Paddy McCarthy: Biography, Facts and Career
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Patrick Richard McCarthy (born 31 May 1983) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is currently assistant manager at Premier League club Crystal Palace and the Republic of Ireland men's national team. Born in Dublin, he began his football career as a junior with Manchester City before joining Leicester City in 2005 where he spent three seasons before joining Charlton Athletic in the summer of 2007. He remained with Charlton for just twelve months, joining Crystal Palace in the summer of 2008 where he remained until 2016. McCarthy has also played for Boston United and Notts County on loan during the early part of his career and Sheffield United, Bolton Wanderers and Preston North End, also as a loan player. Having previously been the coach of Crystal Palace's under-18s and under-21s teams since 2016, McCarthy was appointed caretaker manager of the first team in March 2023, following the departure of manager Patrick Vieira, and then became the assistant manager during Roy Hodgson's second spell at the club.
Quick facts about Paddy McCarthy
- Full name: Paddy McCarthy
- Born: 1983-05-31
- Nationality: Ireland
- Known as: Athlete
- Wikidata ID: Q730452
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Patrick Richard McCarthy (born 31 May 1983) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
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Paddy McCarthy is Ireland.
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Paddy McCarthy was born on 1983-05-31.
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