Richard Dunne

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Richard Dunne

Richard Dunne, September 2013.
Personal information
Full nameRichard Patrick Dunne
Date of birth (1979-09-21) 21 September 1979
Place of birthTallaght, Dublin, Ireland
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing positionCentre Back
Club information
Current clubQueens Park Rangers
Number5
Youth career
Home Farm
–1996Everton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1996–2000Everton60(0)
2000–2009Manchester City296(7)
2009–2013Aston Villa95(4)
2013–Queens Park Rangers24(1)
National team‡
1997–1999Republic of Ireland B2(1)
2000–Republic of Ireland80(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:43, 2 February 2014 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:22, 14 November 2013 (UTC)

Richard Patrick Dunne (born 21 September 1979) is an Irish footballer who plays as a defender and currently plays for Queens Park Rangers. He also plays internationally for the Republic of Ireland national football team. With Ireland he was a member of the 2002 FIFA World Cup squad and played in UEFA Euro 2012.

Dunne began his professional career at Everton. He later spent nearly a decade at Manchester City before joining Aston Villa in 2009.

Club career

Everton

Having played schoolboy football in Dublin for Home Farm, Dunne joined Everton as a 15-year-old schoolboy in the 1994–95 season. The next season, he started to play for Everton reserves and in early 1997, Dunne signed a 5-year professional contract. He was part of the successful 1996 FA Youth Cup squad along with Tony Hibbert and Leon Osman.

Dunne made his debut under then manager Joe Royle in 1997, at the age of seventeen.[2]

Manchester City

Dunne with Manchester City

In the autumn of 2000, he was signed by Manchester City for a fee of £3 million.[3] City had signed both Dunne and Laurent Charvet as replacements for right back Richard Edghill who had suffered from a dip in form.

It was in the centre of defence where Dunne made his biggest impact on the team. Dunne had various partners in the centre of defence in his first season at the club and for a few games he played in a three-man defence with Andy Morrison and Steve Howey. His first season saw City relegated into the first division and acquire the services of a new manager, Kevin Keegan. Disciplinary problems in 2003 resulted in a club suspension, and his time at Manchester City looked to be over. However, Dunne returned to the first team following an intensive fitness programme, and within a few months gained an international recall.

A number of consistent performances resulted in Dunne receiving Manchester City's Player of the Year award for 2004–05, which he also won in the 2005–06, 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons, becoming the first person to win City's PotY award four times. In the 2006 close season, at the age of 26, Dunne was appointed club captain, taking over from Sylvain Distin, amidst rumours of Distin leaving City.[4]

On 18 January 2007, Manchester City teammate Micah Richards said: “Ever since I’ve come to this club Richard has just been quality. I play with him week in, week out and I think he’s one of the best players I’ve played with. I’ve played with John Terry and Rio Ferdinand in the England squad but Richard is right up there with them.”[5]

On 4 July 2008, Dunne signed a new four-year contract with Manchester City to keep him at the club until 2012.[6]

In August 2008, Garry Cook, chief executive of City, said "China and India are gagging for football content to watch and we’re going to tell them that City is their content. We need a superstar to get through that door. Richard Dunne doesn’t roll off the tongue in Beijing."[7]

Dunne continued to play throughout 2008/09 making 47 starts in all competitions despite three red cards. He marked his 29th Birthday with a goal in the 6–0 win against Portsmouth on 21 September 2008,[8] while his eighth Premier League red card against Wigan Athletic in January 2009 equalled a record set by Patrick Vieira and Duncan Ferguson.[9]

Aston Villa

Following the signings of Kolo Touré and Joleon Lescott, it was reported that Dunne could leave the City of Manchester Stadium with Aston Villa the most likely destination. Villa confirmed on 27 August 2009, that they had agreed a fee with Manchester City for the defender.[10] Aston Villa filed the paperwork for the deal before the close of the transfer window but the Premier League announced that the deal could not be "ratified" until 2 September 2009,[11] when the deal was completed.[12] Martin O'Neill later stated the fee paid for Dunne was £5 million and that the player had signed a four-year deal.[13]

Dunne made his debut in a 1–0 win over Birmingham City at St. Andrew's, courtesy of an 85th minute strike from Gabriel Agbonlahor. Following the game, Dunne heaped praise on new teammates James Collins, Carlos Cuéllar and Stephen Warnock, claiming that their partnership in defence "seems to have worked reasonably well". On 26 September 2010, Dunne played the full 90 minutes alongside James Collins against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park in a 2–1 defeat.[14]

On 5 October 2009, Dunne scored his first goal for Villa, coincidently against his former club Manchester City, in a 1–1 draw.[15] He was applauded by Manchester City fans for his respect in refusing to celebrate his goal.[16] He netted his second goal later that month in the team's 2–1 home victory over Chelsea. He was named in the PFA team of the year for the 2009–2010 season. On 21 November 2010, he started and played the full 90 minutes alongside Ciaran Clark against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park in a disappointing 2–0 defeat. On 11 December 2010, Richard Dunne was dropped from the team and replaced by Carlos Cuellar. Dunne was recalled to the starting line up in the away game against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge which Villa ended up drawing 3–3. On 1 February 2011, he started and completed the full 90 minutes alongside James Collins in the Barclays Premier League game with Manchester United at Old Trafford in a 3–1 defeat.

On 18 March 2011, Dunne along with Collins were fined a total of £200,000 – two weeks’ wages each – by Villa for a boozy row with club staff during a team-bonding exercise.[17]

At the end of the 2010–11 season, Dunne made 35 appearances in all competitions for Villa. Ahead of the new 2011–2012 campaign, new manager Alex McLeish has said because of his aerial ability and such good awareness on the ball he will be an automatic first choice at the back. On 27 July 2011, he started and played the full 90 minutes in the 1–0 victory over Blackburn Rovers in the 2011 Barclays Asia Trophy held in Hong Kong. On 30 July 2011, he started the final with Chelsea and also completed the full 90 minutes in a disappointing 2–0 defeat.

Dunne is known for holding the unfortunate record of scoring the most Premier League own goals, with a current tally of nine. He most recently scored a 93rd minute equalising own goal against QPR in a 1–1 draw on 25 September 2011.[18] On 29 October 2011 he scored his first goal of the 2011–12 season in a 2–2 draw against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.[19] On 12 February 2012, Dunne fractured his right clavicle when Joe Hart clobbered him during a Premier League match with his former club Manchester City. He had surgery in Birmingham the following day.[20] In March 2012, amid concerns over his welfare ahead of UEFA Euro 2012, Dunne linked up with NFL side the Cleveland Browns.[21] However, he failed to recover for the 2012–13 season and in May 2013, Lambert announced that the Irishman was being released on a free transfer.[22]

Queens Park Rangers

Dunne joined Queens Park Rangers on 15 July 2013, on a free transfer.[23] Dunne made his first QPR appearance playing a full 90 minutes against Exeter City in the League Cup. He scored his first goal for the club against Burnley on 1 February 2014.[24]

International career

Richard Dunne after a famous performance for Ireland against Russia in Moscow. Dunne's contributions helped seal eventual qualification for UEFA Euro 2012.

Dunne played for the Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team in the 1997 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship finals in Iceland. Dunne made his debut for the Republic of Ireland on 26 April 2000 in a 1–0 loss against Greece in a friendly match.[25] His first international goal came just two months later in only his third cap as he scored on 4 June against Mexico, helping his team come from 2–0 down to drawing 2–2.[26] He was selected by Mick McCarthy to play against the likes of Holland and Portugal during their successful qualification for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. His first competitive goal for Ireland came against Estonia in a 2–0 win.

Dunne was part of the Irish squad that played at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but the centre-half pairing of Gary Breen and Steve Staunton (the latter of whom became team captain following the departure of Roy Keane) was favoured by Mick McCarthy, meaning Dunne did not even make an appearance as a substitute. The emergence of John O'Shea and Brian Kerr's preference for Kenny Cunningham meant that Dunne's chances with Ireland were extremely limited during their unsuccessful attempt to qualify for UEFA Euro 2004. He did score his fourth international goal in a friendly against Turkey just prior to the end of the campaign. Dunne again found himself out of favour with Kerr during the qualification campaign for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, only featuring in the final three matches which included a 1–0 defeat to France, a game that ultimately cost Ireland qualification. Another change of manager for Ireland saw Dunne's former teammate, Steve Staunton, use him during the majority of the Euro 2008 qualification campaign. Early defeats to Germany and a humiliating 5–2 loss to Cyprus, a match in which Dunne scored before giving away a penalty and being sent off,[27] ensured qualification was always beyond the Irish. Dunne only missed three of the twelve matches, due to suspension and injury rather than form.

Giovanni Trappatoni was appointed Ireland manager for the qualification campaign ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup[28] and with it has cemented Richard Dunne as Ireland's top defender and one of the best players. He played in all ten games helping Ireland finish second and qualify for a play-off whilst also scoring goals in both 1–1 draws with Bulgaria, as well as winning the man of the match award in the away game held in Sofia.[29] He also played the entire matches in both legs against France as Ireland were controversially knocked out 2–1 on aggregate after extra-time. Dunne was famously pictured sitting distraught on the pitch in Paris as Thierry Henry, the very person who had seconds earlier cheated Ireland out of their place at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, consoled him.[30][31]

On 8 February 2011, Dunne started and completed the full 90 minutes in Ireland's first Nations Cup game against Wales in a 3–0 win. On 26 March 2011, he started and played the full 90 minutes in the Group B Euro 2012 qualifier against Macedonia in a 2–1 victory at the Aviva Stadium. On Wednesday 10 August 2011, he started and played the full 90 minutes alongside Sean St. Ledger in the goalless draw against Croatia at the Aviva Stadium.[32]

On Tuesday 6 September 2011, Dunne started and played the full 90 minutes in the goalless draw against Russia in Moscow. Dunne gave perhaps the best performance of his career to date, winning the man of the match award as he almost single-handedly stopped a Russian team which totally dominated midfield and created wave after wave of attacks. Former Villa centre half Paul McGrath described Dunne's heroics as the best performance from an Irish centre half he had ever witnessed, including his own legendary performance against Italy in the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

Dunne in action for Ireland, September 2013,

On Tuesday 11 October 2011, Dunne started and played the full 90 minutes alongside Sean St. Ledger in a 2–1 victory for Ireland over Armenia at the Aviva Stadium which gained them a play-off spot for UEFA Euro 2012, scoring in the 60th minute his eighth goal on his 69th international appearance for his country.[33][34] After the team qualified for UEFA Euro 2012 with an unprecedented 5–1 aggregate play-off win over their opponents, Dunne described it as "the best experience I've probably had in football".[35][36] On 2 June 2013, Dunne made his return to the national team for the first time in a year as a second half substitution against Georgia in a 4–0 Irish win. Dunne made his return to the Irish team in his first competitive game for 15 months in a 1-2 loss to Sweden at the Aviva Stadium in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group C.

International goals

Scores and results list Ireland's goal tally first
Date Venue Opponent Result Competition Tally
4 June 2000 Soldier Field, Chicago, USA  Mexico 2–2 US Cup 1
11 October 2000 Lansdowne Road, Dublin  Estonia 2–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2
6 June 2001 Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia 2–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 3
9 September 2003 Lansdowne Road, Dublin  Turkey 2–2 Friendly 4
7 October 2006 Neo GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus  Cyprus 2–5 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying 5
28 March 2009 Croke Park, Dublin  Bulgaria 1–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 6
6 June 2009 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria  Bulgaria 1–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 7
11 October 2011 Aviva Stadium, Dublin  Armenia 2–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying 8

Honours

Club

Everton
Manchester City
Aston Villa

International

Individual

Career statistics

Club

As of 14:50, 22 September 2013[37]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
1996–97EvertonPremier League7010000080
1997–983010000040
1998–99160202000200
1999–2000310401000360
2000–013000100040
Total 600804000720
2000–01Manchester CityPremier League250300000280
2001–02Division 1431303000491
2002–03Premier League250001000260
2003–04290502040400
2004–05351100000361
2005–06323501000383
2006–07381501000441
2007–08360303000420
2008–093111010140471
2009–102000000020
Total 29672601201803527
2009–10Aston VillaPremier League353405000443
2010–11320201000350
2011–12281212000322
2012–130000000000
Total 9548180001114
2013–14Queens Park RangersChampionship6000100070
Total 6000100070
Career total 4571141125018054111

References

  1. ↑ Premier League Player Profile accessed 10 March 2011
  2. ↑ The Independent.
  3. ↑ "Dunne signs for Man City". BBC Sport. 16 October 2000. Retrieved 30 July 2009. 
  4. ↑ Dunne is new Club Captain Tim Oscroft, Manchester City F.C., 20 July 2006. Retrieved 22 July 2007.
  5. ↑ Taylor, Daniel (12 January 2008). "Eriksson leads the acclaim for reformed monster Dunne". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 22 May 2010. 
  6. ↑ "Richard Dunne signs new Man City contract". The Daily Telegraph (London). 4 July 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2009. 
  7. ↑ Winter, Henry (22 August 2008). "Gary Cook seeks magic recipe...". The Daily Telegraph (London). Retrieved 23 January 2010. 
  8. ↑ Whyatt, Chris (21 September 2008). "Man City 6–0 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2009. 
  9. ↑ Cheese, Caroline (17 January 2009). "Premier League as it happened". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2009. 
  10. ↑ "Dunne Fee Agreed". Aston Villa F.C. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009. 
  11. ↑ "Dunne deal delay". Sky Sports. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009. 
  12. ↑ "Villa tie up Dunne deal". Sky Sports News (Sky Sports). 2 September 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2009. 
  13. ↑ "Manchester United were made stronger after defeat to Aston Villa, says Martin O'Neill". Daily Mail (London). 10 February 2010. 
  14. ↑ http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10265~1796029,00.html
  15. ↑ "Aston Villa 1–1 Man City". BBC Sport. 5 October 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2009. 
  16. ↑ "Subdued Dunne resists celebration". BBC Sport. 6 October 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2009. 
  17. ↑ "Dunne and Collins are fined by Villa". Express & Star. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2012. 
  18. ↑ Magowan, Alistair (25 September 2011). "QPR 1–1 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 September 2011. 
  19. ↑ "Sunderland 2–2 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2011. 
  20. ↑ "Dunne facing shoulder operation". RTÉ Sport. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  21. ↑ "Dunne heads Stateside to aid recovery". RTÉ Sport. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012. 
  22. ↑ Moxley, Neil (21 May 2013). "Aston Villa defender Dunne told to find a new club by boss Lambert". Mail Sport (London). Retrieved 21 May 2013. 
  23. ↑ "Richard Dunne: Queens Park Rangers sign Ireland international". BCC Sport. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013. 
  24. ↑ "QPR 3-3 Burnley". BBC. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014. 
  25. ↑ "First Cap: Ireland v Greece 26/04/00". FAI. 28 April 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2009. 
  26. ↑ "Ireland overcomes two goal deficit to tie Mexico 2–2". SoccerTimes.com. 4 June 2000. Retrieved 10 September 2009. 
  27. ↑ Haughey, John (7 October 2006). "Cyprus 5–2 Republic of Ireland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 September 2009. 
  28. ↑ "Giovanni Trapattoni appointed as Republic of Ireland manager". The Times (London). 13 February 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2009. 
  29. ↑ "Bulgaria 1–1 Ireland". RTÉ Sport. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2009. 
  30. ↑ "Dunne ready to put Paris behind him". RTÉ Sport. 4 December 2009. 
  31. ↑ "Dunne disappointed and defiant". RTÉ Sport. 15 November 2009. 
  32. ↑ "France 1–1 Rep of Ire (agg 2–1)". BBCSport. 18 November 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2010. 
  33. ↑ "Russia 0-0 Republic of Ireland". RTÉ Sport. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2011. 
  34. ↑ https://twitter.com/paulmcgrath5/status/111140200931016706
  35. ↑ "Duff – Euro qualification an 'amazing feeling'". RTÉ Sport. 15 November 2011. 
  36. ↑ "Republic boss Trapattoni 'proud' of Irish team". BBC Sport. 15 November 2011. 
  37. ↑ "Richard Dunne Career Stats". Soccerbase. 4 January 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2010. 

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