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13 Facts About Dessie Baker

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Desmond Baker was born on 25 August 1977 and is an Irish footballer who plays for Leinster Senior League side Edenderry Town.

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From Tallaght Dessie Baker was a graduate of Dublin youth clubs Marks Celtic and Stella Maris, before spending his late teens as a trainee at Manchester United.

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Dessie Baker enjoyed a fruitful career at youth level, winning the FA Youth Cup and Youth League with Manchester United and numerous schoolboy international caps for Republic of Ireland.

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Dessie Baker played for the Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team in the 1996 UEFA European Under-18 Championship finals in Luxembourg and scored against Italy [2].

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Dessie Baker made his League of Ireland debut at UCD on 15 December 1995 and would remain a fixture in the Shels line-up for the remainder of the decade, but rose to wider prominence as a member of Brian Kerr's Republic of Ireland squad which placed third at the 1997 FIFA Under-20 World Cup.

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Dessie Baker had already represented his country at U16 and U18 levels.

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Dessie Baker served out the remainder of his contract during two frustrating and largely inactive seasons under Fenlon, before signing a two-year contract with Longford Town in January 2004.

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8.

Dessie Baker made his league debut for the Hoops on 8 March 2008, and scored his first goal on 21 March against Bray Wanderers.

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Dessie Baker won a First Division winners medal with Dundalk as they pipped his former club Shelbourne to the title on a dramatic ending to the final night of the season.

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Dessie Baker returned to Shamrock Rovers for the 2009 season and his faltering Rovers career was given a new lease of life by new manager Michael O'Neill.

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Dessie Baker re-established himself in the Rovers starting XI after instantly developing a formidable partnership with Gary Twigg as Rovers finished 2nd in the Premier Division.

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Dessie Baker missed an opportunity to put Shamrock Rovers ahead, and soon after Karim Benzema grabbed a late winner for the Spanish outfit.

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Dessie Baker capped off his League of Ireland career by winning his fourth title as Shamrock Rovers won the 2010 Premier Division title on the final day of the season.