Rory Ginty

Rory Ginty
Personal information
Full name Rory Vincent Ginty
Date of birth (1977-01-23) 23 January 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Galway, Ireland
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Salthill Devon
1994–1995 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1998 Crystal Palace 5 (0)
1998 Shelbourne 2 (0)
1998 Coleraine ? (?)
1999 Ards 12 (1)
1999–2000 Kilkenny City ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rory Ginty (born 23 January 1977) is an Irish former footballer who played as a winger.

Career

Born in Galway, Ginty started out playing for local side Salthill Devon, where he was noticed by Crystal Palace scouts playing at a tournament in Wales in 1991.[1] He linked up with Crystal Palace during school holidays thereafter before eventually signing as a 17 year old in 1994.[2] He signed professional terms in 1997[3] and made his Premier League debut as a substitute against Liverpool on 13 December 1997.[4] After four more League appearances for Palace he returned home to sign a one-month contract with Shelbourne in August 1998.[3]

He made his League of Ireland debut on 6 September.[5]

In September 1998, he again initially signed a one-month deal with Coleraine making his Irish Football League debut at Omagh Town on 19 September. This deal was extended until the end of 1998.

He joined Ards in January 1999 until the end of the season where he scored three goals in a total of 17 appearances.

He moved back to the League of Ireland for the 1999–2000 League of Ireland season with Kilkenny City who he helped get promoted through the playoffs.

Ginty now works for Aviva Group Ireland.[6]

References

  1. ^ "From the Premier League to Trinity College: the untold story of Rory Ginty". the42. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Rory Ginty's Pro Game To Kick Off". www.salthilldevon.ie. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b King, Ian (April 2012). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–2011. The Derby Books Publishing Company. p. 538. ISBN 9781780910468.
  4. ^ King, Ian (April 2012). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–2011. The Derby Books Publishing Company. pp. 412–13. ISBN 9781780910468.
  5. ^ "Monday, September 7, 1998 - Page 028". The Irish Times. 7 September 1998. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Rory Ginty". linkedin.com. Retrieved 2 March 2020.