Ryan Casey (born 3 January 1979) is a former professional
footballer
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who played as
left-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
. Ryan was appointed as the
FAI Development Officer for Sligo in July 2007. He spent most of his career with
Swansea City. Born in England, he played for the
Republic of Ireland U18 national team.
Career
Casey began his career with
Swansea City having signed as a 17-year-old from Galway Hibernians A.F.C.
He has also played for
St Patrick's Athletic,
Cork City
Cork ( , from , meaning 'marsh') is the second largest city in Ireland and third largest city by population on the island of Ireland. It is located in the south-west of Ireland, in the province of Munster. Following an extension to the city's ...
,
Galway United,
Athlone Town and
Longford Town
Longford () is the county town of County Longford in Ireland. It has a population of 10,008 according to the 2016 census. It is the biggest town in the county and about one third of the county's population lives there. Longford lies at the meet ...
.
Casey was part of the so-called "
golden generation" of Republic of Ireland youth football of the late 1990s. Under the guidance of
Brian Kerr, the unfancied Republic won the
UEFA
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U-16 and
U-18 European championships in 1998, and Ryan was part of the victorious U-18 side in Cyprus. In 1999, he played at the
World Youth Cup in Nigeria, where the Republic reached the last 16 before going out on
penalties to the hosts.
Honours
Swansea City
*
Football League Third Division
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play-offs runner-up:
1997
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Republic of Ireland
*
UEFA European Under-18 Championship
The UEFA European Under-19 Championship, or simply UEFA Under-19 Championship or the UEFA Euro U-19, is an annual football competition contested by the European men's under-19 national teams of the member associations of UEFA.
Spain and England ...
:
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...
United Kingdom
* Part of the Great Britain team in the 2000 Sydney Olympics
References
External links
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Swansea City A.F.C. players
Athlone Town A.F.C. players
Galway United F.C. (1937–2011) players
St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players
Longford Town F.C. players
Melbourne Knights FC players
League of Ireland players
Living people
1979 births
English Football League players
Men's association football fullbacks
Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
English men's footballers
English people of Irish descent
Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers
Footballers from Coventry