Tony Dunne

Infobox Football biography
playername = Tony Dunne
date of death = ((16 May 2006))
fullname = Anthony Peter Dunne
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1941|7|24|mf=y
cityofbirth = Dublin
countryofbirth = Republic of Ireland
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height = height|ft=5|in=6
nickname =
position = Left-Back
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1958–60
1960–73
1973–79
1979
clubs = Shelbourne F.C.
Manchester United F.C.
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Detroit Express
caps(goals) = 018 (4)
530 (2)
170 (0)
012 (0)
nationalyears = 1962–75
nationalteam = Republic of Ireland
nationalcaps(goals) = 033
manageryears = 1979–81
1982–83
managerclubs = Bolton Wanderers F.C. (assistant manager)
Steinkjer F.C.

Anthony Peter Dunne (born July 24, 1941 in Dublin), Irish football player who regularly appeared at left-back. He had 33 caps for the Republic of Ireland, playing for the national team in 1962-1975. He was Irish Footballer of the Year in 1969.

Dunne played for the famous Nursery Stella Maris Football Club as a schoolboy Shelbourne from 1958-1960. Having helped Shels win the FAI Youth Cup in 1959, he won the FAI Cup with them the following year, beating Cork Hibernians 2-0 in the final.

A week after the final, he was signed by Manchester United for £5000. cite web | last = Cowie | first = | url = http://red11.org/mufc/dunne.htm | title = A Who's Who of Manchester United F.C. – Dunne, Anthony Peter | format = | work = | publisher = Red11| accessmonthday = November 15 | accessyear = 2006] His debut for United came on 15 October, 1960 against Burnley. He helped the club win the 1963 FA Cup, the 1965 and 1967 English Football League First Division championships, and the 1968 European Cup. In his United career, he scored two goals and appeared in 530 games, and is currently the Manchester United player with the fifth greatest number of club appearances, behind Sir Bobby Charlton, Bill Foulkes, Ryan Giggs and Alex Stepney.

He left the club for Bolton Wanderers in August 1973. He helped Bolton win the Football League Second Division in 1977-1978. He joined Detroit Express in the NASL in 1979.

After retiring from professional football, Dunne returned to Bolton as an assistant manager from 1979-1981. He then replaced Bill Foulkes as manager of Steinkjer F.C. in 1982-1983.

He made his full international debut in the 3-2 home defeat by Austria on the 8th of April 1962. Over 13 years he took his tally to 33 caps, appearing in both full-back positions and at centre-half. Played alongside his brother Pat Dunne in one game a defeat by Spain on the 10th of November 1965. He captained his country on four occasions.

Currently, Dunne lives in Sale and runs a driving range in Altrincham.

Honours

* FAI Cup: 1
** Shelbourne - 1960

* Football League First Division: 2
** Manchester United - 1964/65, 1966/67

* Football League Second Division: 1
** Bolton Wanderers - 1977/78

* FA Cup: 1
** Manchester United - 1963

* European Cup: 1
** Manchester United - 1968

References

External links

* [http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=36&Itemid=51 Irish football greats @ fai.ie]

Persondata
NAME=Dunne, Anthony Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Dunne, Tony
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH=July 24, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH=Dublin, Republic of Ireland
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=