 Dunne with the Republic of Ireland in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Richard Patrick Dunne[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1979[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –1994 | Home Farm | ||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | Everton | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–2000 | Everton | 60 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2009 | Manchester City | 296 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Aston Villa | 95 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Queens Park Rangers | 64 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 515 | (12) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Republic of Ireland B | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2013 | Republic of Ireland | 80 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Richard Patrick Dunne (born 21 September 1979) is an Irish former professional footballer and current television pundit for TNT Sports, who played as a centre-back. He made 431 Premier League appearances, including 253 for Manchester City.
Dunne began his professional career at Everton. He later spent nearly a decade at Manchester City before joining Aston Villa in 2009. In July 2013, he signed for Queens Park Rangers. He has also played internationally for the Republic of Ireland from 2000 until 2014. With Ireland he was a member of the 2002 FIFA World Cup squad and played in UEFA Euro 2012. Dunne announced his retirement from football in November 2015 after being released by Queens Park Rangers. He is currently employed as a youth coach in Manchester City's academy.[3]
Dunne holds the joint Premier League record of being sent off – eight times along with Patrick Vieira and Duncan Ferguson.[4] He also holds the Premier League record of scoring ten own goals.
- ^ "Premier League clubs submit squad lists". Premier League. 1 September 2010. Archived from the original on 3 September 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Richard Dunne Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "LEGENDARY FORMER MANCHESTER CITY CAPTAIN RETURNS TO CLUB IN NEW COACHING ROLE". OneFootball. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ GiveMeSport.com