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Timothy Alfred Coffey (20 February 1928 – 8 November 1999)[1] was an Irish soccer player.

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Tim Coffey

Personal information
Full name	Timothy Alfred Coffey
Date of birth	(1928-02-20)20 February 1928
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Date of death	8 November 1999(1999-11-08) (aged 71)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Drumcondra
National team
1949	Republic of Ireland	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played for Drumcondra at club level and was a great favourite with the Drumcondra fans in the 1940s and 1950s. A wing-half, he won a League of Ireland winners medal in 1948/49 and a FAI Cup winners medal in 1954.

On 9 October 1949, he won his only senior cap for the Republic of Ireland national football team when he lined out in defence in a 1–1 draw with Finland in a World Cup qualification tie played in Helsinki. Coffey laid on the opening goal for Irish skipper Peter Farrell. He also represented the League of Ireland.

Honours

• League of Ireland: 1
  • Drumcondra 1948/49
• FAI Cup: 1
  • Drumcondra 1954

References

Sources

• The Complete Who's Who of Irish International Football, 1945-96 (1996):Stephen McGarrigle

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Jimmy Coffey (Dublino, ... – 8 novembre 1999) è stato un calciatore irlandese, di ruolo difensore.

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