1. Jonathan Tuffey has appeared for the Northern Ireland national football team.
21 Facts About Jonathan Tuffey
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Jonathan Tuffey then joined the then Scottish First Division team Partick Thistle in 2006, replacing the legendary Kenny Arthur.
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Jonathan Tuffey then returned to Northern Ireland to sign for Linfield, where he played for two years before transferring to Glenavon.
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On 31 January 2021, it was confirmed that Jonathan Tuffey had signed on transfer deadline day for Crusaders.
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Jonathan Tuffey started his career in 2003 at English club Coventry City, brought to the club by scout Willie McKeown.
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Jonathan Tuffey progressed his way through the academy system with the Sky Blues but failed to make a first-team appearance.
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Jonathan Tuffey was third choice at Coventry but was a near ever-present for the reserves.
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Jonathan Tuffey signed for Scottish club Partick Thistle in May 2006.
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Jonathan Tuffey would go on to make 14 more appearances and keeping four clean sheets.
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Jonathan Tuffey struggled to become 1st choice during his time at Thistle.
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Jonathan Tuffey signed for St Johnstone shortly after leaving Inverness.
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Jonathan Tuffey has since replaced James McGrath as Glenavon's first choice goalkeeper and won the Glenavon player of the month award for August 2015.
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On 31 January 2021, on transfer deadline day, Jonathan Tuffey signed for Crusaders on a three-and-a-half-year contract.
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On 7 May 2022 in the 2022 Irish Cup final, Jonathan Tuffey assisted a last-minute equaliser for Josh Robinson to force extra-time, in which Crusaders scored a last-minute winner to win the trophy.
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Jonathan Tuffey received 13 caps and during 2007 and 2008 he featured as the captain of the Northern Ireland under-21 team on several occasions.
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Jonathan Tuffey produced three saves before half-time to keep his team ahead.
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In gaining his first full international cap, Jonathan Tuffey became the 28th player to be capped for his country while playing for Partick Thistle and became the sixth Partick Thistle player to be capped by a country other than Scotland, and the first since Adrian Madaschi who played four times for Australia in the summer of 2004.
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Jonathan Tuffey produced a number of saves including a Giampaolo Pazzini penalty.
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Jonathan Tuffey came on at half time replacing Maik Taylor and keeping a clean sheet in the second half, which included a block with his left leg in the 80th minute from a Roberto Collauti turn and shot.
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Jonathan Tuffey started for Northern Ireland in an international friendly against Morocco on 17 November 2010 in which he kept a clean sheet in the first half before being replaced at half time.
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Jonathan Tuffey has been manager of Women's Premiership side Crusaders Strikers since August 2021, having previously served as goalkeeping coach.