Jimmy Coffey
Irish association football player
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| Intro | Irish association football player | ||
| Places | Ireland | ||
| is | Athlete Football player Association football player | ||
| Work field | Sports | ||
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| Birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Death | 8 November 1999 | ||
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Biography
Tim Coffey (died 8 November 1999) was an Irish soccer player.
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