14 Facts About Pat Dunne

Patrick "Pat" Dunne was an Irish professional football goalkeeper.

Pat Dunne played internationally for the Republic of Ireland and professionally in both Republic of Ireland and England.

Pat Dunne returned to Ireland to play with the Shamrock Rovers, making his debut, along with Jackie Mooney against Shelbourne at Dalymount Park on 22 August 1962.

Pat Dunne played in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup that season and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup the following season against Valencia giving him a total of 4 European appearances.

Pat Dunne made his debut for the Republic of Ireland in a World Cup qualifier against Spain at Dalymount Park in May 1965.

Pat Dunne played in the first ever Republic of Ireland U23 game in 1966.

Pat Dunne was a guest player on Rovers' American tour in the summer of 1967 where he was voted goalkeeper of the tournament.

Pat Dunne became the first player to be shown a red card in League of Ireland football when he was sent off on 1 September 1974 in a League Cup match against Shelbourne.

Pat Dunne vied with Alan O'Neill for the goalkeeping spot over the next two seasons but when Johnny Giles arrived in the summer of 1977 it wasn't long before Pat was on his way from Rovers.

Pat Dunne played in Giles' first match in charge in August 1977 but he left during the season and became player-manager of Thurles Town.

In 2004 Pat Dunne was appointed as goalkeeping coach at Shamrock Rovers.

On 5 November 2004, Pat Dunne collapsed on the pitch during the warm up before the match against local rivals Bohemians.

In October 2006 Pat Dunne was sued over allegations of assault.

Pat Dunne died on 25 September 2015 after a short illness.