- Robbie Gaffney
Infobox Football biography
playername = Robbie Gaffney
fullname = Robbie Gaffney
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1957|12|17|df=yes
cityofbirth =Dublin
countryofbirth =Ireland
dateofdeath =
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position = Winger (retired)
years = 1976-83
1983-85
1985-88
1988-91
1991-92clubs =
Shamrock Rovers University College Dublin Shelbourne F.C. St Patrick's Athletic Kilkenny City F.C.
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nationalyears = 1979
nationalteam = Republic of Ireland U21
nationalcaps(goals) = 1(0)Robbie Gaffney (born 17 December 1957 in
Dublin ) is a former Irish footballer.He made his League of Ireland debut for
Shamrock Rovers atFlower Lodge againstAlbert Rovers on 5 October 1976. He won the League Cup win and made 4 appearances in European competition while atMilltown .On the 12th of September 1979 he played for Republic of Ireland U21 against Poland.
That season he was the first recipient of the Shamrock Rovers Player of the Year award [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamrock_Rovers_F.C.#Player_of_the_Year_Award_recipients]
He signed for
University College Dublin in August 1983 [http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/archive/1983/0825/Pg004.html#Ar00405:203A5A22AA6D152A67181A7A] He won the FAI Cup in a shock win over his previous club in May 1984 and played in theUEFA Cup Winners Cup against Everton. After a spell at Shelbourne he joined Pats where under Brian Kerr he won the League Championship in 1990 as well as playing in the European Cup andUEFA Cup while atRichmond Park .At the 2006 Shamrock Rovers Player of the Year award Robbie was inducted into the Rovers Hall of Fame [http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/newsarchive.php]
A life-long fan and club member of Shamrock Rovers FC, he has maintained his ties with the club attending games on a weekly basis.
Honours
* League of Ireland Championship: 1
**St Patrick's Athletic FC 1989/90
*FAI Cup : 1
** UCD - 1984
*League Cup : 1
**Shamrock Rovers F.C. 1976/77
*Leinster Senior Cups: 1
**Shamrock Rovers F.C. 1982Sources
* "The Hoops" by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)
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