Ronnie Murphy (born 3 September 1962) was an Irish soccer player during the 1980s and 1990s.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Murphy | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1983 | Shamrock Rovers | 64 | (0) |
| 1983–1990 | Bohemians | 163 | (6) |
| 1990–1993 | Dundalk | 89 | (1) |
| 1993–1995 | Monaghan United | 46 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Finn Harps | 35 | (1) |
| 1996–1997 | Longford Town | 25 | (2) |
| Total | 422 | (10) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
An uncompromising defender, he represented Shamrock Rovers, Bohemians, Dundalk and Monaghan United during his career.
While with Rovers he won the Leinster Senior Cup in 1982 and scored in the 1982-83 UEFA Cup .[1] He got sent off in the next round at FC Universitatea Craiova on 3 November 1982.[2]
He played 4 times in European competition for Shamrock Rovers.
A youth international, Ronnie made 163 Llague appearances (6 goals)[3] and 3 European appearances for Bohemians after signing for them in 1983. He signed for Dundalk in June 1990 and won a League of Ireland winners medal in his first season at the club. He remained at Oriel Park until the beginning of the 1993/94 season when he signed for Monaghan.
Honours
edit- League of Ireland
- Dundalk F.C. - 1990/91
- Leinster Senior Cup: 2
- Shamrock Rovers - 1982
- Bohemian F.C. - 1985
- Dublin City Cup
- Shamrock Rovers 1983/84
References
edit- ^ "European Record 1957 to Date". www.shamrockrovers.ie. Archived from the original on 25 June 2012.
- ^ "Register". Dublin. 4 November 1982. ISSN 0791-5144 – via The Irish Times.
- ^ Bohemian FC match programme, Vol. 42, no. 3