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Richie Purdy
Personal information
Full name	Richie Purdy
Date of birth	12 March 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Position(s)	Defender (retired)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1988-1990	Home Farm F.C.
1990-1996	Dundalk F.C.
1996-1997	Derry City F.C.
1997-2000	Shamrock Rovers F.C.
2000-2001	Kilkenny City F.C.
2001-2003	UCD AFC
2003	Kildare County
International career
1993	Republic of Ireland U21
1988	Republic of Ireland U17
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Richie Purdy (born 12 March 1972 in Dublin) is a former Irish football player.

Purdy made his League of Ireland début for Home Farm against EMFA on the 6th of 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 currently playing for Longford Town and has played for Ireland U15s and U17s.^[2] His other son Richie plays for Shamrock Rovers in the FAI U19 League ^[3]

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Honours

League of Ireland: 2
- Dundalk F.C. 1994/95
- Derry City 1996/97

FAI Super Cup
- Shamrock Rovers 1998

PFAI Young Player of the Year:
- Dundalk - 1992/93

References

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^ Richie Purdy Football Association of Ireland
^ http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/teams/under-19s-section/1314-squad.html

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 His eldest son, Daniel, is currently playing for [[Longford Town]] and has played for Ireland U15s and U17s.<ref>[http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=6&Itemid=17 Richie Purdy] Football Association of Ireland</ref> His other son Richie plays for [[Shamrock Rovers]] in the [[FAI U19 League]] <ref>http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/teams/under-19s-section/1314-squad.html</ref>
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-==Sexual Abuse Controversy==
-During the 90's Richard Purdy had been accused on many occasions of Sexual Abuse towards women. The allegations were made by close to 100 women, beating the record that was currently held by his best friend at the time Sir Jimmy Savile.
-Because of the controversy over these allegations Shamrock Rovers had no choice but to terminate Richard Purdy's contract.
-On the 15th of July 1999 Richard was charged on 10 counts of sexual abuse and was sentenced to 10 years in Mount Joy prison.
-Richard was released from prison in June of 2009 and his where a bouts are unknown.
-The Daily Mail issued a statement saying they believed he had been spotted in Spain with close Friend Larry Murphy
 ==Honours==