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| Diarmuid Murphy |
| Personal information |
| Sport |
Gaelic football |
| Irish Name |
Diarmuid Ó Murchú |
| Place of birth |
Kerry , Ireland |
| Club information |
| Club |
An Daingean |
| Position |
Goalkeeper |
| Club(s)* |
| Club |
Years |
Apps (scores) |
| An Daingean |
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| Inter-County |
| County |
Kerry |
| Position |
Goalkeeper |
| Inter-County(ies)** |
| County |
Years |
Apps (scores) |
| Kerry |
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| Senior Inter-County Titles |
| Munster Titles |
6 |
| All-Ireland |
3 |
| All Stars |
2 |
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**Inter County team apps and scores correct
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Diarmuid Murphy is an Irish Gaelic footballer from An Daingean in County Kerry. He is the current goalkeeper for Kerry and Dingle.
[edit] Football career
An insurance clerical officer, Murphy is from the townland of Ballinasig, just outside Dingle, where his family owns a sheep farm. Through the years he has played in the Kerry Senior Football Championship, first with his divisional side West Kerry and, more recently, with Dingle [1]. He also played in the Limerick Senior Football Championship and in the Sigerson Cup with the University of Limerick.
Murphy was the goalkeeper for Kerry's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 2004 victory over rivals Mayo. Murphy was again Kerry goalkeeper in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 2006 final at Croke Park on September 17, 2006, with Kerry beating Mayo for the second time in three years. He won a third All-Ireland Senior Football Championship when Kerry beat Cork in the 2007 All-Ireland final.[2] He has won the National Football League division one title with Kerry on two occasions, and currently has two All-Stars, won in 2004 and 2005.
[edit] References
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Kerry Senior Football Team |
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2004 Gaelic Football All Stars Team |
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