Joe Diver

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Joe Diver
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Place of birth County Londonderry , Northern Ireland
Occupation Marketing executive
Club information
Club Bellaghy
Position Midfield
Club Titles
Derry Titles ?
Inter-County
County Derry
Position Midfield, half forward
Inter-County(ies)**
County Years Apps (scores)
Derry 2006-Present
NFL 1

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

Joe Diver (Irish: ,) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Derry, with whom he has won the National League. Diver plays his club football for Bellaghy Wolfe Tones, with whom he has won the Derry Senior Football Championship ? times.

For both club and county Diver usually plays in midfield. He is highly regarded for impressive high-fielding skills and work-rate, often helping in attack and also tracking back to help in defence.

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[edit] Football career

[edit] Inter-county

Diver was first called up to the Derry Senior football panel in Novemeber 2005 for the 2006 season by Paddy Crozier.[1] He made his competitive Derry debut on 8 January 2006 against Monaghan in the 2006 Dr. McKenna Cup.[2] His Championship debut came that year in a six-point victory over Tyrone at the age of 24.[3]

He was part of the Derry team that won the 2008 National League where Derry beat Kerry in the final.[4][5]

[edit] Honours

[edit] County

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Crozier names much-changed panel. BBC. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
  2. ^ Maloney, Seamus. "[http:// Diver the sole debutant for Oak Leafers]", The Irish News, 2006-01-05. Retrieved on 2008-06-06. 
  3. ^ Archer, Kenny. "Diver leaving no stone unturned", The Irish News, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-04-06. 
  4. ^ Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report. Derry GAA website. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
  5. ^ Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report. RTÉ. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.


v • d • e
Derry Senior Football Team
1 J. Deighan | 2 K. McGuckin (V. cap.) | 3 K. McCloy (Cap.) | 4  F. McEldowney  | 5 L. Hinphey  | 6 M. McBride | 7 M. McIver | 8 E. Muldoon | 9 J. Conway | 10 M. Lynch | 11 P. Murphy | 12 B.McGoldrick | 13 C. Gilligan | 14 P. Bradley 
15 | E. Bradley 
Subs: M. Friel for P. Murphy, | C. Devlin for E. Bradley | G. O’Kane for M. McBride | J. Diver for M. Lynch | J. Keenan for M. McIver
Manager: Paddy Crozier
(Team as of 30 March 2008 versus Galway)
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