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| Association | Football Association of Ireland | ||
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| Head coach |  Don Givens |
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| Captain | Owen Garvan | ||
| Most caps | Alan Mahon | ||
| Top scorer | Kevin Doyle/Stephen Elliot | ||
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| First international | |||
U21: Rep. Ireland 1-1 N. Ireland  Dublin, 8 March 1978 |
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| Biggest win | |||
 China 1-5 Rep. Ireland Six-Fours-les-Plages, 11 June 1983  Poland 1-5 Rep. Ireland Gdansk, 19 August 2003 |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
 Germany 8-0 Rep. Ireland Baunatal, 23 March 1993 |
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The Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team has competed since 1978 and is controlled by the Football Association of Ireland.
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Current and recent players
Players born in 1986 or later are eligible for the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
1986-born
(eligible to 2009 UEFA U21 Championship)
- David Elebert (Hamilton Academical}
- Andy Keogh (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
- Richard Keogh (Carlisle)
- Stephen Ireland (Manchester City)
- Shane McFaul (Brighton)
- Aiden McGeady (Celtic)
- Paul McShane (Sunderland)
- Joey O'Brien (Bolton Wanderers)
- Marcos Painter (Swansea City)
- Darren Quigley (Derry City)
- Stephen Quinn (Sheffield United)
- Alan Sheehan (Leeds United)
- Kevin Thornton (Coventry City)
1987-born
(eligible to 2009 UEFA U21 Championship)
- James Chambers
- Billy Clarke (Blackpool)
- Darron Gibson (Manchester United)
- Rene Gilmartin
- Shane Long (Reading)
- Chris McCann
- Ian Morris
- James O'Brien
- Joe O'Cearuill
- Darren O'Dea (Celtic)
- Stephen O'Halloran
- Conor Powell
- Darren Randolph
- Conor Sammon
- Shane Supple
1988-born
(eligible to 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship)
- Alan Judge
- Darren Dennehy
- Aidan Downes
- Owen Garvan (Ipswich Town)
- Stephen Gleeson
- Andy Jackson (St. Johnstone)
- Eddie Nolan (Preston North End)
- John-Joe O'Toole
- Adam Rooney
- Anthony Stokes (Hibernian)
- Keith Treacy
- Seamus Conneely (Galway United)
1989-born
(eligible to 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship)
Those players in bold have caps for the senior team. Details of exactly which players were selected in the squad for the latest fixture(s) are available here
Under-21 squad
As of the team that played Spain and Turkey.
Goalkeepers
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Defenders
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Midfielders
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Forwards
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See also
- European Under-21 Football Championship
- Republic of Ireland national football team
- Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team
External links
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