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My Take
Damien Duff is one of those wingers whose direct, head-down running I still picture clearly. The Ballyboden lad came through Blackburn Rovers, won a League Cup there, then earned a 17 million pound move to Chelsea where he picked up two Premier League titles. What I like is that he didn't fade into punditry comfort afterward; he went into management, most recently with Shelbourne in the League of Ireland. To me that says he genuinely loves the grind of the game, not just the glory. There's something honest about an Irish flair player choosing the unglamorous coaching trenches back home rather than chasing the easy path.
Overview
Damien Anthony Duff (born 2 March 1979) is an Irish former professional football manager and former player, who most recently managed League of Ireland club Shelbourne. He began his professional playing career with Blackburn Rovers, with whom he won the Football League Cup, and in 2003 was signed for £17 million by Chelsea, where he won two Premier League titles and another League Cup.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Damien Duff
- Name (Japanese)
- デイミアン・ダフ
- Reading
- でいみあん・だふ
- Born
- March 2, 1979 (age 47)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Goat
- Origin
- Ballyboden, County Dublin, Ireland
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 176 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- De La Salle College Churchtown
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Ireland →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.