Michael Quirke

Michael James Quirke (born 10 September 1991) is an English born Republic of Ireland U21 international footballer. He is a centre-back. He used to be a goalkeeper who plays for Coventry United after being released by his former club Coventry City.[1]

For the gaelic footballer, see Micheál Quirke.

Michael Quirke
Personal information
Full name Michael James Quirke
Date of birth (1991-09-10) 10 September 1991
Place of birth Coventry, England
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender, Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Coventry United
Youth career
Coventry City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Coventry City 4 (0)
2010 → Nuneaton Town (loan) 0 (0)
2011 → Nuneaton Town (loan) 1 (0)
2012 Coalville Town
2012 Leamington
2012 Bedworth United
2012 Loughborough Dynamo
2012–2013 Coalville Town
2013 Kettering Town
2013–2014 Coventry Alvis
2014–2015 Coventry Copsewood
2015–2017 Coventry Alvis
2017–2019 Coventry Sphinx
2019– Coventry United
National team‡
2011 Republic of Ireland U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:00, 25 December 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:00, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

Quirke, made his professional debut as a substitute on 14 August 2010 in a 2–2 Championship draw with Watford, coming on to replace injured Iain Turner after 18 minutes.[2]

In March 2010 he joined Nuneaton Town on work experience terms, and made his sole appearance for the club in a Birmingham Senior Cup tie against Leamington. He rejoined Nuneaton on loan in January 2011, making his debut in the Conference North fixture versus Redditch United.

On 8 March 2011 he made his first team start for the Sky Blues in a 1-1 draw with Doncaster Rovers.

On 5 May 2011 despite breaking into the Coventry City first team, albeit due to injuries, Quirke was informed that he would not be having his contract renewed and would be free to leave the club once his current deal expired.[3]

In November 2012, Quirke re-joined Coalville Town on a free transfer from Lougborough Dynamo.[4]

Quirke joined Coventry United on 31 July 2019, and was installed as the club's captain for the forthcoming campaign.[5]

International career

He was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 international squad[6] and made his international debut as a substitute in March 2011 in the Estádio Municipal de Águeda in Portugal.[7]

References
  1. "October Moves (Part Four)". Pitchero. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  2. "Watford 2–2 Coventry City". CCFC Official Site. 14 August 2010. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  3. "Quirke Released By Coventry City". Coventry MAD. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  4. "November Transfers (Part Four)". Pitchero. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  5. ""We're delighted to have him" says United manager Anderson after signing former Coventry City man". Coventry Observer. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  6. "Michael Quirke handed Republic of Ireland Under-21 call-up". Coventry Telegraph. 11 March 2011. Archived from the original on 24 March 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  7. "Late goals shade it for Portugal U21s". The Football Association of Ireland. 26 March 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
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