Richie, who served his footballing apprenticeship with Stella Maris, is the brother of Dessie Baker, alongside whom he made numerous appearances for Shelbourne in the late 1990s and early 2000s (decade). Richie made his League of Ireland and Shelbourne debut at the age of 18 against Shamrock Rovers in August 1998. During this period, Baker was an important part of the Irish national team youth teams, playing for the U-18's, U-20's, and U-21's.
He represented his country at the UEFA U-19 Championship in Sweden in 1999 where he won a bronze medal.[3]
The highlight of Baker's career was arguably his 83rd minute free-kick which earned Shelbourne a 1–0 victory away to Sloga Jugomagnat of the Republic of Macedonia in a Champions League qualifying match on 12 July 2000 []. This represented the first away victory achieved by an Irish side in European competition for almost two decades. Shels won the tie 2–1 but were eliminated by Norwegian champions Rosenborg in the second qualifying round.
Richie won both the League of Ireland championship and the FAI Cup with Shels in 1999/2000 and three further league titles with them in 2001/02, 2003, and 2006. He spent the 2004 season with the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer[5] before returning to Shels for the beginning of the 2005 season. He was sent off in the last game of the 2006 season versus Bohemians but Shels still went on to win the game and clinch the title.
Following Shelbourne's financial meltdown at the end of 2006, Baker signed for Drogheda United for the 2007 season.[6] Baker picked up his fifth league title when United were crowned League of Ireland Premier Division champions at the end of the 2007 season. Baker spent two seasons at Drogheda United before financial problems at the County Louth club curtailed his spell. Despite training with Bohemians and Glentoran during 2009 pre-season Baker failed to find a new club to continue professional football. On 9 February 2009 Baker made a return to Shelbourne, now playing in the First Division, for a third spell where he was re-united with his former Shels boss Dermot Keely.[7] He struggled for fitness on his return to Shelbourne but still made 25 league and cup appearances for Shelbourne in 2009, scoring 5 goals.
Baker was not offered a new contract by Shelbourne at the end of the 2009 season and on 4 March 2010 he signed for Bray Wanderers.[8]
Interesting Fact: Richie's favourite number is 11. The reason for this is a mystery.
^Richie Baker signs for Wanderers www.braywanderers.ie
External linksedit
Richie Baker's profile at www.shelbournefc.com
January 01, 1970
richie, baker, irish, footballer, richie, baker, born, april, 1980, irish, former, footballer, besides, republic, ireland, played, united, states, richie, bakerpersonal, informationfull, namerichard, bakerdate, birth, 1980, april, 1980, place, birthdublin, ire. Richie Baker born 17 April 1980 is an Irish former footballer Besides the Republic of Ireland he has played in the United States 1 2 Richie BakerPersonal informationFull nameRichard BakerDate of birth 1980 04 17 17 April 1980 age 44 Place of birthDublin IrelandHeight1 70 m 5 ft 7 in Position s MidfielderYouth careerStella MarisSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1998 2003Shelbourne2004New England Revolution20 0 2005 2006Shelbourne41 7 2007 2008Drogheda United28 4 2009Shelbourne23 4 2010Bray Wanderers8 0 2017 Date Rosemount Mulvey F C3International careerRepublic of Ireland U181999Republic of Ireland U202 0 2000Republic of Ireland U211 0 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Career 2 Honours 2 1 Club 2 2 Individual 3 References 4 External linksCareer editRichie who served his footballing apprenticeship with Stella Maris is the brother of Dessie Baker alongside whom he made numerous appearances for Shelbourne in the late 1990s and early 2000s decade Richie made his League of Ireland and Shelbourne debut at the age of 18 against Shamrock Rovers in August 1998 During this period Baker was an important part of the Irish national team youth teams playing for the U 18 s U 20 s and U 21 s He represented his country at the UEFA U 19 Championship in Sweden in 1999 where he won a bronze medal 3 Baker is the only player to have won 2 PFAI Young Player of the Year awards 4 The highlight of Baker s career was arguably his 83rd minute free kick which earned Shelbourne a 1 0 victory away to Sloga Jugomagnat of the Republic of Macedonia in a Champions League qualifying match on 12 July 2000 This represented the first away victory achieved by an Irish side in European competition for almost two decades Shels won the tie 2 1 but were eliminated by Norwegian champions Rosenborg in the second qualifying round Richie won both the League of Ireland championship and the FAI Cup with Shels in 1999 2000 and three further league titles with them in 2001 02 2003 and 2006 He spent the 2004 season with the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer 5 before returning to Shels for the beginning of the 2005 season He was sent off in the last game of the 2006 season versus Bohemians but Shels still went on to win the game and clinch the title Following Shelbourne s financial meltdown at the end of 2006 Baker signed for Drogheda United for the 2007 season 6 Baker picked up his fifth league title when United were crowned League of Ireland Premier Division champions at the end of the 2007 season Baker spent two seasons at Drogheda United before financial problems at the County Louth club curtailed his spell Despite training with Bohemians and Glentoran during 2009 pre season Baker failed to find a new club to continue professional football On 9 February 2009 Baker made a return to Shelbourne now playing in the First Division for a third spell where he was re united with his former Shels boss Dermot Keely 7 He struggled for fitness on his return to Shelbourne but still made 25 league and cup appearances for Shelbourne in 2009 scoring 5 goals Baker was not offered a new contract by Shelbourne at the end of the 2009 season and on 4 March 2010 he signed for Bray Wanderers 8 Interesting Fact Richie s favourite number is 11 The reason for this is a mystery Honours editClub edit Shelbourne League of Ireland 4 1999 2000 2001 02 2003 2006 FAI Cup 1 2000 Drogheda United League of Ireland 1 2007 Rosemount Mulvey F C LSL Premier Saturday 1 2018Lynch Cup 1 2018 Individual edit PFAI Young Player of the Year 2 1998 99 1999 2000References edit Baker on the best of days in the League of Ireland echo ie Boy wonder Baker still on Euro path thefreelibrary com Register The Irish Times Dublin 17 July 1999 ISSN 0791 5144 Retrieved 26 August 2023 PFAI Awards Archived from the original on 30 May 2012 Retrieved 7 May 2012 Richie Baker set for US www breakingnews ie Drogs seal deal for Baker www rte ie Player Announcement www shelbournefc com Richie Baker signs for Wanderers www braywanderers ieExternal links editRichie Baker s profile at www extratime ie Richie Baker s profile at www shelbournefc com Richie Baker s profile at www droghedaunited ie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richie Baker Irish footballer amp oldid 1179130838, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
