Glen Fitzpatrick

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Glen Fitzpatrick

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1981|1|26}}

| birth_place = Dublin, Ireland

| height =

| currentclub = Broadford Rovers

| position = Striker

| years1 = 1998–2001

| years2 = 2001–2002

| years3 = 2002–2003

| years4 = 2003

| years5 = 2004–2005

| years6 = 2006–2007

| years7 = 2007–2009

| years8 = 2010

| clubs1 = UCD

| clubs2 = Athlone Town

| clubs3 = Glenavon

| clubs4 = Shamrock Rovers

| clubs5 = Shelbourne

| clubs6 = Drogheda United

| clubs7 = St Patrick's Athletic

| clubs8 = Drogheda United

| caps1 = 36

| caps2 = 23

| caps3 = 6

| caps4 = 26

| caps5 = 44

| caps6 = 31

| caps7 = 48

| caps8 = 25

| goals1 = 4

| goals2 = 2

| goals3 = 3

| goals4 = 8

| goals5 = 9

| goals6 = 3

| goals7 = 2

| goals8 = 4

| totalcaps = 239

| totalgoals = 35

}}

Glen Fitzpatrick (born 26 January 1981) is an Irish former football player who is the current Director of Football at Broadford Rovers in the Leinster Senior League (association football).

Career

A former youth international he made his League of Ireland debut for UCD against Shamrock Rovers on 16 October 1998.

Before he joined Pats he played for Broadford Rovers, Cherry Orchard, UCD, Athlone Town, Glenavon, Shamrock Rovers, Shelbourne and Drogheda United. He scored on his Glenavon debut in February 2003.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/northern_ireland/2765901.stm|title=Good start for Wylie|date=15 February 2003|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}

While at Rovers he scored in European competition when Odra Wodzislaw were beaten in the UEFA Intertoto Cup in June 2003 {{Cite web |url=https://www.shamrockrovers.ie/history/european-results |access-date=7 February 2021 |title=Archived copy |archive-date=10 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510005838/https://www.shamrockrovers.ie/history/european-results |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.srfcultras.net/fitzersgoal.html |title=Fitzersgoal |accessdate=2007-09-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026221843/http://www.srfcultras.net/fitzersgoal.html |archivedate=2007-10-26 }} In total he represented Rovers 4 times in Europe.

While with Shelbourne he scored in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers and the Uefa Cup first round in 2004.[http://www.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/history/season=2004/round=1975/match=79558/index.html ]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2004/round=1966/match=79244/index.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=1 August 2007 |archive-date=22 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022070647/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season%3D2004/round%3D1966/match%3D79244/index.html |url-status=dead }} 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 Lansdowne Road.

Fitzpatrick signed for St. Patrick's Athletic in July 2007.{{cite web |url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2007/0801/fitzpatrickg.html?rss |title=RTÉ Sport: Fitzpatrick signs for St Patrick's Athletic |website=RTÉ.ie |accessdate=2010-01-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605122535/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2007/0801/fitzpatrickg.html?rss |archivedate=2011-06-05 }} He collapsed in a pre match warm up in April 2009.{{cite web |url=http://www.loi.ie/index.php/matchzone/premier-division/match-reports/93-series-7/499-bohemians-v-st-patricks-athletic |title=Bohemians 3 St. Patrick's Athletic 0 | Airtricity League - Real Football, Real Fans |accessdate=2010-01-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725191144/http://www.loi.ie/index.php/matchzone/premier-division/match-reports/93-series-7/499-bohemians-v-st-patricks-athletic |archivedate=2011-07-25 }}

He signed again for Drogheda United in January 2010.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/herald/sport/soccer/rovers-wrap-up-deal-for-dennehy-27939950.html|title=Rovers wrap up deal for Dennehy|website=independent|date=26 January 2010 }}