[2] Coyle made his League of Ireland debut for Limerick United against Home Farm on 2 January 1983.
During this tenure at Limerick he won the PFAI Young Player of the Year award in 1984–85.
[4] He played with Limerick City for eight seasons before leaving the club to sign for Pat Byrne at Shelbourne in January 1991.
Coyle was capped three times by Ireland at under-21 level,[5] making his debut in the Toulon Tournament in a 1–1 draw with France on 5 June 1983.
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