10 Facts About Shane Duff

Shane Joseph Duff was born on 2 April 1982 and is an English-born former Northern Irish footballer, who last played for Bradford City.

Shane Duff was forced to retire from the professional game on 26 January 2012 due to injury.

Shane Duff is a principal member of Jaguar Sports Coaching.

Shane Duff was selected for the Northern Ireland under-21 squad for the away match in Armenia in March 2003 and made his international debut at under-21 level three months later against Spain in Lurgan.

Shane Duff went on to play an important part as the Robins won promotion in 2006 via a play off final victory over Grimsby Town at the Millennium Stadium and retained their League One status the following season.

On 2 July 2010 Shane Duff signed a contract with Bradford City, with an option of keeping the 28-year-old for a further 12 months.

Shane Duff has captained Bradford City as Simon Ramsden was injured, and vice captain Zesh Rehman was a substitute.

However Shane Duff was substituted during the second half of the game and was replaced by the vice captain.

In September 2011, Shane Duff began studying for a degree at Hartpury College.

Also a talented cricketer, Shane Duff appeared as a wicketkeeper-batsman for Shipton-under-Wychwood in the 2002 National Village Knockout final at Lord's.