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Ian HARTE
Personal information
Full name	Ian Harte
Date of birth	May 25 1979 (age 30)
Place of birth	Drogheda, Ireland
Height	177 cm
Position	Left Back
Club information
Current club	Levante
Number	14
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1995-2004 2004-	Leeds United Levante	213 (28) 50 (4)
National team**
1996-	Ireland	64 (14)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 29, 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of December 1, 2006.

Ian Harte (born August 31, 1977 in Drogheda) is an international footballer for the Republic of Ireland national football team currently playing for Levante UD.

[edit] Club Career

Harte joined Leeds United from Irish club Home Farm in 1995. He played for Leeds for nine seasons and was an integral part of their team alongside his uncle Gary Kelly. He is also a proficient penalty taker, and has scored from several set pieces for the Republic of Ireland. Levante signed him from Leeds United in 2004.

[edit] International Career

Harte has played for the Republic of Ireland on 64 occasions, scoring 14 goals. He was handed his international debut in 1996 against Croatia having made just four appearances for Leeds and earned a regularly starting berth for the 1998 World Cup qualifying campaign.

However, as his club career flourished post 1998, he found himself out of the reckoning at international level though he returned for the 2002 World Cup qualifiers and was the only player to play every minute as Ireland reached the World Cup for the first time in eight years. He also notched up three goals during the campaign — from left back — including a penalty against Iran in the play-off though he struggled at the World Cup because of a toe injury and the emergence of John O'Shea has restricted his appearances under Brian Kerr.

Was recalled to the team for the home match against Israel on March 26, 2005 and the away game in the Faroe Islands three days later. Harte scored in both games, which marked his return to the Irish senior football set-up.

He is currently married to Laura and they have a daughter, Kaia, together.

[edit] Career Stats

Season	Team	Appearances	Goals
1995-96	Leeds United	4	0
1996-97	Leeds United	14	2
1997-98	Leeds United	12	0
1998-99	Leeds United	35	4
1999-00	Leeds United	33	6
2000-01	Leeds United	29	7
2001-02	Leeds United	36	5
2002-03	Leeds United	27	3
2003-04	Leeds United	23	1
2004-05	Levante UD	24	1
2005-06	Levante UD	26	3
Total	(As of August 20)	249	29

Image:Flag of Ireland.svg	Republic of Ireland squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup	Image:Flag of Ireland.svg
1 Given | 2 Finnan | 3 Harte | 4 Cunningham | 5 Staunton | 6 Roy Keane | 7 McAteer | 8 Holland | 9 Duff | 10 Robbie Keane | 11 Kilbane | 12 Kinsella | 13 Connolly | 14 Breen | 15 Dunne | 16 Kiely | 17 Quinn | 18 G. Kelly | 19 Morrison | 20 O'Brien | 21 Reid | 22 Carsley | 23 A. Kelly | Coach: McCarthy

Levante UD - Current Squad
1 Cavallero | 2 Manolo | 3 Alexis | 4 Camacho | 5 Álvaro | 6 N'Diaye | 7 Ettien | 8 Kapo | 9 Nino | 10 Riga | 11 Zé María | 12 Berson | 13 Molina | 14 Harte | 15 Tommasi | 16 César | 17 Rubiales | 18 Carmelo | 19 Luyindula | 20 Déhu | 21 Courtois | 22 Robert | 23 Descarga | 24 Meyong | Manager: López Caro