Darren Fitzgerald (born 16 December 1977 in

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, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish

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player who plays as a

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. He currently plays for Ards F.C. in the Irish League. Fitzgerald played youth football for Rangers and made one appearance for the senior team. Fitzgerald had a role as a Rangers football player in the 2000 film

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, which starred

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, many of the Rangers youth and reserve players were used in the film when McCoist's team faces them in the Scottish Cup Final, other players include Derek McInnes and Claudio Reyna. Players for other teams include

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and other low league players.

Honours

Irish Cup The Irish Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly referred to as the Irish Cup (currently known as the Samuel Gelston's Whiskey Irish Cup for sponsorship purposes) is the primary football knock-out cup competition in Northern Ireland. Ina ...

Winner 2001 * Northern Ireland International: Under-21

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fitzgerald, Darren 1977 births Living people Association footballers from Belfast Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland NIFL Premiership players Scottish Football League players Rangers F.C. players Glentoran F.C. players Ards F.C. players Ballymena United F.C. players Northern Ireland men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football forwards