Peter Fitzgerald (footballer)
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Peter Joseph Fitzgerald (born 16 June 1937) is an Irish former professional footballer.
Born in Waterford
, Fitzgerald was a centre forward who had made his name in Ireland with Waterford United F.C. and St Patricks Athletic before moving to Holland with Sparta Rotterdam
. He moved to Leeds United in August 1960 but played only 8 times for the club before moving on to Chester City F.C.
for a fee of £5,500 a year later. After a good two years at that club, scoring 12 goals in 80 games, he returned home to Ireland in September 1963 to play for Waterford.
Fitzgerald later had a spell as manager of Waterford. He also played five times for the Republic of Ireland national football team
, scoring twice in his second appearance, against Norway
.
Born in Waterford
Waterford
Waterford is a city in the South-East Region of Ireland. It is the oldest city in the country and fifth largest by population. Waterford City Council is the local government authority for the city and its immediate hinterland...
, Fitzgerald was a centre forward who had made his name in Ireland with Waterford United F.C. and St Patricks Athletic before moving to Holland with Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887....
. He moved to Leeds United in August 1960 but played only 8 times for the club before moving on to Chester City F.C.
Chester City F.C.
Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the...
for a fee of £5,500 a year later. After a good two years at that club, scoring 12 goals in 80 games, he returned home to Ireland in September 1963 to play for Waterford.
Fitzgerald later had a spell as manager of Waterford. He also played five times for the Republic of Ireland national football team
Republic of Ireland national football team
The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in association football. It is run by the Football Association of Ireland and currently plays home fixtures at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, which opened in May 2010....
, scoring twice in his second appearance, against Norway
Norway national football team
The Norway national football team represents Norway in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Norway, the governing body for football in Norway. Norway's home ground is Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo and their head coach is Egil Olsen...
.