John Byrne (footballer, born 1962)

John Byrne (born 29 August 1962 in Dublin) was an Irish soccer player during the 1980s and 1990s.

John Byrne
Personal information
Full name John Byrne
Date of birth (1962-08-29) 29 August 1962
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1982 Home Farm
1982–1990 Bohemians
1990–1993 Sligo Rovers 107 (9)
1993–1995 St Patricks Athletic
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Byrne played for Home Farm, Bohemians, Sligo Rovers and St Patricks Athletic during his career in the League of Ireland. He moved to Bohs from the 'Farm in 1982 and was top league scorer for Bohs during the 1986/87 season.[1] His goalscoring record for that season showed a total of 9 goals in 22 league games. He moved to Sligo from Bohs when his contract ran out at the end of the 1989/90 season and spent 3 seasons there scoring 9 goals in 107 total appearances, 6 goals in 87 league appearances. He moved to St Pats from Sligo Rovers in 1993, signing for Brian Kerr under whom he won a league winners medal in 1995/96.

His son Seán has followed in his footsteps and currently plays for Athlone Town. John currently works as a full-time sports lecturer in Technological University Dublin, a position he has held since 2002. He is a holder of the UEFA B License and currently coaches for Hartstown Huntstown based in Mulhuddart. [2]

Honours

References

  1. Bohemian FC match programme, Vol. 52, no. 19
  2. "John Byrne's Linkedin page".


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