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Ian Harte

Irish footballer and agent

For other people with similar names, see Ian Hart (disambiguation).

Ian Patrick Harte (born 31 August 1977) is an Irish football agent and former professional footballer who played as a left back. He was best known for his ability to score goals from long range, including being a free kick specialist.

He began his career at Leeds United making 288 official appearances across nine seasons. Following their relegation and financial difficulties in 2004 he joined La Liga team Levante. He returned to England in 2007, featuring at a variety of clubs and winning the Championship title at Reading in 2012 and AFC Bournemouth three years later.

Harte earned 64 international caps for the Republic of Ireland between 1996 and 2007, scoring 12 goals. He was included in their squad at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Leeds United

Harte was born in Drogheda, where he attended St Oliver's Community College, winning many sports titles (at both GAA and football) at all levels. He started out at St. Kevin's Boys F.C. in Whitehall

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No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition 115 June 1996Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States Bolivia3–03–01996 U.S. Cup231 August 1996Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, Eschen, Liechtenstein Liechtenstein4–05–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification323 February 2000Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland Czech Republic2–23–2Friendly424 March 2001GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus Cyprus2–04–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification528 March 2001Mini Estadi, Barcelona, Spain Andorra1–03–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification66 October 2001Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland Cyprus1–04–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification710 November 2001Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland Iran1–02–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification827 March 2002Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland Denmark1–03–0Friendly916 October 2002Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland Switzerland1–11–2UEFA Euro 2004 qualification1031 March 2004Lansdowne Road, D

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Ian Patrick Harte, born August 31, 1977, is a former professional footballer from Ireland and currently a football agent. Harte played as a left back, renowned for his long-range goals, particularly as a free kick specialist.

He came to prominence at Leeds United having signed for Howard Wilkinson in 1995. He made over 200 league appearances for the Yorkshire club over the next 9 seasons and played in many European games including runs to the semi-finals of both the UEFA Cup and the Champions League.

In 2004 Ian moved to Spain's La Liga, signing for Levante where he scored on his debut against Real Sociedad. He spent three seasons in Spain before returning to England to sign for Roy Keane at Sunderland in August 2007. He spent just one year at the Stadium of Light and, having been released in the summer of 2008, he spent the rest of that year training with various clubs, finally signing for Blackpool in December.

Ian spent just three months at Blackpool, leaving in February 2009 and joining up with Carlisle United the following month. He stayed with the Cumbrian sid