Synan Braddish

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Synan Braddish
Personal information
Full name Synan Braddish
Date of birth January 27 1958
Place of birth    Finglas, County Dublin, Ireland
Playing position Midfielder
Youth clubs
19xx-1975 Rave Athletic
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1975-1978
1978-1979
1979-1981
1981-1986
1986-1990
1990-1991
1991-199x		 Dundalk
Liverpool
Dundalk
St Patrick's Athletic
Athlone Town
Kilkenny City
Longford Town		 x (6)
0 (0)
x (6)


   
National team
197x-197x
1978		 Republic of Ireland U21
Republic of Ireland		 5 (x)
2 (0)

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

Synan Braddish (born January 27, 1958, Finglas, County Dublin, Ireland) is a former Irish footballer who spent most of his career playing in the League of Ireland, most notably with Dundalk. As an international, Braddish also played for the Republic of Ireland.

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[edit] Club career

Braddish initially played junior football with Rave Athletic in his local Finglas area. During the 1970s this club served as a nursery team for Dundalk and in 1975 they recruited Braddish [1]. Braddish subsequently played five seasons with Dundalk under manager Jim McLaughlin, helping the club win seven trophies including the League of Ireland title in 1976 and the FAI Cup in both 1977 and 1981. His team-mates at the club included, among others, Terry Flanagan, Dermot Keely and Cathal Muckian. Described as an elegant and intelligent midfielder, Braddish scored 17 goals during his time at Dundalk – 12 in the league and 7 in cup competitions. He scored his first goal for the club on August 17 1975 against Drogheda United in a 2-2 draw in the Donegan Cup. Dundalk eventually won the game 3-1 on penalties [2][3]. On April 6 1977 at Dalymount Park, Braddish scored in a 1-0 win against St Patrick's Athletic in an FAI Cup semi-final replay. [4]. On January 23 1978 he scored a hat-trick in the league in a 6-2 win against Shelbourne.[5].

Braddish was on the verge of signing for Los Angeles Skyhawks when in April 1978 he was offered a contract by Liverpool. Together with Derek Carroll and Brian Duff, he was one of three Dundalk players Liverpool signed for a combined fee of £50,000. However none of the trio managed to get a first team game and all of them subsequently returned to Dundalk. On January 29 1980 Braddish scored a second hat trick for Dundalk, again against Shelbourne, helping the club to a 9-0 win in the league. [6].

After leaving Dundalk, Braddish went onto play for St Patrick's Athletic for a further five seasons. Among his team mates at this club were Joey Malone, Dave Henderson and a young Paul McGrath [7][8].

[edit] Republic of Ireland international

Braddish represented the Republic of Ireland at schoolboy, youth, amateur and under 21 levels. After an impressive performance in an under 21 international against Northern Ireland in March 1978, he was then called up to the senior squad. He made 2 appearances for the Republic of Ireland, winning both caps in April 1978. He made his senior international debut, under Johnny Giles, on April 5 in a 4-2 win against Turkey. He came on as a late substitute in the 67th minute during a friendly at Lansdowne Road. He then won his second and last cap on April 12 when he started for the Republic in a 3-0 away defeat against Poland [9][10][11].

[edit] Honours

Dundalk

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Complete Who's Who of Irish International Football, 1945-96 (1996):Stephen McGarrigle [1]
  2. ^ Dundalk F.C. 1970s
  3. ^ Dundalk F.C. 1975-76
  4. ^ Dundalk F.C. 1976-77
  5. ^ Dundalk F.C. 1977-78
  6. ^ Dundalk F.C. 1979-80
  7. ^ Back from the Brink (2006): Paul McGrath with Vincent Hogan [2]
  8. ^ The Complete Who's Who of Irish International Football, 1945-96 (1996):Stephen McGarrigle [3]
  9. ^ Republic of Ireland stats
  10. ^ Gifted in Green, Adam Ward, 1999. PB ISBN 0-600-59739-3 p.74
  11. ^ The Complete Who's Who of Irish International Football, 1945-96 (1996):Stephen McGarrigle [4]