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Denis Irwin is an Irish association football player born in Cork on October 31, 1965. His birth name is Joseph Denis Irwin. He played as a left-back or full-back in the Premier League. His professional career spanned from 1983 to 2004. He represented the Republic of Ireland in international competition, including the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
Irwin played for several clubs, including Manchester United F.C., Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., Leeds United F.C., and Oldham Athletic A.F.C. He scored zero total goals in his career. He received the English Football Hall Fame award. He speaks English.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Denis Irwin is referenced by 377 other articles, and connects out to defender, EFL Cup and Oldham Athletic A.F.C..
It is catalogued under topics including 1965 births, 1994 FIFA World Cup players and 20th-century Irish sportsmen.
Its subject is documented across 40 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- 1989
- Republic of Ireland U23
- 1990
- Republic of Ireland B
- Full name
- Joseph Denis Irwin
- Date of birth
- ( 1965-10-31 ) 31 October 1965 (age 60)
- Place of birth
- Cork , Ireland
- Height
- 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
- Position
- Full back
- 0000 1983
- Leeds United
- Years
- Team
- 1983 1986
- Leeds United
- 1986 1990
- Oldham Athletic
- 1990 2002
- Manchester United
- 2002 2004
- Wolverhampton Wanderers
- 1986 1987
- Republic of Ireland U21
- 1990 1999
- Republic of Ireland
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Left-Back
- Nationality
- Ireland
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Denis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Ireland
- Place of birth
- Cork
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 1994 FIFA World Cup
- Sport
- association football
- Position played
- full-back
- League
- Premier League
- Country for sport
- Republic of Ireland
- Mass
- 80
- Image
- Denis Irwin (2017-07-29 img06) (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 173
Show 8 more facts
- date of birth
- 1965-10-31
- Commons category
- Denis Irwin
- birth name
- Joseph Denis Irwin
- name in native language
- Denis Irwin
- end of work period
- 2004-00-00
- start of work period
- 1983-00-00
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 1
- total goals in career
- 0
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Encyclopedic overview
Joseph Denis Irwin (born 31 October 1965) is an Irish former professional footballer and sports television presenter. Irwin is the joint most successful Irish footballer in history, a record he shares with Ronnie Whelan and fellow Manchester United stalwart Roy Keane, having won 19 trophies in his career.
As a player, he played as a full back from 1983 to 2004. Irwin is best known for his long and successful stint at Manchester United, where he established himself as one of the most important players in a team that won a host of domestic and European trophies from 1990 to 2002, including seven Premier League titles and the UEFA Champions League. He has been regarded by Alex Ferguson as, pound for pound, his greatest ever signing. Earlier in his career he played for Leeds United and then Oldham Athletic, and finished his career with a two-year spell at Wolverhampton Wanderers, the club he supported as a child.
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