Damian Lynch

Damian Lynch

Personal information
Full name	Damian Lynch
Date of birth	July 31, 1979 (1979-07-31) (age 32)
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Right Back
Youth career
	St.Kevin's Boys
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1997-2001	Leeds United
2001-2002	Nottingham Forest
2002-2005	Bohemians
2005-2008	Drogheda United
2008-2010	St Patrick's Athletic
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Damian Lynch (born July 31, 1979 in Dublin) is a retired Irish professional footballer whose last club was League of Ireland side St Patrick's Athletic. Damian was predominantly as a right sided defender though he also was known to play in midfield. His final game in professional football was away to Sligo Rovers in a 1-0 loss for The Saints on the 29th of October 2010. Lynch retired along with teammate Stuart Byrne as a popular figure in the eyes of the Pats fans.

Older brother Aidan Lynch was a footballer too, he is also retired now.

His former clubs include Drogheda United (with whom he won the League of Ireland), Bohemians, Nottingham Forest and Leeds United [1]. Damian signed for the Saints in 2008 from Drogheda and played an important part in their UEFA Cup 2007–08 campaign [2].

Scored twice in the UEFA Cup for Drogheda in 2006 against HJK Helsinki [3].

Honours

• League of Ireland: 2
  • Bohemian F.C. - 2002/2003
  • Drogheda United – 2007
• FAI Cup:
  • Drogheda United – 2005
• Setanta Sports Cup: 2
  • Drogheda United - 2006, 2007
• FA Youth Cup:
  • Leeds United – 1997

External links

• Damian Lynch career stats at Soccerbase
• Lynch strike buries Dundalk

Persondata
Name	Lynch, Damian
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Date of birth	July 31, 1979
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
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