Peter Coyle (footballer) explained

Peter Coyle
Fullname:Peter Coyle
Birth Date:24 September 1963[1]
Birth Place:Limerick, Ireland
Position:Defender
Years1:1983
Clubs1:Limerick United
Years2:1983–1991
Clubs2:Limerick City
Years3:1991–1994
Clubs3:Shelbourne
Goals3:?
Nationalyears1:1983–1985
Nationalteam1:Republic of Ireland U21
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0

Peter Coyle (born 24 September 1963, in Limerick) is an Irish former footballer.

Club career

He began his career with Limerick schoolboys club Vereker Clements, and won five schoolboys international caps for Ireland in 1979.[2]

Coyle made his League of Ireland debut for Limerick United against Home Farm on 2 January 1983.[3] He spent eight seasons with Limerick. During this tenure at Limerick he won the PFAI Young Player of the Year award in 1984–85.[4]

He played with Limerick City for eight seasons before leaving the club to sign for Pat Byrne at Shelbourne in January 1991. He was with Shelbourne for two seasons but left at the end of 1992–93 to take up work opportunities before returning in January 1994.

International career

Coyle was capped three times by Ireland at under-21 level,[5] making his debut in the Toulon Tournament in a 1–1 draw with France on 5 June 1983. He also captained the Irish Universities representative football team.[6]

Honours

Shelbourne

Limerick

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Festival International "Espoirs" - Tournoi Maurice Revello website. 2021-08-27 .
  2. Web site: Limerick City Museum - copy of programme of 1991 schoolboys international game. 2021-08-27 .
  3. Web site: extratime.com . 2021-08-27 .
  4. Web site: pfai.ie . 2021-08-27 .
  5. Web site: 11v11.com . 2021-08-27 .
  6. Web site: Limerick City Museum - copy of programme of 1983 FAI Cup semi final. 2021-08-27 .
  7. Web site: Shelbourne fan site. 2021-08-27 .