Facts: - managerclubs: barnet -lrb- assistant -rrb- - caps: 0 47 19 51 69 40 146 14 107 59 - nationalyears: 1996 -- 2006 - youthclubs: charlton athletic - birth date: 12 december 1973 - clubs: charlton coventry city west ham united sunderland wolverhampton wanderers barnet athletic maidstone united gillingham peterborough united birmingham city - nationalcaps: 63 - height: 6 1 - nationalgoals: 7 - name: gary breen - nationalteam: republic of ireland - birth place: hendon , london , england - position: centre back - fullname: gary patrick breen - totalgoals: 13 - manageryears: 2009 -- 2010 - years: -- 1996 1996 -- 1997 1997 -- 2002 2002 -- 2003 1991 2003 -- 2006 2006 -- 2008 2008 -- 2010 -- 1992 1992 -- 1994 1994 -- - totalcaps: 552 - youthyears: -- - goals: 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 7 1 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of gary breen .
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gary patrick breen -lrb- born 12 december 1973 -rrb- is a former footballer who made more than 500 appearances in the football league and premier league .he played for numerous clubs over a 20-year career , including more than 100 appearances each for coventry city and sunderland .he won 63 caps for the republic of ireland , and played in the 2002 fifa world cup , scoring in ireland 's 3 -- 0 victory over saudi arabia .