Michael Quirke
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael James Quirke | ||
Date of birth | 10 September 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender, goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Coventry United | ||
Youth career | |||
Coventry City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | Coventry City | 4 | (0) |
2010 | → Nuneaton Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2011 | → Nuneaton Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2012 | Coalville Town | ||
2012 | Leamington | ||
2012 | Bedworth United | ||
2012 | Loughborough Dynamo | ||
2012–2013 | Coalville Town | ||
2013 | Kettering Town | ||
2013–2014 | Coventry Alvis | ||
2014–2015 | Coventry Copsewood | ||
2015–2017 | Coventry Alvis | ||
2017–2019 | Coventry Sphinx | ||
2019– | Coventry United | ||
International career‡ | |||
2011 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 25 December 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:00, 25 December 2019 (UTC) |
Michael James Quirke (born 10 September 1991) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Coventry United. A Coventry City youth product, he used to be a goalkeeper.[1] Born in England, he made one appearance for the Republic of Ireland U21 national team in 2011.
Club career
[edit]Quirke, made his professional debut with Coventry City as a substitute on 14 August 2010 in a 2–2 Championship draw with Watford, coming on to replace injured Iain Turner after 18 minutes.[2] In March 2010 he joined Nuneaton Town on work experience terms, and made his sole appearance for the club in a Birmingham Senior Cup tie against Leamington. He rejoined Nuneaton on loan in January 2011, making his debut in the Conference North fixture versus Redditch United. On 8 March 2011, he made his first team start for the Sky Blues in a 1–1 draw with Doncaster Rovers.[citation needed]
On 5 May 2011, Quirke was informed that he would not be having his contract renewed and would be free to leave Coventry City once his current deal expired.[3] In November 2012, he re-joined Coalville Town on a free transfer from Lougborough Dynamo.[4]
Quirke joined Coventry United on 31 July 2019, and was installed as the club's captain for the forthcoming campaign.[5]
International career
[edit]He was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 international squad[6] and made his international debut as a substitute in March 2011 in the Estádio Municipal de Águeda in Portugal.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "October Moves (Part Four)". Pitchero. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ "Watford 2–2 Coventry City". CCFC Official Site. 14 August 2010. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ^ "Quirke Released By Coventry City". Coventry MAD. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ^ "November Transfers (Part Four)". Pitchero. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
- ^ ""We're delighted to have him" says United manager Anderson after signing former Coventry City man". Coventry Observer. 31 July 2019.
- ^ "Michael Quirke handed Republic of Ireland Under-21 call-up". Coventry Telegraph. 11 March 2011. Archived from the original on 24 March 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- ^ "Late goals shade it for Portugal U21s". The Football Association of Ireland. 26 March 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
External links
[edit]- Michael Quirke at Soccerbase
- Michael Quirke at Soccerway
- 1991 births
- Living people
- English people of Irish descent
- Footballers from Coventry
- English men's footballers
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Nuneaton Town F.C. players
- Coalville Town F.C. players
- Leamington F.C. players
- Bedworth United F.C. players
- Loughborough Dynamo F.C. players
- Kettering Town F.C. players
- Coventry Alvis F.C. players
- Coventry Sphinx F.C. players
- Coventry United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers
- Northern Premier League players
- Southern Football League players
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- 21st-century Irish sportsmen