Glen Fitzpatrick (born 26 January 1981) is an Irish former

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player who is the current Director of Football at Broadford Rovers in the

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Career

A former youth international he made his

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debut for UCD against

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on 16 October 1998. Before he joined Pats he played for Broadford Rovers, Cherry Orchard, UCD,

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, Glenavon,

, Shelbourne and

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. He scored on his Glenavon debut in February 2003. While at Rovers he scored in European competition when Odra Wodzislaw were beaten in the

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in June 2003 In total he represented Rovers 4 times in Europe. While with Shelbourne he scored in the

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qualifiers and the Uefa Cup first round in 2004. His most famous game being when introduced as a substitute and scoring 2 goals to earn a late 2-2 come from behind draw against Lille of France at

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. Fitzpatrick signed for St. Patrick's Athletic in July 2007. He collapsed in a pre match warm up in April 2009. He signed again for Drogheda United in January 2010.

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* https://web.archive.org/web/20080505030426/http://www.stpatsfc.com/player.php?playerid=61 {{DEFAULTSORT:Fitzpatrick, Glen 1981 births Living people Association footballers from County Dublin Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers League of Ireland players University College Dublin A.F.C. players Athlone Town A.F.C. players Shamrock Rovers F.C. players Glenavon F.C. players Shelbourne F.C. players Drogheda United F.C. players St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players NIFL Premiership players Men's association football forwards Cherry Orchard F.C. players Leinster Senior League (association football) managers Republic of Ireland association football managers 21st-century Irish sportsmen