About Peter Coyle
Born 1963. Peter Coyle is an association football player.
Peter Coyle (born 24 September 1963) is an Irish former footballer.
Club career He began his career with Limerick schoolboys club Vereker Clements, and won five schoolboys international caps for Ireland in 1979.
Coyle made his League of Ireland debut for Limerick United against Home Farm on 2 January 1983. He spent eight seasons with Limerick. During this tenure at Limerick he won the PFAI Young Player of the Year award in 1984β85.
He played with Limerick City for eight seasons before leaving the club to sign for Pat Byrne at Shelbourne in January 1991. He was with Shelbourne for two seasons but left at the end of 1992β93 to take up work opportunities before returning in January 1994.
International career Coyle was capped three times by Ireland at under-21 level, making his debut in the Toulon Tournament in a 1β1 draw with France on 5 June 1983. He also captained the Irish Universities representative football team.
Honours Shelbourne FAI Cup: 1993
Limerick PFAI Young Player of the Year: 1984β85
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Who is Peter Coyle?
Irish footballer
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Peter Coyle was born on 24 September 1963 in Limerick.
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Peter Coyle is an association football player.
Sources & further reading
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