred in Fulham's 0–3 away win over
Bolton Wanderers
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, setting up
Clint Dempsey for the second goal of the match. During the match, which marked his 350th league appearance, he was a constant threat on the right wing. On 18 August 2012, Duff scored the opening goal in Fulham's 5–0 win over
Norwich City on the opening day of the
2012–13 Premier League
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. He scored again in the following game, a 3–2 defeat to Manchester United.
On 22 February 2013, Duff signed a new contract with Fulham, keeping him at the club until summer 2014. On 16 April 2014, Duff confirmed his intention to leave Fulham at the end of the
2013–14 season. Duff told ''
The Irish Times'', "I'll be leaving Fulham. The club haven't spoken to me and I haven't spoken to the club but we don't need to speak." He was released from the club on 23 May.
Melbourne City
In June 2014, Duff joined Australian
A-League
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club
Melbourne City as a free transfer in a one-year deal. Duff made his debut against
Sydney FC
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on match day one, assisting
David Villa for his first goal in the A-League. Duff scored his first goal against the
Newcastle Jets in a 5–2 win. In March 2015, Duff confirmed that he would leave Melbourne City to return to his homeland, with the intention of finishing his career in the
League of Ireland.
Shamrock Rovers
On 14 July 2015, Duff signed for
League of Ireland Premier Division
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club
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 ...
, and revealed he would be donating his wages to charity. After nine games for the Dublin-based side, on 21 December 2015 he announced his retirement from football.
International career
Duff played for the
Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team in the
1997 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship
The 1997 UEFA European Under-18 Championship Final Tournament was held in Iceland.
Teams
The following teams qualified for the tournament:
*
*
* (host)
*
*
*
*
*
Group stage Group A
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Group B
Third place match
F ...
finals in Iceland, the
1997
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and
1999 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Nigeria between 3 and 24 April 1999. This was the 12th edition of the tournament.
Qualification
The following 24 teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.
:1.Teams that ...
. In
Malaysia, he scored the first ever
Golden Goal in a
World Cup match.
He made his senior début for the Republic of Ireland in 1998 against the
Czech Republic. He won 100
caps, making him the fifth most capped player in Irish history. He started a total of 82 times for the Republic of Ireland senior squad, scoring eight goals.
He played every game for Republic of Ireland at the
2002 FIFA World Cup
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and was voted the team's player of the tournament. After scoring against
Saudi Arabia, en route to the second round of the FIFA World Cup, Duff marked his goal with an oriental bow, in retrospect often referred to as one of the most memorable moments of his international career. He was named as the
FAI Senior International Player of the Year in 2002.
After a poor campaign, failing to qualify and a change of managers during the qualifiers for
UEFA Euro 2004, he still scored two goals during the qualifiers against
Georgia and
Russia.
He was ever present for the Republic of Ireland in their qualifying campaign for the
2006 FIFA World Cup
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, but yet again, they failed to qualify. Duff's former teammate
Steve Staunton took over as manager but early defeats to
Germany and a humiliating 5–2 loss to
Cyprus saw the Irish fail to qualify again for a major tournament, followed by another change of manager.
Under the new manager
Giovanni Trapattoni, Duff started the manager's first game in charge against Serbia on 24 May 2008, which ended in a 1–1 draw. Duff became a key member of the squad proving assists for many of the goals. He started the matches in both legs against
France as the Irish were
controversially knocked out 2–1 on aggregate after extra-time.
Duff was ever-present on the wings for the Republic of Ireland in their
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying campaign and he was part of the team that secured qualification for
UEFA Euro 2012 with
an unprecedented 5–1 aggregate play-off win over
Estonia. He was named in Trapattoni's 23-man squad for
UEFA Euro 2012 and was given the number 11 jersey. On 18 June 2012, he captained the Republic of Ireland on his 100th cap against
Italy, their final group game of the tournament. This turned out to be the last match he played representing his country.
He announced his retirement from international football on 24 August 2012.
Coaching career
During his last playing season at
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 ...
, Duff coached the club's under-15 team. On 16 April 2016, it was announced that he would take on a coaching role with the Republic of Ireland under-15s, in line with the recommendation from
FAI High Performance Director, Ruud Dokter, that more ex-internationals get involved in coaching roles with the national team setup. On 31 July 2016, Duff joined the Shamrock Rovers first-team coaching staff until the end of the season, with the intention that he would then take control of the under-15 group he previously managed, then competing in the
League of Ireland U17 Division
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.
Duff was appointed to a reserve team coaching position with
Celtic
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Language and ethnicity
*pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia
**Celts (modern)
*Celtic languages
**Proto-Celtic language
* Celtic music
*Celtic nations
Sports Fo ...
in January 2019. When
Neil Lennon became interim manager at Celtic in February 2019, Duff was promoted to first team coach, with
John Kennedy
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promoted to assistant manager. After the club completed a third successive
domestic treble, Lennon was made permanent manager, with Duff and Kennedy retaining their roles. Celtic secured a ninth league title in-a-row and fourth straight League Cup in
2019–20. On 5 April 2020, Duff was announced as the assistant manager of the
Republic of Ireland senior team to
Stephen Kenny, who replaced
Mick McCarthy. On 24 June 2020 it was announced that in conjunction with his role as assistant manager of the Republic of Ireland senior team, Duff would also become head coach of the under 17 team at League of Ireland club
Shelbourne. On 8 January 2021, Duff stepped down as Kenny's assistant.
Shelbourne
On 3 November 2021, Duff was appointed as the first team manager of
League of Ireland Premier Division
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club,
Shelbourne. His first match in senior management was a 3–0 loss at home to rivals
St Patrick's Athletic
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on 18 February 2022.
Personal life
Duff was born in
Ballyboden,
County Dublin.
Duff married Elaine in June 2010 at
Babington House
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Converted to a private members club and hotel by Nick Jones, it is currently owned by Soho ...
near
Midsomer Norton
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in
Somerset. The couple's first child, Woody, was born a year later in the county. Duff is also a rugby fan, and is personally acquainted with some of Ireland's international rugby players.
According to the February 2009 issue of ''
FourFourTwo'' magazine Duff was worth £14 million, placing him 92nd in the magazine's 2009 Football Rich List.
Duff was referenced in the song Summertime Shootout (featuring
T-Pain) by
AJ Tracey from his album
Flu Game
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. The full line is “ We turn opponents into nothin' but dust.
I make this money off them losers, put it right into trust.
The name West, we ball like Damien Duff”.
Media work
Duff was part of
RTÉ Sport
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's coverage of
UEFA Euro 2016,,
UEFA Euro 2020 and
FIFA World Cup 2022.
Career statistics
Club
International
:''Scores and results list Republic of Ireland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Duff goal.''
Managerial
Honours
Player
Blackburn Rovers
*
Football League Cup
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:
2001–02
Chelsea
*
Premier League:
2004–05,
2005–06
*Football League Cup:
2004–05
*
FA Community Shield
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:
2005
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Newcastle United
*
UEFA Intertoto Cup
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:
2006
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Fulham
*
UEFA Europa League runner-up:
2009–10
Republic of Ireland U20
*
FIFA World Youth Championship third place:
1997
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Republic of Ireland
*
Nations Cup:
2011
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Individual
*
FAI Senior International Player of the Year: 2002
*
PFA Team of the Year
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:
2000–01 First Division
*
UEFA Team of the Year: 2002
Manager
;
Shelbourne
*
FAI Cup
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**''Runners up'':
2022
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See also
*
List of footballers with 100 or more caps
References
External links
*
*
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1979 births
Living people
Sportspeople from South Dublin (county)
Republic of Ireland association footballers
Republic of Ireland youth international footballers
Republic of Ireland international footballers
Association football wingers
Republic of Ireland expatriate association footballers
Expatriate footballers in England
Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
Chelsea F.C. players
Newcastle United F.C. players
Fulham F.C. players
Expatriate soccer players in Australia
Irish expatriate sportspeople in Australia
Melbourne City FC players
Shamrock Rovers F.C. players
Premier League players
English Football League players
A-League Men players
2002 FIFA World Cup players
UEFA Euro 2012 players
FIFA Century Club
Leicester Celtic A.F.C. players
Celtic F.C. non-playing staff
People from Rathfarnham
St. Kevin's Boys F.C. players
Shelbourne F.C. managers