Synan Braddish

Football player infobox
playername= Synan Braddish


fullname = Synan Braddish
dateofbirth = January 27 1958
cityofbirth = Finglas, County Dublin
countryofbirth = Ireland
position= Midfielder
youthyears = 19xx-1975
youthclubs = Rave Athletic
years = 1975-1978
1978-1979
1979-1981
1981-1986
1986-1990
1990-1991
1991-199x
clubs= Dundalk
Liverpool
Dundalk
St Patrick's Athletic
Athlone Town
Kilkenny City
Longford Town
caps(goals) = x (6)
0 (0)
x (6)

nationalyears = 197x-197x
1978
nationalteam = Republic of Ireland U21
Republic of Ireland
nationalcaps(goals) = 5 (x)
2 (0)

Synan Braddish (born January 27 1958, Finglas, County Dublin, Ireland) is a former Irish footballer who spent most of his career playing in the League of Ireland, most notably with Dundalk. As an international, Braddish also played for the Republic of Ireland.

Club career

Braddish initially played junior football with Rave Athletic in his local Finglas area. During the 1970s this club served as a nursery team for Dundalk and in 1975 they recruited Braddish ["The Complete Who's Who of Irish International Football, 1945-96" (1996):Stephen McGarrigle [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1851588949] ] . Braddish subsequently played five seasons with Dundalk under manager Jim McLaughlin, helping the club win seven trophies including the League of Ireland title in 1976 and the FAI Cup in both 1977 and 1981. His team-mates at the club included, among others, Terry Flanagan, Dermot Keely and Cathal Muckian. Described as an elegant and intelligent midfielder, Braddish scored 17 goals during his time at Dundalk – 12 in the league and 7 in cup competitions. He scored his first goal for the club on August 17 1975 against Drogheda United in a 2-2 draw in the Donegan Cup. Dundalk eventually won the game 3-1 on penalties [ [http://www.dundalkfc.com/History/1970s.htm Dundalk F.C. 1970s] ] [ [http://www.dundalkfc.com/History/Results/Results_1975-76.html Dundalk F.C. 1975-76] ] . On April 6 1977 at Dalymount Park, Braddish scored in a 1-0 win against St Patrick's Athletic in an FAI Cup semi-final replay. [ [http://www.dundalkfc.com/History/Results/Results_1976-77.html Dundalk F.C. 1976-77] ] . On January 23 1978 he scored a hat-trick in the league in a 6-2 win against Shelbourne. [ [http://www.dundalkfc.com/History/Results/Results_1977-78.html Dundalk F.C. 1977-78] ] .

Braddish was on the verge of signing for Los Angeles Skyhawks when in April 1978 he was offered a contract by Liverpool. Together with Derek Carroll and Brian Duff, he was one of three Dundalk players Liverpool signed for a combined fee of £50,000. However none of the trio managed to get a first team game and all of them subsequently returned to Dundalk. On January 29 1980 Braddish scored a second hat trick for Dundalk, again against Shelbourne, helping the club to a 9-0 win in the league. [ [http://www.dundalkfc.com/History/Results/Results_1979-80.html Dundalk F.C. 1979-80] ] .

After leaving Dundalk, Braddish went onto play for St Patrick's Athletic for a further five seasons. Among his team mates at this club were Joey Malone, Dave Henderson and a young Paul McGrath ["Back from the Brink" (2006): Paul McGrath with Vincent Hogan [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1846050766] ] ["The Complete Who's Who of Irish International Football, 1945-96" (1996):Stephen McGarrigle [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1851588949] ] .

Republic of Ireland international

Braddish represented the Republic of Ireland at schoolboy, youth, amateur and under 21 levels. After an impressive performance in an under 21 international against Northern Ireland in March 1978, he was then called up to the senior squad. He made 2 appearances for the Republic of Ireland, winning both caps in April 1978. He made his senior international debut, under Johnny Giles, on April 5 in a 4-2 win against Turkey. He came on as a late substitute in the 67th minute during a friendly at Lansdowne Road. He then won his second and last cap on April 12 when he started for the Republic in a 3-0 away defeat against Poland [ [http://www.soccerscene.ie/sssenior/player.php?id=370 Republic of Ireland stats] ] ["Gifted in Green", Adam Ward, 1999. PB ISBN 0-600-59739-3 p.74] ["The Complete Who's Who of Irish International Football, 1945-96" (1996):Stephen McGarrigle [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1851588949] ] .

Honours

Dundalk

*League of Ireland
**"Winners" 1975-76: 1
**"Runners Up" 1979-80, 1980-81: 2
*FAI Cup
**"Winners" 1977, 1981: 2
*League of Ireland Cup
**"Winners" 1977-78, 1980-81: 2
*Leinster Senior Cup
**"Winners" 1976-77, 1977-78: 2

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