Jonathan Tuffey

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jonathan Tuffey
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 20, 1987(1987-01-20)
Age	37
Birthplace	England
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Capricorn

Jonathan Tuffey Biography

Jonathan Tuffey is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on January 20, 1987 in England, United Kingdom. Jonathan “Jonny” Tuffey (born 20 January 1987 in Banbridge, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish professional association football player who plays the role of goalkeeper with Glenavon in addition to having played in his Northern Ireland national football team. Tuffey began his career with English Championship side Coventry City however, he did not get a place in his first squad. He was then a part of the Scottish First Division team Partick Thistle in 2006 to replace legend Kenny Arthur. After a highly successful four-year stint in Firhill, Tuffey signed for SPL club Inverness Caley Thistle and then St Johnstone. Tuffey went back in Northern Ireland to sign for Linfield and was a player for two seasons before transfer to Glenavon.

The 2007-08 season was over, and under the new management of Thistle under new direction, Tuffey had become Thistle’s first choice goalkeeper. In March 2008, he was awarded The First Division player of the month award. This was in an entire month where Thistle had never lost, which included an 1-1 draw against Rangers. He ended the 2007-08 season having played 34 times. In the 2008-09 season, Tuffey was the first to start every league game in the league for Partick Thistle and kept 14 clean sheets. Tuffey finished the 2009-10 season having played 38 games.

He gained his second full cap and first start on 6 June 2009 in the 3–0 defeat to Italy. He produced a number of saves including a Giampaolo Pazzini penalty.

Tuffey started for Northern Ireland in an international friendly against Morocco on 17 November 2010 in which he kept a clean sheet in the first half before being replaced at half time. He then played in the 2011 Nations Cup match against Scotland on 9 February 2011, a 3–0 defeat for Northern Ireland.

Tuffey was awarded 13 caps, in 2007 and 2008. During the year, he was the Captain for his Northern Ireland under-21 team on many occasions. The 1st of June 2007 was the day that Northern Ireland earned a 1-0 in their first European Championship qualifier in Moldova. He was able to stop three shots prior to half-time to keep his team in the lead.

Jonathan Tuffey Net Worth

Jonathan Tuffey is one of the richest Association Football Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jonathan Tuffey 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Tuffey began his professional career in 2003 with English team Coventry City, brought to the club by Scout Willie McKeown. Tuffey progressed through the academy program through his club the Sky Blues but failed to make it into the first team. Tuffey was the third choice at Coventry but was an always-present reserve.

Tuffey joined Scottish Club Partick Thistle in May 2006. Tuffey made his debut with Partick Thistle in September 2006 with a 2-1 victory over Hamilton Academical. In the following game, He conceded six goals during the 6-0 loss to Gretna. He would then appear in 14 more games, keep 4 clean sheets.

Tuffey gained his first full cap on 19 November 2008 in a 2–0 defeat to Hungary. In gaining his first full international cap, Tuffey became the 28th player to be capped for his country while playing for Partick Thistle and became the sixth Partick Thistle player to be capped by a country other than Scotland, and the first since Adrian Madaschi who played four times for Australia in the summer of 2004. After the game, he said “It was fantastic, it was something that I have dreamed about since I was a boy. It’s been a long journey to get here but now that the cap has come I’m over the moon.”

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Jonathan Tuffey height 6 ft 1 in Jonathan weight 84 kg & body measurements will update soon.

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Having made only one appearance for St Johnstone, he was released in June 2013 and subsequently signed for Northern Irish side Linfield.

Facts & Trivia

Jonathan Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Jonathan Tuffey celebrates birthday on January 20 of every year.