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Daryl Murphy

ダリル・マーフィー　/　だりる・まーふぃー

Association football player from Ireland

March 15, 1983 (age 43)　・　Waterford, County Waterford, Ireland

County Waterford
association football player

My Take

Daryl Murphy strikes me as the classic Irish target man, and I mean that as high praise. At 191 cm he was built to hold the ball up and bully defenders, the kind of old-fashioned striker a team leans on rather than markets. His path from Waterford United to Sunderland in 2005 is a proper bootstraps story, the sort of grind that rarely makes highlight reels but absolutely wins matches. Players like him do the unglamorous work that lets flashier teammates shine. I'll always tip my hat to a striker who built a long career on graft rather than gloss.

Overview

Daryl Michael Murphy (born 15 March 1983) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Murphy began his career at Waterford United, having previously played youth football for Waterford-based side Southend United and English side Luton Town, whilst also spending a brief spell on loan at Harrow Borough in 2002. After a three-year spell at Waterford he signed for Sunderland in 2005.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Daryl Murphy
Name (Japanese): ダリル・マーフィー
Reading: だりる・まーふぃー
Born: March 15, 1983 (age 43)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Boar
Origin: Waterford, County Waterford, Ireland
Blood type: Private
Height: 191 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%AA%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC

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