Roy Rea
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Rea | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 5 April 2005 (aged 70) | ||
| Place of death | Toronto, Canada | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1953 | Banbridge Town | ||
| 1953–1962 | Glenavon | 219 | (0) |
| 1961 |
→ Toronto Italia (loan) | ||
| 1962–1963 | Glentoran | 21 | (0) |
| 1963–1966 |
Toronto Italia | ||
| 1967–1970 | Burnaby Villa | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert "Roy" Rea (28 November 1934 – 5 April 2005) was a
. He won one 'B' cap, and four amateur caps for Northern Ireland and thirteen inter-league caps for the Irish League in the 1950s.With Glenavon, he won the Irish League championship in 1956/57, two
Toronto Italia.[2]
Although he never won a full international cap, Rea was a member of the Northern Ireland squad at the 1958 World Cup, as the second reserve goalkeeper, but did not travel to Sweden.
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