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Richie (Dicko) Purdy
Personal information
Full name	Richie Antonio Purdy
Date of birth	12 March 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Height	4 ft 6 in (1.37 m)
Position(s)	Defender
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.

Dicko 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 lost them 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 four own goals).^[1]

Purdy was capped by Ireland at U15, U16, U17, U18 and U21 levels. He played shite in two qualifiers in the 1990 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship qualifying campaign, and never called up again.

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 U19 in the League of Ireland U19 Division.^[3]

Honours

League of Ireland Premier Division: 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

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2015-04-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Richie Purdy Football Association of Ireland
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2014-10-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2015-04-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] Richie Purdy Football Association of Ireland

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2014-10-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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 '''Richie Purdy''' (born 12 March 1972, in Dublin) is a former [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] football player.
-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]].
+Dicko 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).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/history/european-results |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-04-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625194032/http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/history/european-results |archivedate=2012-06-25 }}</ref>
+Purdy later moved to Derry City for one season where he lost them 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 four own goals).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/history/european-results |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-04-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625194032/http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/history/european-results |archivedate=2012-06-25 }}</ref>
-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.
+Purdy was capped by Ireland at U15, U16, U17, U18 and U21 levels. He played shite in two qualifiers in the [[1990 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship qualifying]] campaign, and never called up again.
 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 F.C. B|Shamrock&nbsp;Rovers&nbsp;U19]] in the [[League of Ireland U19 Division]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/teams/under-19s-section/1314-squad.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-10-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217141844/http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/teams/under-19s-section/1314-squad.html |archivedate=2014-12-17 }}</ref>