Ian Harte

Leeds United

Harte was born in Drogheda to Pat and Lena Harte. He grew up in Newfield, where he attended St Oliver's Community College and played for Newtown Blues GAA club, winning many sports titles (at both GAA and football) at all levels. He started out at St. Kevin's Boys F.C. in Whitehall in Dublin at U-12 where his elder brother Michael had played for three years already in the DDSL (Dublin and District Schoolboys League). Michael went on to play for Drogheda United in the League of Ireland. Harte joined Leeds United from Home Farm in 1995. However, Harte has stated in interviews that he joined Leeds from St. Kevin's and that it was his uncle, Gary Kelly, who joined Leeds from Home Farm. He made his senior debut in 1996 and went on to play for the Yorkshire side for nine seasons alongside his uncle Gary Kelly. When Leeds bought Dominic Matteo it looked as though Harte might become second choice. Matteo though ended up playing at centre half and Harte kept his place on the left. In the 1999–2000 season he helped Leeds reach the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup, playing twelve games, scoring one goal. He then helped them reach the same stage of the UEFA Champions League in the 2000–01 season, playing 17 games and scoring three goals in the competition. Harte is also a proficient left-footed free kick and penalty taker, which was demonstrated in the vital league game against Arsenal in the 2002–03 season, where he scored Leeds' second goal from a 25-yard free kick.…

Harte played for the Ireland under-19 team in the 1996 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship finals in Luxembourg and has represented the senior side on 63 occasions, scoring 12 goals. He was handed his international debut on 2 June 1996 against Croatia, having made just four appearances for Leeds, and his first goal came on his fourth cap, a 2–0 victory over Bolivia thirteen days later in the 1996 U.S. Cup. Harte earned a regular starting berth for the 1998 World Cup qualifying campaign. However, as his club career flourished post 1998, Harte found himself out of the reckoning at international level though he returned for the 2002 World Cup qualifiers and was the only player to play every minute as Ireland managed to reach the finals. Harte also notched up four goals during the campaign, from left back, including a penalty against Iran in the play-off, though he struggled at the World Cup because of a toe injury. At the finals Ireland ended up reaching the round of 16 where they faced Spain; with the Irish trailing 1-0 they were awarded a penalty which Harte took, but his effort was saved by Iker Casillas. They ended up being awarded another penalty late on in the game which Robbie Keane took and scored as Harte had by this point been substituted off for David Connolly. The match finished 1-1 and the Irish eventually lost in a penalty shootout. After the World Cup the emergence of John O'Shea restricted his appearances under Brian Kerr. He was recalled to the team…

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Leeds United

FA Youth Cup: 1996–97 Levante

Segunda División third-place promotion: 2005–06 Carlisle United

Football League Trophy runner-up: 2009–10 Reading

Football League Championship: 2011–12 AFC Bournemouth

Football League Championship: 2014–15 Individual

PFA Team of the Year: 1999–2000 Premier League, 2009–10 League One, 2010–11 Championship, 2011–12 Championship