Kevin Fitzpatrick (born 1942) is an Irish former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

. A goalkeeper, he made his one and only appearance for the

Republic of Ireland national football team , FIFA Trigramme = IRL , Name = Republic of Ireland , Association = Football Association of Ireland (FAI) , Confederation = UEFA (Europe) , website fai.ie, Coach = Stephen Kenny (foot ...

on 7 October 1969 in a 3–0 defeat to Czechoslovakia in Prague in a World Cup qualifying game. He played 22 seasons with

Limerick F.C. Limerick Football Club ( ga, Club Peile Luimnigh) was an association football club based in Limerick, Ireland who played in the League of Ireland and currently have teams competing in the underage National League of Ireland. The first Limerick ...

, starting in 1959. He played his 675th game for Limerick in a clash 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 ...

in January 1978.''The Irish Times''
16 January 1978 In his final game, Brendan Storan's goal defeated Bohemians in the 1982

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final at Dalymount Park.

Honours

Limerick Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 ...

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(1): 1979-80 *

(2): 1971, 1982 *

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(1): 1976-77 * Munster Senior Cup (2): 1963, 1977

References

*The Complete Who's Who of Irish International Football, 1945-96 (1996):Stephen McGarrigle

External links

''Kevin Fitzpatrick in 'Soccer Players' file at Limerick City Library, Ireland''
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