Dan Murray (English footballer)

For the Australian rules footballer, see Dan Murray (Australian rules footballer).

Dan Murray

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Owen Murray
Date of birth	16 May 1982 (1982-05-16) (age 29)
Place of birth	Cambridge, England
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Shamrock Rovers
Number	5
Youth career
1998	Cambridge United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999–2002	Peterborough United	5	(0)
2002–2009	Cork City	212	(17)
2010–	Shamrock Rovers	28	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Dan Murray (born 16 May 1982 in Cambridge) is an English footballer currently playing for League of Ireland club, Shamrock Rovers.

Career

Cork City

He initially signed for Cork City on loan in 2002, under former manager Liam Murphy, from Peterborough United. One year later, he signed permanently for Cork. During his time on Leeside, he scored vital goals in European competition against Malmo FF in the UEFA Intertoto Cup (2004),^[1] Apollon Limassol in the UEFA Champions League qualifier in 2006^[2] and FC Haka in the UEFA Cup in 2008.^[3] He is Cork's highest scorer in European competition. He was booked twice in their run during the 2006 UEFA Champions League qualifiers, once for an imitation of an Apollon Limmassol player diving, and secondly during Cork's home game against Crvena Zvezda,^[4] when over-eagerly recovering a ball from an opposition player for a throw-in. This saw him miss the away leg in the Marakana, with his replacement being the untested Brian O'Callaghan.

In 2005, Murray was the captain of the League of Ireland Championship winning team that won the title on the last day against Derry City.

Murray's displays in the League of Ireland attracted interest from abroad, his name being linked with English Championship and League One clubs.^[5] During the 2008 campaign, with Murray an ever-present at the heart of the Cork defence, Cork kept 31 clean sheets in all competitions.

In January 2010, the continuing degradation of his relationship with Cork City chairman Tom Coughlan and incoming manager Roddy Collins - including the removal of his captaincy to be given to recurrent City signing George O'Callaghan - resulted in a mutual cancellation of his contract with Cork City. Murray admitted that money was a factor in his move; the continuous waiting for payment from the nearly bankrupt club placing strain upon his family life.^{[citation needed]}

Shamrock Rovers

He signed for Shamrock Rovers on 5 February 2010,^[6] and made his debut that night as a second half substitute in a pre-season friendly win over Shelbourne.^[7] He was appointed captain in February 2010.^[8]

Honours

• League of Ireland: 3
  • Shamrock Rovers - 2010, 2011
  • Cork City - 2005

• FAI Cup: 1
  • Cork City - 2007

• Setanta Sports Cup: 2
  • Cork City - 2008
  • Shamrock Rovers - 2011

References

1. ^ http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2004/0704/corkcity.html
2. ^ http://www.skysports.com/football/match_facts/0,19762,11065_2689357,00.html
3. ^ [1]
4. ^ http://www.rte.ie/sport/2006/0726/corkcity.html
5. ^ [2]
6. ^ http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/news/35-news/1168-murray-joins-hoops
7. ^ http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/news/62-2010-first-team-match-reports/1166-report-rovers-10-shelbourne
8. ^ http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/2914/

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Persondata
Name	Murray, Dan
Alternative names
Short description	English footballer
Date of birth	16 May 1982
Place of birth	Cambridge, England
Date of death
Place of death