Biography
Who is Damien Duff?
Early life and education
Damien Anthony Duff was born in Ballyboden, County Dublin. He attended De La Salle College Churchtown. As a schoolboy in Dublin, he played for St. Kevin's Boys. He also played for Lourdes Celtic and Leicester Celtic before turning professional.
Club career highlights
Damien began his professional career as a trainee with Blackburn Rovers in 1996. He debuted at 18 against Leicester City and won Man of the match. He helped Blackburn gain promotion to the Premier League in 2001. In 2002, he won the League Cup and was named Player of the Year. After the 2002 World Cup, he signed a new four year contract. He scored 9 league goals in the 2002-03 season to help the team qualify for the UEFA Cup.
In July 2003, Chelsea signed Damien for 17 million pounds. He won two Premier League titles and a League Cup at Stamford Bridge. He scored the winning semi-final goal against Manchester United. He made his debut in the Champions League against MŠK Žilina in August 2003. Under manager Jose Mourinho, he formed a wing partnership with Arjen Robben. He scored a goal in a win against Barcelona in the Champions League.
International career
Damien Duff represented the Republic of Ireland for 14 years. He gained 100 caps from 1998 until 2012. He played in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He was the captain of the national team at UEFA Euro 2012. He represented the national squad across multiple tournaments.
Later career and coaching
In June 2014, he joined the Australian team Melbourne City on a one year deal. He assisted David Villa for a goal on his debut against Sydney FC. He scored his first goal for the club against the Newcastle Jets in a 5-2 win. He returned to Ireland in 2015 to join Shamrock Rovers.
He retired from playing in December 2015. He began coaching with Shamrock Rovers, Celtic, and Republic of Ireland youth teams. He is currently the assistant head coach at Brentford in West London.
Birthday and age
Damien Duff was born on March 2, 1979, which makes Damien 47 years old today. That birthday falls under the Pisces sign. Damien shares the date with 58 other famous people.
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