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Irish footballer (1938–2024)
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Freddie Strahan
Personal information
Date of birth (1938-12-21)21 December 1938
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Date of death 13 December 2024(2024-12-13) (aged 85)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1969 Shelbourne
1969–1972 St Patrick's Athletic
International career
1964–1966 Republic of Ireland 5 (1)
Managerial career
1981 Shelbourne
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Freddie Strahan (21 December 1938 – 13 December 2024) was an Irish professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the only League of Ireland player to score for the Republic of Ireland against England during their 14 meetings since 1946.

Career

Strahan played hurling with Kevin's Hurling Club until the age of sixteen and won a Dublin Minor Hurling Championship before he signed for Shelbourne in 1957 with whom he went on to win a League of Ireland title and two FAI Cups.

He won five caps for the Republic of Ireland national team at international level. He represented the League of Ireland XI against Italy in May 1962. His international debut was against Poland in a 3–1 defeat on 10 May 1964 in Kraków, and he scored against England two weeks later.

Strahan was awarded a benefit game in June 1966. He later served the club as secretary, director and briefly as manager in 1981.

Personal life and death

Strahan lived in Dublin, and received the title 'FAI Eircom Legend' at the Ireland v Poland match in November 2008, as a sign of honour.

Strahan died on 13 December 2024, at the age of 85.

Honours

Shelbourne

Kevins Hurling Club

References

  1. "Statistics: Republic of Ireland [Powered by tplSoccerStats]". Soccerscene.ie. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  2. "The Irish Times - Thursday, June 2, 1966 - Page 003". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 21 May 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
  3. "Sportsfile - eircom FAI Legend Award - RP0064193". Sportsfile.com. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  4. Cleary, Darren (14 December 2024). "Freddie Strahan RIP". Shelbourne Football Club. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
Sources
  • The Complete Who's Who of Irish International Football, 1945–96 (1996):Stephen McGarrigle
  • Fitzpatrick, Seán Shelbourne Cult Heroes (2009, Colour Books) ISBN 978-1-905483-67-9
Shelbourne F.C. – managers
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