Richard Dunne

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Richard Dunne
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Richard Dunne (2012)
Personnel
Surname Richard Patrick Dunne
birthday September 21, 1979
place of birth Dublin ,  Ireland
size 187 cm
position Central defender
Juniors
Years station
1995-1996 Home Farm FC
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1996-2000 Everton FC 60 (0)
2000-2009 Manchester City 296 (7)
2009-2013 Aston Villa 95 (4)
2013-2015 Queens Park Rangers 64 (1)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
2000-2013 Ireland 80 (8)
1 Only league games are given.
Status: end of season 2014/15

Richard Patrick Dunne (born September 21, 1979 in Dublin ) is a former Irish football player . The burly central defender made 352 appearances for Manchester City during his nine years , was captain of the "Citizens" from 2005 and has been under contract with Aston Villa since September 2009 . The greatest successes at club level were his promotion to the Premier League as a second division champion in 2002, participation in the league cup finals in 2010 and the 2010 Premier League team of the year election for him personally . He has also been an Irish international since 2000 and in this capacity he took part in the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea .

Professional career

In the club

Everton FC (1996-2000)

Even before his 16th birthday, Dunne was just under 1.90 meters tall and weighed almost 90 kilograms, so it was not surprising that he was not so much a filigree football technician as a body-hugging defender. He was also the first Irish junior player to be discovered by Everton FC as part of its new cooperation agreement with the Irish Home Farm Football Club and gradually introduced to the first team. As the youngest Everton player in the club's history at the age of 17 years and 106 days, he played a competitive game against Swindon Town in the FA Cup and after further tests - including a "Merseyside derby" against Liverpool FC - the club's management decided to hire a coach Joe Royle to change the training contract to a five year professional contract. Although Dunne remained in the squad of the A-team and recorded three Premier League appearances under the new coach Howard Kendall , he won the FA Youth Cup with the youth team in the 1997/98 season and demonstrated his qualities with tough duels and leadership Defense center demonstrated and moved relatively quickly compared to his body size.

From the European Championship success with the Irish U-18 national team, Dunne returned with a foot injury, but then surprised in the 1998/99 season with reliable performances on the unfamiliar right offensive full-back position, which he made 31 appearances in the 1999/2000 season occasional appearances in central defense - manifested. However, these advances were opposed to problems with his "penalty register", which brought him in the end a five-game ban for the beginning of the following season. By mid-October 2000 he finally ran out in just four competitive games for the "Toffees" before he moved to his old coach Joe Royle at Manchester City , who paid a transfer fee of three million pounds for the transfer.

Manchester City (2000-2009)

Dunne in the Manchester City shirt (2008)

In Manchester, Dunne made his debut at Southampton FC on October 23, 2000 (2-0) as a full-back, but his skills in central defense soon showed, where he earned a regular place alongside Steve Howey . Regardless, the season ended sobering with relegation from the Premier League , which also resulted in the dismissal of Royle.

For a long time, Dunne found no common denominator with Royle's successor, Kevin Keegan . Although the return to the Premier League succeeded straight away, in which Dunne temporarily acted offensively with frequent crosses into the opposing penalty area, but at the beginning of the 2002/03 season the problems increased. Dunne found himself on the bench more often, responded with a series of indiscipline and found himself increasingly in poor fitness. This went so far that Keegan hired a specialist who finally put Dunne back in the desired state and made sure that he returned positive feedback with 25 Premier League games. At the end of the 2003/04 season he was increasingly struggling with groin problems, but after an operation he returned in the following 2004/05 season with such good performances at the side of center- back partner Sylvain Distin that he even received the club's internal award in the end best player - regardless of the fact that he owed two own goals.

Increasingly matured and with Stuart Pearce under new sporting direction, Dunne defended the title of his own supporters in the following seasons, was now finally a key player in the team and achieved his best annual result for Manchester City with three goals in the 2005/06 season. Another “reward” came insofar as Pearce promoted Dunne to team captain at the beginning of the 2006/07 season, and the newly minted captain was on the field for the full 90 minutes in all games. Further highlights in the 2007/08 season were the two victories against local rivals Manchester United , when Dunne presented himself as a "solid rock" especially in the 2-1 away win, and on his 29th birthday a (rare) goal at the 6th : 0 win against Portsmouth FC . In his last full season for the Citizens, he also received three red cards, one of which resulted in a five-game ban. His last use took place on August 22, 2009 against Wolverhampton Wanderers and ended with a 1-0 victory. The decisive factor for the sudden end was the far-reaching upheaval that Manchester City had initiated after the change of ownership and Dunne suddenly played no role after the expensive purchases of defenders Kolo Touré and Joleon Lescott - although four times player of the year and with over 300 games in the club more in the plans of trainer Mark Hughes .

Aston Villa (2009-2013)

A short time later, Martin O'Neill of Aston Villa announced the move from Richard Dunne for a transfer fee of five million pounds and a contract term of four years. At the side of his new defense colleagues James Collins , Carlos Cuéllar and Stephen Warnock , he remained in the debut against Birmingham City (1-0) without conceding a goal and on October 5, 2009, of all ex-club Manchester City, his first goal for the "Villans" followed. All in all, the first season in the new environment was very successful, and in the end his fellow Premier League players voted him into the team of the season (“ PFA Team of the Year ”). For the first time in his professional career, he also reached a cup final in the senior division, but lost this league cup final against Manchester United 2-1.

Queens Park Rangers

He joined the Queens Park Rangers in 2013 and ended his professional career in 2015.

He holds the Premier League own-goal record with ten goals in his own network.

Irish national team

From a young age, Dunne was extremely active for the Irish national teams and in addition to his debut in the national B team, he surprisingly won the European Championship with the U-18 selection in Cyprus . He was also scheduled for the 1999 Junior World Cup in Nigeria , but eventually had to cancel his participation due to thigh problems. This was followed by four appearances for the U-21 selection and on April 26, 2000 he made his debut against Greece for the senior national team . In the third international match he scored his first goal for Ireland on June 4, 2000 against Mexico (2-2).

During the successful qualification for the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea , coach Mick McCarthy finally let him play in important games such as against the Netherlands and Portugal . However, as Steve Staunton and Gary Breen were given preference in central defense, Dunne was not included in the tournament itself - although part of the squad. Even after the World Cup, Dunne's prospects remained subdued, as new coach Brian Kerr preferred the up-and-coming John O'Shea and Kenny Cunningham in the qualifying games for Euro 2004 in Portugal , which were ultimately missed. Only from the last three competitive games before the 2006 World Cup in Germany was Dunne regularly there, including in an almost decisive 0-1 home defeat against France .

It was not until the coach change to ex-team-mate Steve Staunton that the long-awaited regular place was achieved in the qualifying games for the Euro 2008 in Switzerland and Austria . There Dunne only missed three out of twelve games; In terms of sport, however, things continued to be disappointing, because after early defeats against Germany and especially after the 2-5 defeat against Cyprus - including a red card for Dunne - the team fell behind early on. It was only under Staunton's successor Giovanni Trapattoni that participation in the finals for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa appeared again within reach. Dunne, who had become the best Irish defender by now, played all ten qualifying matches, finished second and then, under unfortunate circumstances, lost to France in the play-offs.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 1997-98 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 1997, ISBN 1-85291-581-1 , pp. 82 .
  2. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 1998-99 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 1998, ISBN 1-85291-588-9 , pp. 87 .
  3. ↑ a b Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 1999-2000 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 1999, ISBN 1-85291-607-9 , pp. 88 .
  4. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 2000-2001 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2000, ISBN 1-85291-626-5 , pp. 95 .
  5. ↑ a b Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 2001-2002 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2001, ISBN 0-946531-34-X , pp. 88 .
  6. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2002/2003 . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2002, ISBN 1-85291-648-6 , pp. 121 .
  7. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004 . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2003, ISBN 1-85291-651-6 , pp. 126 .
  8. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2005/2006 . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2005, ISBN 1-85291-662-1 , pp. 121 .
  9. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2006-07 . Mainstream Publishing, 2006, ISBN 1-84596-111-0 , pp. 121 .
  10. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2007-08 . Mainstream Publishing, 2007, ISBN 978-1-84596-246-3 , pp. 121 .
  11. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008-09 . Mainstream Publishing, 2008, ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8 , pp. 134 .
  12. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009-10 . Mainstream Publishing, 2009, ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0 , pp. 130 .
  13. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010-11 . Mainstream Publishing, 2010, ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0 , pp. 129 f .
personal data
SURNAME Dunne, Richard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dunne, Richard Patrick (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH September 21, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Dublin , Ireland