Andrew "Andy" Myler (born 2 December 1975,
Dublin
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) is a former
League of Ireland
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footballer, and current manager of
UCD AFC
Playing career
He began his professional career at
UCD where he made his League debut at
St. James's Gate F.C. on 9 January 1994. He scored his first league goal on his first start at Longford Town on 27 March 1994. His first league hat trick was against Finn Harps on 6 September 1996.
He also played for
Newry Town,
Monaghan United,
Athlone Town
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,
Waterford United
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and
Drogheda United
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before
Longford
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.
He claims that his happiest days as a footballer came with Drogheda United where he has officially been accepted into the club's hall of fame. He is now known as a legend in Drogheda and his name is still sung week in week out by the Drogheda fans.
Andy was signed by
Shamrock Rovers
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from
Longford Town in July 2006 making his debut against Galway United on 4 August.
Always a Rovers fan, Andy broke into the top 20 all time League of Ireland goal scorers in August 2007.
His hat-trick on 14 September against Galway United brought his all-time league total to 129 goals
In his career he has been top scorer in the
League of Ireland First Division
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for two seasons in
1999–2000 and
2000–01.
In his two seasons at Rovers Andy scored 20 goals in 48 total appearances.
He signed for Bray in December 2007
Myler retired at the end of the 2008 season with a total of 131 career league goals and scored in his last game As of 2012 Myler is sixteenth in the all-time League of Ireland goalscoring list with 131 league goals.
Coach
Andy moved on to managing the
Shamrock Rovers reserve and youth teams. In his first season, he managed the Rovers team that won the
2009 A Championship. In his second season, he managed the U20s as they won the
League of Ireland U20 Division title .
www.shamrockrovers.ie
He was promoted to the first team staff in 2011 where he was part of the Premier Division league winning and Europa League qualifying set up. Andy left Shamrock Rovers at the end of 2011.
Andy now managers first division side UCD, University College Dublin where he also works.
Honours
Player
; UCD;
*League of Ireland First Division
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: 1
** 1994–95
* League of Ireland First Division Shield: 1
** 1994–95
* Leinster Senior Cup: 2
** 1994–95, 1995–96
;Shamrock Rovers
Shamrock Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) is an Irish association football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club's senior team competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division and it is the most su ...
*League of Ireland First Division
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: 1
** 2006
Manager
;Shamrock Rovers
Shamrock Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) is an Irish association football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club's senior team competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division and it is the most su ...
*A Championship
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: 1
** 2009
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* League of Ireland U20 Division: 1
** 2010
Individual
* League of Ireland First Division Top Scorer: 2
** 1999–2000, 2000–01
References
External links
Signs for Rovers – story from www.shamrockrovers.ie
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1975 births
Living people
Association footballers from County Dublin
Republic of Ireland association footballers
Association football forwards
University College Dublin A.F.C. players
Monaghan United F.C. players
Athlone Town A.F.C. players
Waterford F.C. players
Drogheda United F.C. players
Longford Town F.C. players
Shamrock Rovers F.C. players
Bray Wanderers F.C. players
League of Ireland players
Newry City F.C. players
NIFL Premiership players
A Championship managers
Republic of Ireland football managers