Danny Griffin
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| Danny Griffin | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Joseph Griffin | |
| Date of birth | August 10, 1977 | |
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |
| Playing position | Defender / Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Ross County | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1994 | St Andrew's Boys Club | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994-2000 2000-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2008 2008- |
St. Johnstone Dundee United Stockport County Aberdeen Dundee Ross County |
124 (4) 77 (4) 35 (1) 10 (0) 31 (0) 0 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1996- | Northern Ireland | 29 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Daniel Joseph Griffin (born August 10, 1977 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Ross County. He is primarily a defender, but he can play in midfield.
He started his club career in Scotland with St. Johnstone in 1993. It was while he was with the McDiarmid Park club that Griffin made his international debut against Germany in a 1-1 draw on May 29, 1996 in Belfast and scored his first international goal in a friendly against the Republic of Ireland on 25 May, 1999.
In the following months, English club Derby County offered St. Johnstone £1,000,000 for their 18-year-old centre-back. Griffin was beginning to develop a good relationship with St. Johnstone and he felt there was much more he could learn from Paul Sturrock before his career took him to pastures new. Griffin turned down the move.
He spent seven years in Perth before following manager Paul Sturrock to Tayside rivals Dundee United, for whom he would eventually become captain.
Following injury problems, Griffin lost his regular place and joined English side Stockport County in 2004 as a free agent. After being released by Stockport, in December 2005 he signed for Aberdeen. Just four months later, however, he was informed that the club would not be renewing his contract at the end of the season.[1]
In June 2006, Griffin became one of new Dundee manager Alex Rae's first signings, agreeing a two-year contract.[2]
On 8 January 2007 he left the club by mutual consent[3] and joined Ross County F.C. a week later. [4]
[edit] Honours
- Scottish League Cup runner-up: 1997-98
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