Pat Courtney is a former Irish

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

 football player who played as a full back.

He joined Shamrock Rovers in 1958 and made his debut in a League of Ireland Shield

League of Ireland Shield

The League of Ireland Shield is a defunct Irish football tournament which was introduced when the League of Ireland started in 1921 and ran uninterrupted until 1972...

 game on 27 September 1959 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1959/0928/Pg004.html#Ar00407:0ED1EB15222E0B72B30E52C806A2FF0723140752FF09631407934B08136008434B0A63600803BC0893D208A3BC0AD3D206747807B49007C47A08248F08447809649009747809A48D0E34C50FE4DA0FF4C51124DA09E5310CB5460CA5EA0FA5FF08F1AD0BB1BD0D41AD0DB1BD06819F09A1AF0682B30AB2C811E2EE162304.

He played in 17 European games including appearances in the European Champion Clubs' Cup

European Champion Clubs' Cup

The European Champion Clubs' Cup, also known as Coupe des Clubs Champions Européens, or simply the European Cup, is a trophy awarded annually by UEFA to the football club that wins the UEFA Champions League...

, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was a European football competition played between 1955 and 1971. The competition was the idea of Swiss pools supremo Ernst Thommen, Ottorino Barassi from Italy, and the English Football Association general secretary Stanley Rous, all of whom later became senior officials...

 and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...

. He played in 16 consecutive European games from 1962 until injury made him miss the win over FC Schalke 04

FC Schalke 04

Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...

 in 1969. He played against Valencia CF

Valencia CF

Valencia Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, Spain. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Spanish Football and European Football. Valencia have won six La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey trophies, two Fairs Cups which was the...

, SK Rapid Wien

SK Rapid Wien

The Sportklub Rapid Wien is an Austrian football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. Rapid is the most popular club in Austria and also record title holder having won the Austrian national football title 32 times...

, Real Zaragoza

Real Zaragoza

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 and FC Bayern Munich

FC Bayern Munich

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 amongst others.

He represented the League of Ireland

League of Ireland

The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...

 4 times between 1962 and 1967.

Shared a testimonial with John Keogh (footballer)

John Keogh (footballer)

John Keogh is an Irish former professional football player who played as a full back in the 1960s.He started his footballing career with the Dublin nursery club, Stella Maris, on Richmond Road near Drumcondra. They won the Dublin District Schoolboys League Under 14, 15, 16 & 17. Keogh was capitan...

 in May 1967 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1967/0518/Pg003.html#Ar00300:31D72733B74337E9693989814077DE4167F14167DE4257F14297DE42C7F13457273997433EA7C34207D63566AD3B16C931579834D7B036E94539795F3989453A595F2B49FC2EBA132D5B3430EB4C2FEBAC338BC442A70D46A72945A7944927AB2CB6AE34A6CA2B579A3047B131394536195F38A9E93D8A003EC79443B7AB3FD7B54387C8.

Left Glenmalure Park

Glenmalure Park

Glenmalure Park, often simply known as "Milltown", was a football stadium on the Southside of Dublin city in Ireland. Located in the suburb of Milltown, it was home to Shamrock Rovers from 1926 to 1987, when it was sold to property developers by the club's directors...

 at the end of the 1970/71 season.

Honours

• League of Ireland
  League of Ireland
  The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...
  
  : 1
  • Shamrock Rovers - 1963/64
• FAI Cup
  FAI Cup
  The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup, known as the FAI Ford Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland...
  
  : 7
  • Shamrock Rovers - 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969
• League of Ireland Shield
  League of Ireland Shield
  The League of Ireland Shield is a defunct Irish football tournament which was introduced when the League of Ireland started in 1921 and ran uninterrupted until 1972...
  
  : 5
  • Shamrock Rovers - 1962/63, 1963/64, 1964/65, 1965/66, 1967/68
• Leinster Senior Cup
  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...
  
  : 2
  • Shamrock Rovers - 1964, 1969
• Dublin City Cup
  Dublin City Cup
  The Dublin City Cup is a defunct Irish football tournament which was played for by all League of Ireland sides . It ran from 1933 and ran uninterrupted until 1973. In season 1975/76 it was revived and played for by sides who did not reach the League of Ireland Cup quarter finals...
  
  : 2
  • Shamrock Rovers - 1963/64, 1966/67
• Top Four Cup
  Top Four Cup
  Top Four Cup was a football competition played between the top four clubs in the League of Ireland from 1956 to 1974.-Final Results:1955/56 - Shamrock Rovers F.C. 1 - 0 Waterford F.C.1956/57 - Evergreen United 2 - 1 Drumcondra F.C....
  
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  • Shamrock Rovers - 1965/66
• Blaxnit Cup
  Blaxnit Cup
  The Blaxnit Cup, is a defunct club football competition which featured teams from both football associations on the island of Ireland, in a similar format to the current Setanta Cup...
  
  
  • Shamrock Rovers 1967-68

Sources

• The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)