Brian Dooher
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| Brian Dooher | ||
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| Personal information | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | |
| Irish Name | Brian Ó Dúichar | |
| Date of birth | August 10, 1975 | |
| Place of birth | County Tyrone , Northern Ireland | |
| Occupation | Veterinarian | |
| Club information | ||
| Club | Clann na nGael | |
| Position | Full Forward | |
| Club(s)* | ||
| Club | Years | Apps (scores) |
| Clan na Gael UCD |
? -Present 1993-1996 |
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| Inter-County | ||
| County | Tyrone | |
| Position | Full Forward | |
| Inter-County(ies)** | ||
| County | Years | Apps (scores) |
| Tyrone | 1995- Present | 48[1] |
| Senior Inter-County Titles | ||
| Ulster Titles | 5 | |
| All-Ireland | 2 | |
| NFL | 2 | |
| All Stars | 2 | |
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* club appearances and scores |
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Brian Dooher is an Irish, All Star-winning Gaelic footballer and current captain of Tyrone.[2] Dooher plays his club football for the Tyrone club side Clann na Gael.
His playing style is of the hardworking middle-man, often doing the gritty, unfashionable work, like picking up the ball in defence, to feed the forward players. Although he usually starts in the half-forward line, his roaming nature means he is rarely ever stationed there for very long. His contributions to the game do not go unnoticed by his team-mates, as Sean Cavanagh remarked in 2003 how "I wouldn't be able to [play to my strengths] without Brian's workrate."
In the same article, the Irish Examiner said, "it would be no exaggeration to call him the hardest working footballer in Ireland."[3]
He is a practicing vet in Derry.[3]
[edit] Football career
Dooher won the Sigerson Cup with University College, Dublin in 1996.[4] He has won the All-Ireland with the Tyrone Senior football team on two occasions, most recently in 2005, when he captained the side.
He has been on the winning side in the National Football League with Tyrone on two occasions and he was also on the winning side for five Ulster Championships. He received an All-Star award in 2003 and again in 2005.[5]
He made his debut for Tyrone in the league in 1995 against Kildare, and in 1996, his first full year as a Senior, reached the All-Ireland semi-final with the team. He was one of several Tyrone players, along with Ciaran McBride, Jody Gormley, Chris Lawn and Peter Canavan who suffered injuries at the hands of what many Tyrone fans perceived as heavy-handed tactics by their opponents, Meath.[6] Meath defender, Martin O'Connell stood on Dooher's head while he had been felled, although it would be difficult difficult to intimate any specific malice in the incident. During the half-time interval, Dooher had to receive staples in his head, and played the rest of the game heavily bandaged.[7] Despite this, he won the Ulster GAA Writers Player of the Year Award, at the age of just 20.[8]
In 2003, Colm O'Rourke, in his capacity as a television pundit for RTE remarked that Dooher was one of the weak links in the Tyrone, and that he would "eat his hat" if Tyrone won the All-Ireland with Dooher in the team. Dooher's response was modest, stating that O'Rourke was entitled to his opinion, but that he only cares what the Tyrone manager Mickey Harte thinks.[3] Tyrone did go on to win the All-Ireland, and Dooher was included in the starting lineup.
Dooher was handed the captaincy of Tyrone in 2004, after the untimely death of Cormac McAnallen. As Dooher was making his acceptance speech in 2005 after lifting the Sam Maguire, he made an emotional eulogy to McAnallen, remarking how he knew Cormac was with him. There was also a hugely emotional moment between Dooher and Mickey Harte after the final whistle. Surrounded by dozens of photojournalists, and thousands of Tyrone fans, the two men embraced in tearful remembrance of their fallen captain.
He missed most of the 2006 campaign because of a shattered kneecap, but returned to Championship action with aplomb in 2007, earning a Man of the Match with his five-point haul in Tyrone's second round match against Donegal.[9]
| Preceded by Dara Ó Cinnéide (Kerry) |
All-Ireland Football Final winning captain 2005 |
Succeeded by Declan O'Sullivan (Kerry) |
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[edit] External links
- ^ Bogue, Declan. "McGrane set for '60'", Gaelic Life, 2008-05-16. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
- ^ Dooher to stay as Tyrone captain, BBC Sport, 2008-01-08, <http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/7179826.stm>. Retrieved on 2008-01-12
- ^ a b c Tyrone’s trojan is not a talker, he’s a Dooher. Retrieved on 2007-03-06.
- ^ UCD grad hoists Sam in Tyrone’s epic victory over the Kingdom. Retrieved on 2007-03-06.
- ^ Football All Stars 1971-2006. Retrieved on 2006-03-06.
- ^ Tyrone can maintain progress. Retrieved on 2007-03-06.
- ^ Trip to Croke Park gives trio chance to bury ghost of '96 - (registration required). Retrieved on 2007-03-06.
- ^ TENNENTS/UGAAWA MERIT AWARD FOR AUGUST 2003. Retrieved on 2007-03-06.
- ^ Colm Keys (2007-06-18). Harte preaches caution despite emphatic win but heaps praise on dynamic Dooher. Irish Independent. Retrieved on 2007-06-20.
