Peter Coyle (born 24 September 1963, in Limerick) is an Irish former

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Club career

He began his career with Limerick schoolboys club Vereker Clements, and won five schoolboys international caps for Ireland in 1979. Coyle made his League of Ireland debut for

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against Home Farm on 2 January 1983. He spent eight seasons with Limerick. During this tenure at Limerick he won the PFAI Young Player of the Year award in 1984–85. He played with

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for eight seasons before leaving the club to sign for Pat Byrne at Shelbourne in January 1991. He was with Shelbourne for two seasons but left at the end of 1992–93 to take up work opportunities before returning in January 1994.

International career

Coyle was capped three times by Ireland at under-21 level, making his debut in the Toulon Tournament in a 1–1 draw with

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on 5 June 1983. He also captained the Irish Universities representative football team.

Honours

Shelbourne *

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: 1993 Limerick * PFAI Young Player of the Year: 1984–85

References

1963 births Living people League of Ireland players Shelbourne F.C. players Limerick F.C. players Men's association football defenders Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Association footballers from County Limerick {{Ireland-footy-defender-stub