David Elebert (born 21 March 1986 in
Dublin
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) is an Irish former professional
football player who is a coach at
NIFL Premiership
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Ards
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His uncle Shaun played for
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 ...
and
Longford Town
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in the early 1990s and won the
Football Association of Ireland International Schools Player of the Year for 1990/91.
Career
Club
Elebert began his career as a trainee at
Preston North End
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but failed to make any first team appearances for the club. In 2005, he had a loan spell at
Scarborough.
He was signed by Hamilton in January 2006 having been released by Preston and signed a new two-year deal in May 2008.
He was released by Hamilton Academical at the end of season 2010/11. He joined
Iceland
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ic club
Fylkir
Íþróttafélagið Fylkir is a multi-sport club in Árbær, in the eastern part of Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland. It features departments in football, handball, volleyball, gymnastics and karate.
Kit
The Fylkir official home kit is co ...
on 12 April 2012. He made his debut for the club in the 1–1 draw with
Keflavík
Keflavík (pronounced , meaning ''Driftwood Bay'') is a town in the Reykjanes region in southwest Iceland. It is included in the municipality of Reykjanesbær whose population as of 2016 is 15,129.
In 1995, Keflavik merged with nearby Njar� ...
on 6 May 2012 and scored his first goal in Icelandic football in the 2–1 defeat away at
KR on 5 July 2012.
In February 2013 Elebert signed for
Shamrock
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Rovers where he won an EA Sports and a Setanta Sports Cup winners medal.
On 12 February 2014, Elebert signed for
Derry
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City under Roddy Collins.
On 27 January 2015, Elebert signed for
NIFL Premiership
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side and
2013–14 Irish Cup winners
Glenavon, signing an 18-month contract with the Lurgan Blues.
Elebert won the
2015–16 Irish Cup with Glenavon, and left the club at the end of the
2016–17 season.
On 15 June 2017, Elebert signed for
Ards
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a type of respiratory failure characterized by rapid onset of widespread inflammation in the lungs. Symptoms include shortness of breath (dyspnea), rapid breathing (tachypnea), and bluish skin col ...
.
International
He was called up to the
Republic of Ireland's under-21s in May 2008 and made his debut against
Malaysia's under-23s later that month. He captained the side against
Nigeria
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in his next game.
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Honours
Hamilton Academical
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Scottish Football League First Division
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History
The First Division was introduced in 1975–76 to replace the old Scottish Football League Division Two, as ...
:
2007–08
Shamrock Rovers
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Setanta Cup:
2013
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* EA Sports Cup: 2013
Glenavon
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Irish Cup
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:
2015–16
References
External links
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1986 births
Association football defenders
Hamilton Academical F.C. players
Living people
Preston North End F.C. players
Republic of Ireland association footballers
Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers
Scarborough F.C. players
Scottish Football League players
Scottish Premier League players
Republic of Ireland expatriate association footballers
Expatriate footballers in England
Expatriate footballers in Scotland
Expatriate footballers in Iceland
Shamrock Rovers F.C. players
League of Ireland players
Ards F.C. players
Glenavon F.C. players
Derry Celtic F.C. players