Aidan Lynch is a former Irish

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 football player.

He began his career in the League of Ireland

League of Ireland

The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...

 in 1995 when he made four appearances for college side, UCD, in the Premier Division. He played seven seasons with the students before moving on to Drogheda United in 2002, playing 79 games for the Louth

County Louth

County Louth is a county of Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Louth. Louth County Council is the local authority for the county...

 side.

Following the Boynesiders’ decision to go full-time and Aidan’s unwillingness to give up his lucrative teaching career, the Dubliner returned to UCD at the beginning of 2005. However, he only made nine appearances for the students before being sent on-loan to first division side, Dublin City in July http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2005/0727/lynch.html.

He joined Monaghan United in early 2009 after Dundalk where promoted to the Airtricity Premier Division.

Aidan's brother Damian Lynch

Damian Lynch

Damian Lynch is a retired Irish professional footballer whose last club was League of Ireland side St Patrick's Athletic. Damian was predominantly as a right sided defender though he also was known to play in midfield. His final game in professional football was away to Sligo Rovers in a 1-0...

 is a professional footballer who plays for St Patricks Athletic in the Airtricity League Premier Division.

He teaches Economics

Economics

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 and Mathematics

Mathematics

Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...

.

He played in the 1997 FIFA Under-20 World Cup.

FIFA U-20 World Cup

The FIFA U-20 World Cup, until 2005 known as the FIFA World Youth Championship, is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association...

 alongside players such as Damien Duff

Damien Duff

Damien Anthony Duff is an Irish footballer who plays for Premier League team Fulham and the Republic of Ireland national football team. With Ireland he has participated in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and helped his team qualify for UEFA Euro 2012...

but unfortunately, in the 3rd place play-off, injured his knee.

Honours

• League of Ireland First Division
  • Dundalk - 2008

• Teacher Of The Year
  • Mathematics - 2005