Darren Magee

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Darren Magee
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Club information
Club Kilmacud Crokes
Position Midfield
Club(s)*
Club Years Apps (scores)
Kilmacud Crokes ? - Present
Inter County
County Dublin
Position Midfield
Inter County(ies)**
County Years Apps (scores)
Dublin 2002 - Present
Inter County Titles
Leinster Titles 2

* club appearances and scores
correct as of {{{clupdate}}}.
**Inter County team apps and scores correct
as of {{{icupdate}}}.

Darren Magee is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Dublin and Kilmacud Crokes.

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[edit] Football career

[edit] 2005

Magee attracted considerable media attention when following the departure of Tommy Lyons as Dublin manager, it emerged that he would not take part in the 2005 championship as he decided to travel to Australia for a year. However, Magee returned in time to play a minor role in the Dub's victory to claim the Leinster Championship.

He was also an integral part of the Kilmacud Crokes side that won the Dublin and Leinster Club Championships. Crokes were knocked out in the All-Irleland Club semi-final.

Magee was also part of Kilmacuds 2004 and 2005 winning sides of the Dublin Senior Club Football Championship, a team which went on to claim the Leinster Club Football Championship in 2005.

[edit] 2006

Darren scored a total of two points for Dublin in the 2006 National Football League. Darren Magee was recovering from surgery to deal with a long standing wrist injury which delayed his imminent return to inter-county football. Magee made his return to this year's All-Ireland championship in the Leinster Final where Dublin defeated Offaly to claim the Leinster Championship for the 46th time.

[edit] 2007

He won the 2007 O'Byrne Cup for Dublin against Laois at O'Connor Park in Offaly. The game finished on a scoreline of 1-18 to 2-13 against Laois.

[edit] Trivia

His brother is Johnny Magee, the Kilmacud Crokes and current Dublin player.

He attended secondary school at Dundrum tech. He currently resides in Stillorgan.

[edit] External links

Dublin Senior Football Team

1 S. Cluxton | 2 D. Henry | 3 R. McConnell | 4 P. Griffin | 5 B. Cahill | 6 B. Cullen | 7 G. Brennan | 8 D. Magee | 9 S. Ryan | 10 C. Moran | 11 J. Sherlock | 12 C. Keaney | 13 B. Brogan | 14 K. Bonner | 15 T. Quinn | Subs: P. Casey for Brennan (45 mins), D. Connolly for Quinn (50), M. Vaughan for Brogan (55), D. O'Callaghan for Sherlock (60), J. Magee for D Magee (63).
Manager: P. Caffrey
(Team as of March 24, 2007 versus Fermanagh)