Derek Ryan (squash player), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Irish squash player
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Place of Birth: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
About Derek Ryan (squash player)
- Derek Ryan (born 10 December 1969) is a retired Irish professional squash player who at the peak of his career rose to No.
- 7 in the world rankings, and for many years was the Irish men's number 1 player. Ryan was born in Dublin.
- He began playing squash along with his brother Noel, as his parents both played.
- Living in Killiney he played at various local clubs including Squash Ireland and from the age of 14 he played league squash with Sandycove TSC.
- Ryan was ranked first in Ireland by the age of 19. He completed his school Leaving Certificate and decided to study accountancy which he discontinued after a year.
- Aged 19 he decided to play professionally and in 1991 he moved to Manchester. After a successful international career as a professional player, including appearing a record 188 times for the Irish national team, he retired from the professional circuit in 2002.
- He continued to play national squash with Fitzwilliam, the current Irish champions and studied Physiotherapy at the University of Salford.
- Ryan now practices as a Physiotherapist in Dublin.In 2008 he played the then current world number 2 Grégory Gaultier in his testimonial match.Derek Ryan currently plays at Irish number 2 and has reached 200 caps for his country.
- He plays below Arthur Gaskin, the world number 80 and considered to be one of the greatest coaches in Britain.
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