Bobby Ryan (footballer)
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Bobby Ryan (born May 1, 1979 in Limerick) is an Irish footballer currently playing for Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish Premier League.
Ryan joined Dunfermline in January 2007 from Shelbourne. He had previously played for Limerick, Galway United before Stephen Kenny signed him for Bohemians in January 2002. He made his debut for the club away to Cork City on January 20 of that year. The 2002/03 season saw Ryan in tremendous form and he capped it off by scoring the goal that won the 2002/03 league title for Bohemians in the dying minutes of a 1-0 win over Shelbourne at Tolka Park on January 12, 2003. He never regained the form of that season while at Bohs and at the end of the 2004 season, along with team mates Glen Crowe and Colin Hawkins, moved to rivals Shelbourne in a controversial move.
Ryan then won the League of Ireland championship with Shelbourne in 2006, but the squad broke up due to financial problems and Ryan then moved to Scotland.
During the Galway Races festivities while Ryan was a Galway United player, he participated in a charity event where local celebrities attempted to break various Guinness Book of Records feats. Ryan attempted to break the record for the most grains of Coco-Pops eaten in 60 seconds, but failed by 14.[1]