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General Information for Ireland

Football Association of Ireland
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1923
Average height in 2008
1.81m
Average age in 2008
26.4
Confederation
UEFA
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Emblem
Jersey in 2008
No jersey in 2008

Coaches in 2008

Trapattoni, Giovanni (Coach)

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Trapattoni, Giovanni (Coach)

Day of Birth
1939-03-17
Place of Birth
Cusano Milanino (Italy)
Height
1.75m
Matches
7 (3 / 4)
Goto coach Giovanni Trapattoni

Givens, Don (Coach)

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Givens, Don (Coach)

Day of Birth
1949-08-09
Place of Birth
Limerick (Ireland)
Height
1.80m
Matches
1 (0 / 1)
Goto coach Don Givens

Players of Ireland in 2008

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Given, Shay 1976-04-20 Goalkeeper England Manchester City 6 0 0 0 0 0
Kiely, Dean 1970-10-10 Goalkeeper England West Bromwich Albion 2 1 0 0 0 0
Dunne, Richard 1979-09-21 Centre Back England Manchester City 8 0 0 0 0 0
O'Shea, John 1981-04-30 Centre Back England Manchester United 7 0 0 0 0 0
McShane, Paul 1986-01-06 Centre Back England Sunderland AFC 4 1 0 0 0 0
Finnan, Steve 1976-04-20 Right Back Spain Espanyol Barcelona 3 0 0 0 0 0
Reid, Steven 1981-03-10 Right Back England Blackburn Rovers 3 0 0 0 0 0
Kelly, Stephen 1983-09-06 Right Back England Stoke City 2 1 0 0 0 0
Delaney, Damien 1981-07-29 Centre Back England Queens Park Rangers 2 0 0 0 0 0
Bruce, Alex 1984-09-28 Centre Back England Ipswich Town 0 1 0 0 0 0
Whelan, Glenn 1984-01-13 Defensive Midfielder England Stoke City 7 0 1 0 0 0
Kilbane, Kevin 1977-02-01 Left Midfielder England Hull City 6 0 0 0 0 0
McGeady, Aiden 1986-04-04 Right Midfielder Scotland Celtic Glasgow 6 0 0 0 0 0
Duff, Damien 1979-03-02 Right Midfielder England Newcastle United 5 0 0 0 0 0
Hunt, Stephen 1981-08-01 Left Midfielder England Reading FC 3 3 1 0 0 0
Miller, Liam 1981-02-13 Centre Midfielder England Queens Park Rangers 3 1 0 0 0 0
Gibson, Darron 1987-01-25 Centre Midfielder England Manchester United 2 0 0 0 0 0
Carsley, Lee 1974-02-28 Defensive Midfielder England Birmingham City 1 0 0 0 0 0
Andrews, Keith 1980-09-13 Defensive Midfielder England Blackburn Rovers 0 1 1 0 0 0
Hoolahan, Wes 1982-05-20 Attacking Midfielder England Norwich City 0 1 0 0 0 0
Potter, Darren 1984-12-21 Centre Midfielder England Sheffield Wednesday 0 1 0 0 0 0
Doyle, Kevin 1983-09-18 Centre Forward England Reading FC 8 0 1 0 0 0
Keane, Robbie 1980-07-08 Centre Forward England Tottenham Hotspur 7 0 3 0 0 0
Keogh, Andy 1986-05-16 Centre Forward England Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 2 1 0 0 0
Folan, Caleb 1982-10-26 Centre Forward England Hull City 1 1 0 0 0 0
Murphy, Daryl 1983-03-15 Centre Forward England Sunderland AFC 0 3 0 0 0 0
Long, Shane 1987-01-22 Centre Forward England Reading FC 0 2 0 0 0 0
Hunt, Noel 1982-12-26 Centre Forward England Reading FC 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Ireland in 2008

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2008-02-06
Ireland
Ireland
Brazil
Brazil
0:1 c
Ireland vs. Brazil
Friendly
Croke Park
2008-05-24
Ireland
Ireland
Serbia
Serbia
1:1 c
Ireland vs. Serbia
Friendly
Croke Park
2008-05-29
Ireland
Ireland
Colombia
Colombia
1:0 c
Ireland vs. Colombia
Friendly
Craven Cottage
2008-08-20
Norway
Norway
Ireland
Ireland
1:1 c
Norway vs. Ireland
Friendly
Ullevaal Stadion
2008-09-06
Georgia
Georgia
Ireland
Ireland
1:2 c
Georgia vs. Ireland
World Cup 2010 - Group 8
Stadion am Bruchweg
2008-09-10
Montenegro
Montenegro
Ireland
Ireland
0:0 c
Montenegro vs. Ireland
World Cup 2010 - Group 8
Podgorica City Stadium
2008-10-15
Ireland
Ireland
Cyprus
Cyprus
1:0 c
Ireland vs. Cyprus
World Cup 2010 - Group 8
Croke Park
2008-11-19
Ireland
Ireland
Poland
Poland
2:3 c
Ireland vs. Poland
Friendly
Croke Park
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Match Progress for Ireland in 2008

Favorite Opponents of Ireland

Opponent M W D L G
Netherlands
Netherlands
18 3 4 11 17
Wales
Wales
16 6 5 5 14
Poland
Poland
13 2 7 4 13
Denmark
Denmark
12 2 7 3 12
Portugal
Portugal
11 3 3 5 8
England
England
11 2 5 4 7
Italy
Italy
11 3 3 5 9
Switzerland
Switzerland
11 3 4 4 9
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
11 5 5 1 15
Georgia
Georgia
11 9 2 0 18
Spain
Spain
10 1 3 6 8
Belgium
Belgium
9 0 6 3 10
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
9 4 4 1 17
Germany
Germany
9 2 4 3 7
France
France
9 0 3 6 2
Scotland
Scotland
9 4 2 3 10
USA
USA
8 4 2 2 16
Cyprus
Cyprus
8 6 1 1 18
Norway
Norway
8 1 4 3 4
Malta
Malta
8 8 0 0 25
Czechia
Czechia
8 2 2 4 9
Turkey
Turkey
8 2 4 2 12
Serbia
Serbia
7 0 4 3 7
Hungary
Hungary
7 3 3 1 8
Russia
Russia
7 1 3 3 7
Finland
Finland
7 4 1 2 10
Croatia
Croatia
7 2 3 2 8
Greece
Greece
7 0 1 6 1
Austria
Austria
6 1 2 3 6
Mexico
Mexico
6 0 4 2 6
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
6 4 1 1 11
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
6 6 0 0 21
Slovakia
Slovakia
6 1 4 1 8
Latvia
Latvia
6 6 0 0 17
Iceland
Iceland
6 4 1 1 11
Lithuania
Lithuania
5 4 1 0 6
Romania
Romania
5 3 1 1 9
Sweden
Sweden
5 2 2 1 7
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
5 3 1 1 7
Israel
Israel
5 1 3 1 8
Brazil
Brazil
5 1 1 3 1
Andorra
Andorra
5 5 0 0 15
Estonia
Estonia
4 3 1 0 9
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
4 4 0 0 11
Armenia
Armenia
4 3 0 1 6
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
4 2 1 1 3
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
4 3 1 0 14
Albania
Albania
4 3 1 0 6
Chile
Chile
3 0 1 2 1
Oman
Oman
3 3 0 0 10
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
3 2 0 1 4
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
3 2 1 0 4
Nigeria
Nigeria
3 0 1 2 2
Uruguay
Uruguay
3 1 1 1 6
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
3 2 0 1 3
Bolivia
Bolivia
3 2 1 0 5
Paraguay
Paraguay
2 2 0 0 4
New Zealand
New Zealand
2 1 1 0 4
South Africa
South Africa
2 2 0 0 3
Qatar
Qatar
2 1 1 0 5
Argentina
Argentina
2 0 0 2 0
Montenegro
Montenegro
2 0 2 0 0
San Marino
San Marino
2 2 0 0 7
Australia
Australia
2 1 0 1 2
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
2 1 1 0 4
China
China
2 2 0 0 2
Moldova
Moldova
2 2 0 0 5
Algeria
Algeria
2 1 0 1 3
Ukraine
Ukraine
2 0 1 1 1
Iran
Iran
2 1 0 1 2
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 2 0 0 5
Cameroon
Cameroon
1 0 1 0 1
Senegal
Senegal
1 0 1 0 1
Canada
Canada
1 1 0 0 3
Tunisia
Tunisia
1 1 0 0 4
Egypt
Egypt
1 0 1 0 0
Ecuador
Ecuador
1 0 1 0 1
Colombia
Colombia
1 1 0 0 1
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
1 0 0 1 1
Belarus
Belarus
1 0 0 1 1
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 0 1 0 1
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1 1 0 0 3
Jamaica
Jamaica
1 1 0 0 1
Morocco
Morocco
1 1 0 0 1
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