Kevin McGuckin
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| Kevin McGuckin | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | |
| Irish Name | Caoimhín Mag Eocháin | |
| Place of birth | County Londonderry , Northern Ireland |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |
| Nickname(s) | Slith | |
| Occupation | Accountant | |
| Club information | ||
| Club | Ballinderry | |
| Position | Full-back | |
| Club(s)* | ||
| Club | Years | Apps (scores) |
| Ballinderry | ?-Present | ? |
| Club Titles | ||
| Derry Titles | 3 | |
| Ulster Titles | 1 | |
| All-Ireland | 1 | |
| Inter-County | ||
| County | Derry | |
| Position | Right-corner back | |
| Inter-County(ies)** | ||
| County | Years | Apps (scores) |
| Derry | 2002-Present | ? |
| NFL | 1 | |
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* club appearances and scores |
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Kevin McGuckin (Irish: Caoimhín Mag Eocháin) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Derry, with whom he has won the National League. He plays his club football for Ballinderry Shamrocks. McGuckin and Ballinderry collected their first All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship's in the 2001/2002 season. McGuckin was the captain of the Derry team for 2007 and is currently the vice-captain. He is regarded as one of the best defenders in Ireland.[1]
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[edit] Football career
[edit] Inter-county
McGuckin made his Championship debut against Longford.[2] He was named Derry captain for 2007, but missed most of the season after breaking his leg in a National League against Louth in April of that year.[1] He returned to come on as a substitute against Laois and started against Dublin in the All-Ireland quarter-final.
He had instumental in the 2008 National League, which Derry won, defeating Kerry in the final.[3][4]
[edit] Province
McGuckin has been selected to play for Ulster before and was part of the team that finished runners-up to Leinster in the 2005 Railway Cup final.[5]
[edit] Honours
[edit] Inter-county
- National Football League - Winner (1): 2008
- Dr. McKenna Cup - Runner up: 2008, more?
[edit] Club
- All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship - Winner (1): 2002
- Ulster Senior Club Football Championship - Winner (1): 2001
- Ulster Senior Club Football Championship - Runner up: 2006
- Derry Senior Football Championship - Winner (3):2001, 2002, 2006
- Derry Senior Football Championship - Runner up: 1999?, 2000?, 2003
- Ulster Senior Club Football League - Winner: 2008
- Derry Senior Football League - Winner (3): 2005, 2006, 2007
- Numerous underage awards
[edit] Province
- Railway Cup - Runner up: 2005
[edit] Individual
- Derry Senior football captain: 2007
Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Kevin's pain is felt by Derry", The Belfast Telegraph, 2007-04-11. Retrieved on 2008-04-04.
- ^ McGeary, Micheal. "GAA: Straining at Laois", The Belfast Telegraph, 2005-07-31. Retrieved on 2008-04-04.
- ^ Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report. BBC. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- ^ Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report - Derry GAA website. Derry GAA website. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- ^ Campbell, John. "Kevin's hoping for end-of-year bonus", The Belfast Telegraph, 2005-12-17. Retrieved on 2008-04-04.
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| Preceded by Johnny McBride |
Derry senior football captain 2007 |
Succeeded by Kevin McCloy |
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