Ryan Casey
Footballer (born 1979)
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Ryan Casey (born 3 January 1979) is a former professional footballer who played as left-back. Ryan was appointed as the FAI Development Officer for Sligo in July 2007.[1] He spent most of his career with Swansea City. Born in England, he played for the Republic of Ireland U18 national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryan Casey | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1997 | Swansea City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2002 | Swansea City | 68 | (2) |
| 2002–2003 | St Patrick's Athletic | ||
| 2003 | Cork City | ||
| 2004–2005 | Galway United | ||
| 2006 | Melbourne Knights | ||
| 2007 | Athlone Town | ||
| 2008 | Longford Town | ||
| International career | |||
| 1998 | Republic of Ireland U18 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Casey began his career with Swansea City having signed as a 17-year-old from Galway Hibernians A.F.C.
He has also played for St Patrick's Athletic, Cork City, Galway United, Athlone Town and Longford Town.
Casey was part of the so-called "golden generation" of Republic of Ireland youth football of the late 1990s. Under the guidance of Brian Kerr, the unfancied Republic won the UEFA U-16 and U-18 European championships in 1998, and Ryan was part of the victorious U-18 side in Cyprus.[2] In 1999, he played at the World Youth Cup in Nigeria, where the Republic reached the last 16 before going out on penalties to the hosts.
Honours
Swansea City
- Football League Third Division play-offs runner-up: 1997[3]
Republic of Ireland
United Kingdom
- Part of the Great Britain team in the 2000 Sydney Olympics
