Personal information | |||
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Full name | Patrick Joseph Healy[1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 September 1955 | ||
Place of birth | Derry, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder; forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1974–1976 | Sligo Rovers | 24 | (2) |
1976–1977 | Distillery | ||
1977–1978 | Finn Harps | 33 | (5) |
1978–1980 | Port Vale | 41 | (2) |
1980–1987 | Coleraine | ||
1987–1991 | Derry City | 114 | (23) |
1991–1992 | Coleraine | 26 | (1) |
International career | |||
1982 | Northern Ireland | 4 | (0) |
1982–1986 | Irish League XI | 3 | (1) |
1989 | League of Ireland XI | 1 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
1993–1994 | Coleraine | ||
1994–1998 | Derry City | ||
2004–2005 | Finn Harps | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Felix Healy (born 27 September 1955 as Patrick Joseph Healy) is a former Northern Ireland international footballer and singer who played for Coleraine and then became a football manager. He has also worked as a media pundit. He is currently part of the management team at First Division club Finn Harps, taking on the role of Director of football alongside manager Peter Hutton.
Starting his career at Sligo Rovers, he signed with Distillery in 1976. In 1978, he transferred to Finn Harps, before moving to England to play for Port Vale later that year. Two years later, he returned to his homeland to play for Coleraine. After seven years with the club, he moved on to Derry City. In 1993, he returned to Coleraine as player-manager before leaving his post and ending his playing career in 1994. He then spent four years in charge at Derry City. In 1982, he won four caps for Northern Ireland. Healy settled into a quiet retirement, becoming a popular local musician around Derry City and Inishowen.