Michael Quirke

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Michael Quirke
Personal information
Full name Michael James Quirke
Date of birth (1991-09-10) 10 September 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Coventry, England
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender, goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Coventry United
Youth career
Coventry City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Coventry City 4 (0)
2010 → Nuneaton Town (loan) 0 (0)
2011 → Nuneaton Town (loan) 1 (0)
2012 Coalville Town
2012 Leamington
2012 Bedworth United
2012 Loughborough Dynamo
2012–2013 Coalville Town
2013 Kettering Town
2013–2014 Coventry Alvis
2014–2015 Coventry Copsewood
2015–2017 Coventry Alvis
2017–2019 Coventry Sphinx
2019– Coventry United
International career‡
2011 Republic of Ireland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 25 December 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:00, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

Michael James Quirke (born 10 September 1991) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Coventry United. A Coventry City youth product, he used to be a goalkeeper.[1] Born in England, he made one appearance for the Republic of Ireland U21 national team in 2011.

Club career[edit]

Quirke, made his professional debut with Coventry City as a substitute on 14 August 2010 in a 2–2 Championship draw with Watford, coming on to replace injured Iain Turner after 18 minutes.[2] In March 2010 he joined Nuneaton Town on work experience terms, and made his sole appearance for the club in a Birmingham Senior Cup tie against Leamington. He rejoined Nuneaton on loan in January 2011, making his debut in the Conference North fixture versus Redditch United. On 8 March 2011, he made his first team start for the Sky Blues in a 1–1 draw with Doncaster Rovers.[citation needed]

On 5 May 2011, Quirke was informed that he would not be having his contract renewed and would be free to leave Coventry City once his current deal expired.[3] In November 2012, he re-joined Coalville Town on a free transfer from Lougborough Dynamo.[4]

Quirke joined Coventry United on 31 July 2019, and was installed as the club's captain for the forthcoming campaign.[5]

International career[edit]

He was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 international squad[6] and made his international debut as a substitute in March 2011 in the Estádio Municipal de Águeda in Portugal.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "October Moves (Part Four)". Pitchero. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Watford 2–2 Coventry City". CCFC Official Site. 14 August 2010. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Quirke Released By Coventry City". Coventry MAD. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  4. ^ "November Transfers (Part Four)". Pitchero. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  5. ^ ""We're delighted to have him" says United manager Anderson after signing former Coventry City man". Coventry Observer. 31 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Michael Quirke handed Republic of Ireland Under-21 call-up". Coventry Telegraph. 11 March 2011. Archived from the original on 24 March 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  7. ^ "Late goals shade it for Portugal U21s". The Football Association of Ireland. 26 March 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2011.

External links[edit]

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