Damien Duff

Damien Anthony Duff (born 2 March 1979) is an Irish professional football manager and former player, who is currently the assistant head coach of Premier League club Brentford. He began his professional playing career with Blackburn Rovers, with whom he won the Football League Cup, and in 2003 was signed for £17 million by Chelsea, where he won two Premier League titles and another League Cup. After three seasons at Stamford Bridge, he left for Newcastle United where he won the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup, and then moved on to Fulham, with whom he played in the 2010 UEFA Europa League final. He ended his career with brief spells in the A-League with Melbourne City and the League of Ireland with Shamrock Rovers. After retiring in December 2015, he has moved into coaching, working with Shamrock Rovers, Celtic and Republic of Ireland youth teams. Duff was Republic of Ireland international for 14 years, earning 100 caps between 1998 and 2012. He played at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and captained the country at UEFA Euro 2012.