Patrick Kavanagh (Olympic footballer)
Encyclopedia
Patrick Kavanagh is a former Irish
football player of the 1940s, who played for the Irish Olympic team
when they were knocked out of the 1948 Olympics
by the Netherlands.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
football player of the 1940s, who played for the Irish Olympic team
Republic of Ireland national football team
The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in association football. It is run by the Football Association of Ireland and currently plays home fixtures at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, which opened in May 2010....
when they were knocked out of the 1948 Olympics
Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Olympic Games title was won by Sweden, managed by Englishman George Raynor.-Summary:Sweden, whose Football Association forbade professionalism within domestic football, ran out as winners and only used 12 players throughout the entire tournament but there were exceptional performances put...
by the Netherlands.