Des Byrne

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Personal information
Des Byrne
Full name	Des Byrne
Date of birth	April 10, 1981 (1981-04-10) (age 27)
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Left-Back, Central Defence, Midfield
Club information
Current club	St Patrick's Athletic
Number	n/a
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2002 2001 2002-2004 2003-2004 2004-2007 2007-	Stockport County St Patrick's Athletic Wimbledon → Cambridge United (loan) Carlisle United St Patrick's Athletic Bohemians St Patrick's Athletic	01 (0) 01 (0) 04 (0) 21 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22/12/2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Des Byrne (born in Dublin, April 10, 1981) is an Irish footballer currently playing for St Patrick's Athletic.

[edit] Career

Des Byrne is a left back but has also appeared at central defence and midfield.

He began his career at Stockport County making his debut in the 1998-99 season. He returned to Ireland where he joining St Patrick's Athletic and put in some fine performances. Wimbledon splashed out to take him back to England but he never established himself at the club. While at Wimbledon, he found himself in the news when involved in an incident at a West London nightclub with Chelsea's Jody Morris and John Terry. He was found guilty of possessing an offensive weapon and fined £2,000. He was also ordered to pay costs of £1,000 ^[1] . He had spells at Cambridge United on loan and Carlisle United before once again returning to St Patrick's Athletic.

In December 2004, he signed for Bohemians on a 3-year deal.

Byrne was released by Bohs at the end of their 2007 season and signed for St Pats for a 3rd spell soon after.[1]