Richie Purdy (born 12 March 1972, in Dublin) is an Irish former footballer.

Purdy made his League of Ireland début for Home Farm against EMFA on 6 November 1988. He spent six seasons with Dundalk, winning the League with the team in 1994/95 (scoring 2 goals in 26 appearances). During this tenure at Dundalk he won the PFAI "Young Player of the Year" award in 1992/93 PFAI.

Purdy later moved to Derry City for one season where he won another league title for the 1996/97 season. He joined Shamrock Rovers in the summer of 1997 where he stayed for four seasons, making two appearances in Europe (scoring once).[1]

Purdy was capped by Ireland at U15, U16, U17, U18 and U21 levels. He played in two qualifiers in the 1990 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship qualifying campaign.

His eldest son, Daniel, is who plays for Longford Town and has played for Ireland U15s and U17s.[2] His other son Richie plays for Shamrock Rovers U19 in the League of Ireland U19 Division.[3]

Honours

References

  1. ^ "European Record 1957 to Date". Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  2. ^ Richie Purdy Football Association of Ireland
  3. ^ "Newstalk Cup result: Dundalk 2:2 Rovers". Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
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