David Healy: Northern Irish footballer & manager
David Healy (born 5 August 1979) is a Northern Irish retired football player.
.jpg) Healy as a Fulham player in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Jonathan Healy | ||
| Date of birth | 5 August 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Killyleagh, County Down, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Linfield (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1999 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Manchester United | 1 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Port Vale (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2000–2001 | → Preston North End (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2001–2004 | Preston North End | 137 | (44) |
| 2003 | → Norwich City (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2003 | → Norwich City (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2004–2007 | Leeds United | 111 | (29) |
| 2007–2008 | Fulham | 30 | (4) |
| 2008–2011 | Sunderland | 13 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Rangers | 19 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | Bury | 16 | (1) |
| Total | 378 | (92) | |
| National team | |||
| 1993–1994 | Northern Ireland U15 | 10 | (6) |
| 1994–1995 | Northern Ireland U16 | 2 | (1) |
| 1995–1997 | Northern Ireland U18 | 5 | (2) |
| 1998–1999 | Northern Ireland U21 | 8 | (4) |
| 1999 | Northern Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
| 2000–2013 | Northern Ireland | 95 | (36) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2015– | Linfield | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester United | 1999–2000 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000–01 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Port Vale (loan) | 1999–2000 | First Division | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| Preston North End | 2000–01 | First Division | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000–01 | First Division | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 9 | |
| 2001–02 | First Division | 44 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 10 | |
| 2002–03 | First Division | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | |
| 2003–04 | First Division | 38 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 15 | |
| 2004–05 | Championship | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | |
| Total | 137 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 45 | ||
| Norwich City (loan) | 2002–03 | First Division | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Leeds United | 2004–05 | Championship | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 |
| 2005–06 | Championship | 42 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 14 | |
| 2006–07 | Championship | 41 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 10 | |
| Total | 111 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 31 | ||
| Fulham | 2007–08 | Premier League | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6 |
| Sunderland | 2008–09 | Premier League | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| 2009–10 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | ||
| Ipswich Town (loan) | 2009–10 | Championship | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 2010–11 | Championship | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Rangers | 2010–11 | SPL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 2011–12 | SPL | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | |
| Total | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5 | ||
| Bury | 2012–13 | League One | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Career total | 377 | 91 | 21 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 428 | 99 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 2000 | 7 | 5 |
| 2001 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 10 | 8 | |
| 2005 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 6 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 8 | 9 | |
| 2008 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 95 | 36 |
Managerial
- As of match played 11 November 2023
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Win % | |||
| Linfield | 14 October 2015 | present | 421 | 266 | 66 | 89 | 875 | 389 | +486 | 63.18 |
| Total | 421 | 266 | 66 | 89 | 875 | 389 | +486 | 63.18 | ||
Honours
As a player
Rangers
- Scottish Premier League: 2010–11
- Scottish League Cup: 2010–11
Individual
- Belfast Telegraph BBC Award: 2000
- Preston North End Player of the Year: 2003–04
As a manager
Linfield
- NIFL Premiership: 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
- Irish Cup: 2016–17, 2020–21
- Northern Ireland Football League Cup: 2018–19, 2022–23
- County Antrim Shield: 2016–17
- Charity Shield: 2017
Individual
- Northern Ireland Manager of the Year: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
References
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