Brendan O'Riordan

{{short description|Irish footballer}}

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Brendan O'Riordan was an Irish soccer player during the 1970s.

His first club was Shamrock Rovers and he signed for Bohemians in November 1978 where he made 1 appearance for Bohs in European competition. His signing from Milltown was controversial.{{cite web|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1978/1114/Pg003.html#Ar00302:17D56C1D858619F4A61CC4FB1D34A61DE4FB1D84A62AE4FB1E556C1F25861F256C1F55861F556C2325861885CE1945E31945CE1975E31975CE1CB5E31F17951FC7AA1FC7951FF7AA1FF7952397AA00091831592D31591831792D31791833B92D0005CC2DA5E234E82E359843 |title=Tuesday, November 14, 1978 - Page 3 |publisher=The Irish Times |date=14 November 1978|accessdate=22 October 2012}}

A Republic of Ireland national football team youth international {{cite web|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1979/0118/Pg003.html#Ar00302:76767E79F6916DD8046E98176E98046EC8176EC80470C8177AC6827B86957B86827BB6957BB6827DB69587F70888971888A70888C71888C7088A771800068B6AF69E6AF68B6B369E6B368B6E969E7F555D80157080155D80457080455D8385707AF73B7B874C7B873B7BA74C7BA73B7E274C00051C7C552F7C551C7C852F7C751C7D352F7D451D80052F00073283974383973283B74383B73283E74300063886464A86463886764A86763888A64A00071F6E97326E971F6ED7326ED71F723732 |title=Thursday, January 18, 1979 - Page 3 |publisher=The Irish Times |date=18 January 1979|accessdate=22 October 2012}} in his first season, he won the FAI League Cup at Dalymount Park.{{fact|date=February 2022}}