Peter Hanrahan (born 23 February 1968, in Limerick) was an Irish

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player during the 1980s and 1990s. He was a midfielder or forward who played for UCD, Dundalk, Limerick City,

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during his career in the League of Ireland. Hanrahan began his career at UCD, making his League of Ireland debut at

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on 19 October 1986, and helped them to promotion in 1988–89. During his time at UCD he also played for Irish Universities. He then moved to his home town club and made his debut for his home club on the opening day of the 1989–90 in a controversial game where the referee was assaulted as the home side lost. After only one season Hanrahan moved to

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where he was Player of the Month in October 1990. He was top scorer in the

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with 18 league goals and was awarded the

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for that season. He also picked a league winners medal that season with Dundalk. He moved to Bohs in the mid 90s and made 115 league appearances (16 goals) during his 5 seasons at the club.Bohemian F.C. programme, Vol. 51, No. 11 In 1999, he returned to UCD to finish his career. He is the brother of fellow footballer

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with whom he played alongside at Bohs for a short spell. Peter has two children, Sophie (born 23 February 2001) and Ben (born 20 April 1998), who plays for UCD.

Honours

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- 1987

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hanrahan, Peter Republic of Ireland association footballers League of Ireland players Bohemian F.C. players Dundalk F.C. players University College Dublin A.F.C. players Limerick F.C. players 1968 births Living people Association football forwards League of Ireland XI players