fullname years death_date death_place clubs birth_place caps goals nationalteam position nationalcaps nationalyears birth_date article_title name nationalgoals
patrick ambrose 1949 -- 1965 22 february 2002 clontarf , dublin , ireland shamrock rovers clontarf , dublin , ireland ? 109 league of ireland of ireland xi republic of ireland b republic forward 7 2 5 1954 -- 1958 1954 -- 1964 1958 17 october 1928 paddy ambrose
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paddy ambrose

patrick `` paddy '' ambrose -lrb- 17 october 1928 -- 22 february 2002 -rrb- was a professional football player and coach from dublin , ireland .
signed by jimmy dunne from junior side clontarf , he was associated with shamrock rovers from 1948 to 1973 , firstly as a player and then as a coach .
he made his debut against transport in bray on 28 august 1949 in a dublin city cup game .
he was one of the club 's best ever strikers .
also earning two b caps and one amateur international cap for the republic of ireland national football team .
paddy shared a testimonial with gerry mackey in may 1959 .
the great service of paddy ambrose to rovers was marked by the presentation of a gold medal by the directors .
this was a medal which was presented to any rovers player who had 15 consecutive years service to the club .
at the end of the 2012 league of ireland season ambrose is joint thirty third in the all-time league of ireland goalscoring list with 109 league goals
