John Fitzgerald (born 10 February 1984) was an Irish
footballer
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Fitzgerald started his career with Park Celtic. He later moved to St. Josephs Boys and then
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club, based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second tier of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. T ...
. He represented Republic of Ireland Under-20 team at the
2003 FIFA World Youth Championship
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.
He joined
Galway United
Galway United Football Club (Irish language, Irish: ''Cumann Peile Ghaillimh Aontaithe'') is an List of association football clubs in the Republic of Ireland, Irish association football club based in Galway. They play in the League of Ireland Fi ...
from
Bury
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*-bury, a suffix in English placenames
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Fitzgerald captained Galway United on several occasions.
References
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20071118191752/http://www.galwayunitedfc.ie/first-team-squad/john-fitzgerald.html
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Living people
1984 births
Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
Bury F.C. players
Galway United F.C. (1937–2011) players
League of Ireland players
Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
Sportspeople from Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown
Melbourne Knights FC players
Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers
Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers
Men's association football defenders
Association footballers from County Dublin
English Football League players