Michael Duff

Michael Duff is a self-made footballer I deeply respect. A Belfast-born Northern Irishman, he ground out over 600 appearances as a defender from 1996 to 2016, and won three Premier League promotions with Burnley, which is a quietly staggering record for someone rarely in the headlines. At 185cm he defended with grit rather than flash, then moved into management. I'm always more impressed by players who let consistency speak than by flashes of brilliance. Most recently in charge of Wycombe Wanderers, he strikes me as the sort of coach passing that hard-won winner's mentality down to the next generation.

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Name (English)

Michael Duff

Name (Japanese)

マイケル・ダフ

Reading

まいける・だふ

Born

January 11, 1978 (age 48)

Origin

Belfast, United Kingdom

Height

185 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Horse

High school

Bedale High School

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Duff%20(footballer)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q983931

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

September 28, 2026

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