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Also known as David Jonathan Healy

Northern Irish footballer & manager

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David Healy is a footballer and football coach from Northern Ireland, born on 5 August 1979. He holds citizenship of the United Kingdom, plays as a wing half, and has competed in the Premier League. He speaks English and began his career in 1999.

He has played for Ipswich Town F.C., Sunderland A.F.C., Preston North End F.C., and Port Vale F.C. He was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire.

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Key facts

1999
Northern Ireland B
2000
→ Port Vale (loan)
2003
→ Norwich City (loan)
2010
→ Ipswich Town (loan)
2015
Linfield
Full name
David Jonathan Healy
Date of birth
( 1979-08-05 ) 5 August 1979 (age 46)
Place of birth
Killyleagh , County Down , Northern Ireland
Height
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position
Striker
Current team
Linfield (manager)
1995 1999
Manchester United
Years
Team
1999 2001
Manchester United
2000 2001
→ Preston North End (loan)
2001 2004
Preston North End
2004 2007
Leeds United
2007 2008
Fulham

via Wikipedia infobox

Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Position
Centre-Forward
Nationality
Northern Ireland

via TheSportsDB

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
David
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Downpatrick
Languages spoken
English language
Member of team
Bury F.C.
Position played
wing half
Country for sport
Northern Ireland
Mass
68
Image
David Healy (footballer).jpg
Height
176
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Commons category
David Healy
date of birth
1979-08-05
start of work period
1999-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

David Jonathan Healy (born 5 August 1979) is a Northern Irish football manager and former professional footballer who is in charge at NIFL Premiership club Linfield. A striker during his playing career, he is the men's all-time leading scorer for Northern Ireland with 36 goals.

He also held the record for the joint highest scoring tally during a UEFA European Championship qualifying campaign, with 13 goals. He shared this record with Robert Lewandowski, until it was surpassed by Romelu Lukaku.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “David Healy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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