Brendan Murphy (Meath footballer)

Brendan Murphy (born 19 August 1975)[1] is an Irish former footballer who played soccer for the Republic of Ireland U21 and B national teams and Gaelic football for the Meath county team.

He was also called up to the senior team by manager Mick McCarthy for an away international friendly match against Wales in 1997, although he remained an unused substitute.

In 2005, he was called up to the senior Meath county squad under Seán Boylan.

He made his senior inter-county debut on 9 January in an O'Byrne Cup match against Kildare.

Apart from a brief exit from the squad in 2009 Murphy played until the age of 35 and retired in 2011.