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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Tuffey | ||
| Date of birth | (1987-01-20)20 January 1987 (age 38) | ||
| Place of birth | Banbridge, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Crusaders | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Coventry City | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | Partick Thistle | 110 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 8 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | St Johnstone | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Linfield | 64 | (0) |
| 2015–2021 | Glenavon | 195 | (0) |
| 2021– | Crusaders | 123 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003–2004 | Northern Ireland U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Northern Ireland U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Northern Ireland U21 | 13 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Northern Ireland | 8 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021– | Crusaders Strikers | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2011 | |||
Jonathan Tuffey (born 20 January 1987[2] inBanbridge, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish footballer and manager who plays as agoalkeeper forNIFL Premiership sideCrusaders and is manager ofWomen's Premiership sideCrusaders Strikers. He has also appeared for theNorthern Ireland national football team.
Tuffey started his career atChampionship sideCoventry City, however he failed to make a breakthrough into the first team. He then joined the thenScottish First Division teamPartick Thistle in 2006, replacing the legendaryKenny Arthur. Following a successful four years atFirhill, Tuffey signed forScottish Premier League sideInverness Caledonian Thistle and thenSt Johnstone. Tuffey then returned to Northern Ireland to sign forLinfield, where he played for two years before transferring toGlenavon. On 31 January 2021, it was confirmed that Tuffey had signed on transfer deadline day forCrusaders.[3]
Tuffey started his career in 2003 at English clubCoventry City, brought to the club by scout Willie McKeown. He progressed his way through the academy system with the Sky Blues but failed to make a first-team appearance.[4] Tuffey was third choice at Coventry but was a near ever-present for the reserves.
Tuffey signed for Scottish clubPartick Thistle in May 2006.[5] He made his debut for Partick Thistle in September 2006 in a 2–1 win againstHamilton Academical.[6] In the very next game he conceded six goals in a 6–0 defeat toGretna.[6] He would go on to make 14 more appearances and keeping four clean sheets.[6]
By the 2007–08 season, and with Thistle under new management, Tuffey had become Thistle's first-choice goalkeeper. In March 2008 he won the First Division player of the month award,[7] in a month in which Thistle were unbeaten, including a 1–1 draw away toRangers.[8] He finished the2007–08 season with 34 appearances.[9] During the2008–09 season Tuffey started all 36 league games for Partick Thistle and kept 14 clean sheets.[10] He finished the2009–10 season with 38 appearances.[11]
Tuffey turned down a new contract with Partick, signing with Inverness prior to the 2010–11 season. He struggled to become 1st choice during his time at Thistle. He left Inverness at the end of the 2011–12 season. His last game for the club was in a 2–0 win over Hibs, although he was an unused substitute.[12] He signed for St Johnstone shortly after leaving Inverness.
Having made only one appearance for St Johnstone, he was released in June 2013 and subsequently signed for Northern Irish side Linfield.[13]
Upon his release by Linfield, Tuffey joined fellowNIFL Premiership sideGlenavon on a two-year deal. Tuffey made his official debut for the side in aEuropa League qualifier in which Glenavon lost 3–0 away toFC Shakhtyor Soligorsk and lost subsequently 5–1 on aggregate.[14] Tuffey has since replaced James McGrath as Glenavon's first choice goalkeeper and won the Glenavon player of the month award for August 2015.[15] On 23 January 2021, Glenavon ManagerGary Hamilton told the club's website that Tuffey had turned down the offer of a new contract, stating, "He's looking for something else in his career, he's looking for a new challenge."[16]
On 31 January 2021, on transfer deadline day, Tuffey signed forCrusaders on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[17] On 7 May 2022 in the2022 Irish Cup final, Tuffey assisted a last-minute equaliser for Josh Robinson to force extra-time, in which Crusaders scored a last-minute winner to win the trophy.[18]
Tuffey received 13 caps and during 2007 and 2008 he featured as the captain of theNorthern Ireland under-21 team on several occasions. On 1 June 2007, Northern Ireland earned a 1–0 in their opening European Championship qualifier in Moldova. He produced three saves before half-time to keep his team ahead.[19][20]
Tuffey gained his first fullcap on 19 November 2008 in a 2–0 defeat toHungary. In gaining his first full international cap, Tuffey became the 28th player to be capped for his country while playing for Partick Thistle and became the sixth Partick Thistle player to be capped by a country other than Scotland,[21] and the first sinceAdrian Madaschi who played four times for Australia in the summer of 2004. After the game, he said "It was fantastic, it was something that I have dreamed about since I was a boy. It's been a long journey to get here but now that the cap has come I'm over the moon."[22]
He gained his second full cap and first start on 6 June 2009 in the 3–0 defeat toItaly. He produced a number of saves including aGiampaolo Pazzini penalty.[23]
His third cap came in the 1–1 friendly draw againstIsrael.[24] Tuffey came on at half time replacingMaik Taylor and keeping a clean sheet in the second half,[25] which included a block with his left leg in the 80th minute from a Roberto Collauti turn and shot.[26]
Tuffey started for Northern Ireland in an international friendly againstMorocco on 17 November 2010 in which he kept a clean sheet in the first half before being replaced at half time. He then played in the2011 Nations Cup match againstScotland on 9 February 2011, a 3–0 defeat for Northern Ireland.
Tuffey has been manager ofWomen's Premiership sideCrusaders Strikers since August 2021, having previously served as goalkeeping coach.[27]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Partick Thistle | 2006–07 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2008–09 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Total | 110 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 131 | 0 | ||
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2010–11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| St Johnstone | 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Linfield | 2013–14 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 45 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| Total | 59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 70 | 0 | ||
| Glenavon | 2015–16 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 185 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 213 | 0 | |
| Crusaders | 2020–21 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Total | 49 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 0 | |
| Career total | 410 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 479 | 0 | |
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