Richard Dunne
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| Full name | Richard Patrick Dunne | ||
| Date of birth | September 21, 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 11⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
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| Current club | Manchester City | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1996 | Home Farm Everton | ||
| Senior career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (Gls)2 | |
| 1996–2000 | Everton | 60 (0) | |
| 2000– | Manchester City | 294 (7) | |
| National team3 | |||
| 2000– | Republic of Ireland | 52 (7) | |
| 1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:00, 28 May 2009 (UTC). 2 Appearances (Goals). |
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Richard Patrick Dunne (Irish name: Risteárd Ó Duinn ) (born 21 September 1979 in Tallaght, Dublin) is an Irish footballer, who currently plays in the Premier League as a defender for Manchester City.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Everton
Having played schoolboy football in Dublin for Home Farm, Dunne joined Everton as a 15-year-old schoolboy in the 1994-95 season. The next season, he started to play for Everton reserves and in early 1997, Dunne signed a 5-year professional contract.
Dunne made his debut under then manager Joe Royle in 1995, at the age of just 16.[1]
[edit] Manchester City
In the autumn of 2000 he was signed by Manchester City for a fee of £3 million. City had signed both Dunne and Laurent Charvet as replacements for right back Richard Edghill who had suffered from a dip in form.
It was in the centre of defence where Dunne made his biggest impact on the team. Dunne had various partners in the centre of defence in his first season at the club and for a few games he played in a three man defence with Andy Morrison and Steve Howey. His first season saw City relegated into the first division and acquire the services of a new manager, Kevin Keegan. Disciplinary problems in 2003 resulted in a club suspension, and his time at Manchester City looked to be over. However, Dunne returned to the first team following an intensive fitness programme, and within a few months gained an international recall.
A number of consistent performances resulted in Dunne receiving Manchester City's Player of the Year award for 2004/05, which he also won in the 2005-6, 2006-7 and 2007-8 seasons, becoming the first person to win City's PotY award four times. The final season's award was surprising as he had received a red card in City's last match of the year against Middlesbrough.
In the 2006 close season, at the age of 26, Dunne was appointed club captain, taking over from Sylvain Distin, amidst rumours of Distin leaving City.[2]
On 18 January 2007, Manchester City teammate Micah Richards said: “Ever since I’ve come to this club Richard has just been quality. I play with him week in, week out and I think he’s one of the best players I’ve played with. I’ve played with John Terry and Rio Ferdinand in the England squad but Richard is right up there with them.”[3]
On July 4 2008, Dunne signed a new 4 year contract with Manchester City to keep him at the club until 2012. He marked his 29th Birthday with a goal in the 6-0 win against Portsmouth on 21 October 2008.
A match against Wigan Athletic in January 2009 saw Dunne receive the eighth Premier League red card of his career, equalling a record set by Patrick Vieira and Duncan Ferguson.[4]
[edit] International career
Dunne made his international debut in the absence of Kenny Cunningham at the age of 20, against Greece
He has since been capped 52 times for the Republic of Ireland, scoring seven goals.
Dunne was also part of his country's squad at the 2002 FIFA World Cup though he did not play any football at that tournament.
[edit] References
- ^ The Independent
- ^ Dunne is new Club Captain Tim Oscroft, www.mcfc.co.uk, 2006-07-20. Retrieved 2007-07-22.
- ^ Football: Eriksson leads the acclaim for reformed monster Dunne | Football | The Guardian
- ^ "Premier League as it happened". BBC. 2009-01-17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7830380.stm. Retrieved on 2009-01-17.
[edit] External links
- Richard Dunne FIFA competition record
- Richard Dunne career stats at Soccerbase
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| Preceded by Shay Given |
FAI Player of the Year 2007 |
Succeeded by Kevin Doyle |
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