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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jonathan Tuffey | ||
Date of birth | 20 January 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Banbridge, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Crusaders | ||
Number | 33 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2006 | Coventry City | 0 | (0) |
2006–2010 | Partick Thistle | 110 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Inverness CT | 8 | (0) |
2012–2013 | St Johnstone | 0 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Linfield | 64 | (0) |
2015–2021 | Glenavon | 195 | (0) |
2021– | Crusaders | 123 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2003–2004 | Northern Ireland U17 | 8 | (0) |
2004–2005 | Northern Ireland U19 | 11 | (0) |
2006–2008 | Northern Ireland U21 | 13 | (0) |
2008–2011 | Northern Ireland | 8 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2021– | Crusaders Strikers | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2011 |
Jonathan Tuffey (born 20 January 1987[2] in Banbridge, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish footballer and manager who plays as a goalkeeper for NIFL Premiership side Crusaders and is manager of Women's Premiership side Crusaders Strikers. He has also appeared for the Northern Ireland national football team.
Tuffey started his career at Championship side Coventry City, however he failed to make a breakthrough into the first team. He then joined the then Scottish First Division team Partick Thistle in 2006, replacing the legendary Kenny Arthur. Following a successful four years at Firhill, Tuffey signed for SPL side Inverness Caley Thistle and then St Johnstone. Tuffey then returned to Northern Ireland to sign for Linfield, where he played for two years before transferring to Glenavon. On 31 January 2021, it was confirmed that Tuffey had signed on transfer deadline day for Crusaders.[3]