Barry Gillis

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Barry Gillis
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Irish Name Barra Mac Giolla Íosa
Date of birth January 12, 1980 (1980-01-12) (age 28)
Place of birth County Londonderry
, Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Occupation Service engineer
Club information
Club Magherafelt
Position Full forward
Club(s)*
Club Years Apps (scores)
Magherafelt ? - Present ?
Inter-County
County Derry
Position Goalkeeper
Inter-County(ies)**
County Years Apps (scores)
Derry ? - Present ?
NFL 2

* club appearances and scores
correct as of .
**Inter County team apps and scores correct
as of .

Barry Gillis (Irish: Barra Mac Giolla Íosa; born 12 January 1980) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Derry, with whom he has won the National League twice. He plays his club football for Magherafelt O'Donovan Rossa.

Gillis plays full-forward for Magherafelt, but plays as goalkeeper for Derry.[1]

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[edit] Playing career

Gillis was originally called up to the Derry panel as an outfielder in the late 1990s[1] and was on the panel for Derry's 2000 National League success.[1][2] He pulled out of the panel for a couple of seasons as he was working in Dublin.[1]

He was part of the Derry team that won the 2008 National League where Derry beat Kerry in the final.[3][4]

[edit] Honours

[edit] County

Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Rodgers, Alan. "Kerry litmus test", Gaelic Life, 2008-02-29. Retrieved on 2008-06-08. 
  2. ^ "Derry record intact after a dour struggle", Irish Independent, 29 November 1999. Retrieved on 2008-03-16. 
  3. ^ Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report. BBC. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
  4. ^ Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report - Derry GAA website. Derry GAA website. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
  5. ^ Derry line-ups 2005. Derry GAA website. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.