Dessie Byrne (born 10 April 1981) is an Irish footballer who plays for St. Neots Town FC. He is primarily deployed as a
left-back
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, but has also appeared as a
central defender or as a
midfielder
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.
Career
Dessie Byrne began his career at
Stockport County
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making his debut in the 1998–99 season. He returned to Ireland where he joined
St Patrick's Athletic and put in many fine performances.
Wimbledon splashed out to take him back to England but he never established himself at the club, making just one appearance as a late substitute against
Barnsley. While at Wimbledon, he found himself in the news when involved in an incident at a West London nightclub with
Chelsea
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's
Jody Morris and
John Terry
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. He was found guilty of possessing an offensive weapon and fined £2,000. He was also ordered to pay costs of £1,000. He had spells at
Cambridge United
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on loan and
Carlisle United before once again returning to
St Patrick's Athletic.
In December 2004, he signed for
Bohemians on a three-year deal. In June 2005, he scored in the
UEFA Intertoto Cup.
Byrne was released by
Bohs at the end of their 2007 season and signed for St Pats for a third spell soon after.
Currently living in London since 2009, Byrne has recently set up a football agency Clique Sports Management with James Park.
Notes
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1981 births
Living people
Association footballers from Dublin (city)
Republic of Ireland association footballers
Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers
League of Ireland players
Stockport County F.C. players
St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players
Wimbledon F.C. players
Cambridge United F.C. players
Carlisle United F.C. players
Bohemian F.C. players
Association football defenders