1. Ian Bermingham was born on 6 June 1989 and is an Irish former professional footballer who spent 13 seasons with League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patricks Athletic, where he was club captain and is the all-time appearance record holder.
38 Facts About Ian Bermingham
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Ian Bermingham previously spent two seasons at UCD and a season at Shamrock Rovers.
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Ian Bermingham was signed by UCD manager Pete Mahon in April 2007.
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Ian Bermingham made his first start for the club in a League of Ireland Cup game against Kildare County later that month and was a first team regular from then, solving UCD's long-term search for a left back.
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Ian Bermingham's displays impressed other clubs as well, and both Stockport County and Gretna expressed an interest in signing him.
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Stockport were rumoured to have signed him, but Ian Bermingham ended months of speculation by signed a new contract and retained his left back berth at UCD going into the 2008 season.
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Ian Bermingham made 26 appearances in all competitions over the season, in a year that saw his side finish bottom of the league, relegated to the League of Ireland First Division.
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Ian Bermingham signed for Shamrock Rovers on 23 February 2009.
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Ian Bermingham signed for St Patrick's Athletic on 6 January 2010, signed by his former UCD manager Pete Mahon.
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Ian Bermingham made 35 appearances in all competitions over the season, scoring 2 goals.
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Ian Bermingham signed a new contract with the Inchicore club on 6 December 2010 to stay for the 2011 season.
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Ian Bermingham featured in all 6 games of the club's UEFA Europa League campaign as his side knocked out IBV of Iceland and Shakhter Karagandy of Kazakhstan, before being knocked out by Karpaty Lviv of Ukraine in the Third Qualifying Round.
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Ian Bermingham made 2 appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup which Pat's won on 10 October 2011, beating Bohemians in the final at Dalymount Park, resulting in a first career medal for Bermingham.
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Ian Bermingham was named in the PFAI Team of the Year for 2012 on 25 October 2012.
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On 9 November 2012, Ian Bermingham was named St Patrick's Athletic Player of the Season for 2012.
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Ian Bermingham signed a new 1-year contract with the club on 20 November 2012.
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Ian Bermingham was named in the PFAI Team of the Year alongside 5 of his teammates for 2013.
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Ian Bermingham signed a new contract with the club on 17 November 2013.
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Ian Bermingham made one appearance in the team's Leinster Senior Cup campaign, which they won on 9 September 2014.
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Ian Bermingham featured in both games as his side were knocked out of the UEFA Europa League at the first hurdle by Skonto Riga of Latvia.
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Ian Bermingham made 3 appearances in the League of Ireland Cup but missed the final on 19 September 2015 due to suspension, as his side beat Galway United on penalties to claim the trophy.
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Ian Bermingham helped his side earn a draw away to Limerick on 24 June 2017, when he scored to reduce their 2-goal deficit to just one, before Conan Byrne equalised with 15 minutes to play.
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Ian Bermingham signed a new 2-year contract with the club ahead of the 2018 season, keeping him at the club until the end of 2019.
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Ian Bermingham made 39 appearances in all competitions over the season, scoring twice.
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On 13 July 2019, Ian Bermingham faced Premier League side Chelsea in a friendly at Richmond Park, marking FIFA World Cup Winner Pedro.
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Ian Bermingham played in 12 of the club's 19 league and cup games over the course of the shortened season due to the Coronavirus pandemic, as his side missed out on European football on the final day of the season, finishing in 6th place.
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Ian Bermingham signed a new contract with the club on 5 January 2021, keeping him at the club for a twelfth consecutive season.
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On 9 December 2021, Ian Bermingham signed a contract for the 2022 season, his thirteenth at the club.
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On 31 August 2022, Ian Bermingham announced via a club announcement that 2022 would be his final season after 13 years at the club, revealing that he agreed with club owner Garrett Kelleher that it would be his final season when signing his final contract with the club, confirming that he would be retiring from professional football.
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Ian Bermingham has been capped at various underage levels for the Republic of Ireland.
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Ian Bermingham received a call-up to the U21 squad for the first time in August 2008 for a friendly match against Austria but was forced to pull out due to injury.
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Ian Bermingham was named in the U21 squad for the qualifying games against Bulgaria and Portugal but was still suffering from the same injury that forced him out of the previous game.
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Ian Bermingham finally made his debut for the U21 team when he played the full 90 minutes in a friendly game against Lithuania in October 2008.
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Ian Bermingham earned his first competitive cap in Turners Cross, Cork against Turkey in March 2009.
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Ian Bermingham has a keen interest in horseracing and was part owner of Cubomania, a horse that was ridden by Davy Russell at the 2019 Cheltenham Festival.
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Ian Bermingham attended primary school in Mary Queen of Angels National School in his hometown of Ballyfermot and regularly visits his old school and others in the area as part of St Patrick's Athletic's community work.
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On 5 October 2022, it was announced that Ian Bermingham had been appointed Football Partnership Manager at St Patrick's Athletic, a newly created full-time role within the club which involves the daily management of the football partnership between Pat's and Cherry Orchard.
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On 26 March 2025, it was announced that Ian Bermingham had been appointed as Head of Academy Football at St Patrick's Athletic.