Felix Healy
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Felix Healy (born 27 September 1955 as Patrick Joseph Healy) is a former Northern Ireland international footballer and singer who played for Coleraine and then became a football manager. He has also worked as a media pundit and is currently part of the management team at First Division club Finn Harps, taking on the role of Director of football alongside manager Peter Hutton.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Patrick Joseph Healy[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1955-09-27) 27 September 1955 (age 68) | ||
Place of birth | Derry, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder; forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1974–1976 | Sligo Rovers | 24 | (2) |
1976–1977 | Distillery | ||
1977–1978 | Finn Harps | 33 | (5) |
1978–1980 | Port Vale | 41 | (2) |
1980–1987 | Coleraine | ||
1987–1991 | Derry City | 114 | (23) |
1991–1992 | Coleraine | 26 | (1) |
International career | |||
1982 | Northern Ireland | 4 | (0) |
1982–1986 | Irish League XI | 3 | (1) |
1989 | League of Ireland XI | 1 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
1993–1994 | Coleraine | ||
1994–1998 | Derry City | ||
2004–2005 | Finn Harps | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Starting his career at Sligo Rovers, he signed with Distillery in 1976. In 1978, he transferred to Finn Harps, before moving to England to play for Port Vale later that year. He returned to his homeland two years later to play for Coleraine. After seven years with the club he moved on to Derry City. In 1993, he returned to Coleraine as player-manager, before leaving his post and ending his playing career in 1994. He then four years in charge at Derry City. In 1982, he won four caps for Northern Ireland. Healy settled into a quiet retirement, becoming a very popular local musician around Derry City and Inishowen.