David Elebert (born 21 March 1986 in

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) is an Irish former professional football player who is a coach at

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His uncle Shaun played for

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and

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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

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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

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ic club

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on 12 April 2012. He made his debut for the club in the 1–1 draw with

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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

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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

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City under Roddy Collins. On 27 January 2015, Elebert signed for

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

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

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in his next game.

Honours

Hamilton Academical *

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: 2007–08 Shamrock Rovers * Setanta Cup:

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* EA Sports Cup: 2013 Glenavon *

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: 2015–16

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Elebert, David 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