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Place of Birth: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
About Robbie Gaffney
- Robbie Gaffney (born 17 December 1957 in Dublin) is a former Irish footballer. He signed for Shamrock Rovers under Seán Thomas at the tail end of the 1975/76 season.
- He made a scoring Rovers debut at Oriel Park in a FAI League Cup tie.
- He made his League of Ireland debut for Shamrock Rovers at Flower Lodge against Albert Rovers on 5 October 1976.
- He won the League of Ireland Cup and made 4 appearances in European competition while at Glenmalure Park.
- He was an unused substitute in the 1978 FAI Cup Final. In April 1979 Gaffney played for the League of Ireland XI against Italian League B [1]. On 12 September 1979, he played for Republic of Ireland U21 against Poland. That season he was the first recipient of the Shamrock Rovers Player of the Year award Shamrock Rovers F.C.#Player of the Year Award recipients In May 1980 Gaffney guested for Waterford United on a tour of the United States He signed for University College Dublin in August 1983 He won the FAI Cup in a shock win over his previous club in May 1984 and played in the UEFA Cup Winners Cup against Everton.
- After a spell at Shelbourne he joined Pats in August 1988 He played in both legs of Pats' 1988-89 UEFA Cup ties against Hearts.
- Under Brian Kerr he won the League Championship in 1990 as well as playing in the following season's European Cup.
- Robbie is also a gentleman and one of the funniest blokes you'll ever meet. At the 2006 Shamrock Rovers Player of the Year award Robbie was inducted into the Rovers Hall of Fame [2] A lifelong fan and club member of Shamrock Rovers FC, he has maintained his ties with the club attending games on a weekly basis. Robbie famously said come on the hoops “we are the people “ before the EA sports cup final in 2017.
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