Personal information | |||
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Full name | Anthony Patrick Grealish[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1956-09-21)21 September 1956[1] | ||
Place of birth | Paddington,[1] London, England | ||
Date of death | 23 April 2013(2013-04-23) (aged 56)[1] | ||
Place of death | Ilfracombe,[1] Devon, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Leyton Orient | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1974–1979 | Leyton Orient | 171 | (10) |
1979–1981 | Luton Town | 78 | (2) |
1981–1984 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 100 | (6) |
1984–1986 | West Bromwich Albion | 65 | (5) |
1986–1987 | Manchester City | 11 | (0) |
1987–1990 | Rotherham United | 110 | (7) |
1990–1992 | Walsall | 36 | (1) |
1992–1995 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 18 | (0) |
Total | 589 | (31) | |
International career | |||
1976–1985 | Republic of Ireland | 45 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Anthony Patrick Grealish (21 September 1956 – 23 April 2013) was a professionalfootballer who played as amidfielder. Born in England to Irish parents, he played for theRepublic of Ireland at international level.
Born inPaddington, London, Grealish played club football forLeyton Orient,Luton Town,Brighton & Hove Albion,West Bromwich Albion,Manchester City,Rotherham United,Walsall andBromsgrove Rovers.[3][4] Grealish captained Brighton in the1983 FA Cup Final.[5]
He represented theRepublic of Ireland at international level, captaining his country 17 times, scoring 8 goals in 45 appearances between 1976 and 1985.[4][6] He also appeared in a total of 13 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[7]
Grealish died on 23 April 2013, at the age of 56, from cancer.[8][9]
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