Tony Dunne

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Tony Dunne
Personal information
Full name Anthony Peter Dunne
Date of birth July 24, 1941 (1941-07-24) (age 66)
Place of birth    Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Playing position Left-Back
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1958–60
1960–73
1973–79
1979		 Shelbourne F.C.
Manchester United F.C.
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Detroit Express		 18 (4)
530 (2)
170 (0)
12 (0)   
National team
1962–75 Republic of Ireland 33
Teams managed
1979–81
1982–83		 Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Steinkjer F.C.

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

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.[1] 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 a 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.[1]

[edit] 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

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Cowie. A Who's Who of Manchester United F.C. – Dunne, Anthony Peter. Red11. Retrieved on November 15, 2006.

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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