Barry James Robert Prenderville (born 16 October 1976 in Dublin) is an Irish former footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Barry James Robert Prenderville[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1998 | Coventry City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Coventry City | 0 | (0) |
| 1998 | → Hibernian (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 1999–2000 | Ayr United | 5 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | St Patrick's Athletic | 15 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Oldham Athletic | 21 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Shelbourne | 22 | (2) |
| 2003–2005 | St Patrick's Athletic | 75 | (2) |
| 2006 | Shamrock Rovers | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 153 | (6) | |
| International career | |||
| 1993 | Republic of Ireland U16 | 2 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Prenderville was an underage international player for Ireland when he signed for Coventry City from Cherry Orchard as a schoolboy.[2] Having failed to make a first team appearance for Coventry, Prenderville went on loan to Scottish club Hibernian.[2] Prenderville had a successful loan spell with Hibs, but had to return to Coventry in December 1998 after the two clubs failed to agree a fee for a permanent transfer.[3]
Prenderville was eventually released by Coventry in 1999. His form with Hibs earned him a move to Ayr United; this move did not work well, however, and he returned to Ireland with St Patrick's Athletic after making only six appearances for Ayr.[2] Six months later, however, Prenderville returned to English football with Oldham. He was a consistent squad member at Boundary Park, but financial difficulties affected the club in 2002, and Prenderville was one of the players who were offloaded.[2]
Barry once again returned to Dublin in 2002, but this time with Shelbourne.[2] He scored 3 goals in a total of 18 appearances including 2 in the Champions League qualifiers.
When Eamonn Collins became St Pats manager in February 2003, he made Prenderville one of his first signings.[2] His first season back at Richmond Park could be seen as somewhat of a personal success, as he made 39 appearances in all competitions.[2] Prenderville played at right back, centre-half and in midfield.[2]
Prenderville was released by St Pats at the end of the 2005 season, and signed for Shamrock Rovers.[2] He made his debut at Terryland Park in June 2006 [1] but after only 2 league appearances Prenderville was released by the club in July 2006 "due to other commitments", which meant that he was "unable to participate fully with the first team's training schedule".[2]
He played in the 1993 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship.
Prenderville is currently a Football Association of Ireland facilitator [2].
References edit
- ^ "Barry Prenderville". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Barry Prenderville". Shelbourne F.C. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011.
- ^ Hardie, David (11 December 1998). "Hibees agony for Barry". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 12 February 2010. [dead link]
External links edit
- Barry Prenderville at Soccerbase