Derek Tracey is a retired Irish

Republic of Ireland

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 football

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er who spent his entire senior career (17 seasons) playing for Shamrock Rovers.

He made his debut on 9 August 1989 against St James's Gate F.C.

St James's Gate F.C.

St James's Gate F.C. is an Irish football club that currently plays in the Leinster Senior League. St James Gate was founded as the footballing part of the Guinness Sports and Social club and was named after St. James's Gate Brewery....

 in the Leinster Senior Cup

Leinster Senior Cup

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. His first goal was against University College Dublin A.F.C.

University College Dublin A.F.C.

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 in a 1-0 win on the 13 February 1990. He was the club's top goalscorer in 1994/95.

Derek made his 250th league appearance in a great 3-1 win over Bohemians on the 19th of September 1999 http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/reports/rep10.html.

On the 26 May 2006, Tracey announced his retirement. During his time he made almost 500 senior appearances and as a versatile midfielder played in every position except goalkeeper. He played under 11 managers and scored once in 3 appearances in Europe
http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/about/european-results.

Derek scored 47 goals in 486 competitive appearances for The Hoops.

Derek was honoured with a Testimonial match in Tallaght Stadium

Tallaght Stadium

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 on November 5, 2010 [www.shamrockrovers.ie/news/35.../1693-derek-tracey-testimonial]. Derek unfortunately never got to play competitively in Tallaght, so the night was a great occasion for the fans to celebrate the career of a true legend, and see their hero line out on "home" turf.

Honours

• FAI Super Cup
  FAI Super Cup
  The FAI Super Cup is a defunct football tournament which was played for 3 years between 1998 and 2000. It was played before the League of Ireland season began, usually in July. The first tournament was played in the neutral Morton Stadium and the 1999 and 2000 editions were both played for in...
  
  
  • Shamrock Rovers 1998

• Leinster Senior Cup (football)
  Leinster Senior Cup (football)
  The Leinster Senior Cup is an association football cup competition organised by the Leinster Football Association. It contested by the top League of Ireland sides based in the province in Leinster along with four Leinster Senior League sides and the two Leinster Junior Cup finalists. The Cup was...
  
  
  • Shamrock Rovers 1997