1. Ian Patrick Harte was born on 31 August 1977 and is an Irish football agent and former professional footballer who played as a left back.
35 Facts About Ian Harte
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Ian Harte was best known for his ability to score goals from long range, including being a free kick specialist.
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Ian Harte began his career at Leeds United making 288 official appearances across nine seasons.
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Ian Harte returned to England in 2007, featuring at a variety of clubs and winning the Championship title at Reading in 2012 and AFC Bournemouth three years later.
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Ian Harte was included in their squad at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
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Ian Harte was born in Drogheda, where he attended St Oliver's Community College, winning many sports titles at all levels.
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Ian Harte started out at St Kevin's Boys FC in Whitehall in Dublin at U-12 where his elder brother Michael had played for three years already in the DDSL.
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Ian Harte played for Leeds for nine seasons and was an integral part of their team and cult hero alongside his uncle Gary Kelly.
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When Leeds bought Dominic Matteo it looked as though Ian Harte might become second choice.
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Matteo though ended up playing at centre half and Ian Harte kept his place on the left.
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Ian Harte scored at Highbury for three consecutive seasons.
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Ian Harte did score a penalty against Portsmouth in his last season at the club, but Leeds went on to lose that game and were relegated to the Championship.
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On 29 August 2007, after a trial period, it was announced that Ian Harte had joined former international team-mate Roy Keane at Sunderland.
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On 22 October 2008, it was announced that Harte was on a one-week trial with Norwegian Premier League club Valerenga hoping to impress manager Martin Andresen.
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Ian Harte had his contract with Blackpool terminated by mutual consent on 2 February 2009.
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On 26 March 2009, Ian Harte signed a contract to the end of the season with Carlisle United and made his debut a couple of days later at home to Northampton Town.
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Ian Harte won man of the match for his impressive performance but did not play for a month after breaking two fingers during the game.
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Ian Harte played in the last match of the season, which Carlisle won against Millwall to stay in League 1, at Northampton's expense.
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Ian Harte signed a two-year contract with Carlisle United on 18 May 2009 keeping him at the club until the summer of 2011.
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Ian Harte finished the season as Carlisle's top goalscorer, scoring 18 times from defence.
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Ian Harte scored on his debut from the penalty spot against Crystal Palace and then in his fourth appearance with a stunning free kick against Barnsley.
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Ian Harte continued his fine scoring record, which helped Reading maintain their challenge for the play-offs for the Premier League.
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Ian Harte was named as the Championship player of the month in March 2011.
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Ian Harte was applauded throughout by the home fans.
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Ian Harte showed his aerial ability, with great power and accuracy in all of his headers.
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Once again, Ian Harte was chosen for the PFA Team of the Year, becoming the only representative for Reading.
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On 23 May 2012, it was announced that Ian Harte had signed a new one-year deal keeping him at the Madejski Stadium until 2013 after being offered a new deal.
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On 15 May 2013 Ian Harte announced on Twitter that he would be leaving Reading at the end of the season with the club confirming his release nine days later.
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On 18 April 2014, Ian Harte signed a new one-year deal with the Cherries, keeping him contracted until June 2015.
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Ian Harte then announced his retirement from football on 27 August 2015.
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Ian Harte played for the Ireland under-19 team in the 1996 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship finals in Luxembourg and has represented the senior side on 63 occasions, scoring 12 goals.
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Ian Harte earned a regular starting berth for the 1998 World Cup qualifying campaign.
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However, as his club career flourished post 1998, Ian Harte found himself out of the reckoning at international level though he returned for the 2002 World Cup qualifiers and was the only player to play every minute as Ireland managed to reach the finals.
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Ian Harte notched up four goals during the campaign, from left back, including a penalty against Iran in the play-off, though he struggled at the World Cup because of a toe injury.
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In May 2011, Ian Harte criticised the national team's management when it emerged that manager Giovanni Trapattoni did not even realise that he was Irish and available to play for the national side, despite being in fine form for Reading.