Tim Coffey
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Timothy Alfred Coffey | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 8 November 1999 (aged 71) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Drumcondra | |||
| International career | |||
| 1949 | Republic of Ireland | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Timothy Alfred Coffey (20 February 1928 – 8 November 1999)[1] was an Irish soccer player.
He played for Drumcondra at club level and was a great favourite with the Drumcondra fans in the 1940s and 1950s. A wing-half, he won a League of Ireland winners medal in 1948/49 and a FAI Cup winners medal in 1954.
On 9 October 1949, he won his only senior cap for the Republic of Ireland national football team when he lined out in defence in a 1–1 draw with Finland in a World Cup qualification tie played in Helsinki. Coffey laid on the opening goal for Irish skipper Peter Farrell. He also represented the League of Ireland.
Honours[edit]
- League of Ireland: 1
- Drumcondra 1948/49
- FAI Cup: 1
- Drumcondra 1954
References[edit]
- ^ "Tim Coffey". eu-football.info. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- Sources
- The Complete Who's Who of Irish International Football, 1945-96 (1996):Stephen McGarrigle
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