Joe Diver

Joe Diver
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Midfield, half forward
Born Bellaghy, County Londonderry,
Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Occupation Marketing executive[1]
Club(s)
Years Club
?-Present Bellaghy
Club Titles
Derry titles ?
Ulster titles ?
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2006-Present Derry
Inter-county titles
NFL 1

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

For both club and county Diver usually plays in midfield. He has also played in the half forward line on occasion.[1]

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Football career

Inter-county

Diver struggled to make the panel of 24 players while a Derry Minor in 2000. Derry won that year's Ulster Minor Championship and Diver made a late substitute appearance in the All-Ireland Minor semi-final against Cork.[1] That game was shrouded in controversy, because a Cork player who was sent-off did not leave the field of play.[1] He didn't play Under 21 football with Derry as he was traveling in the United States.[1]

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

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

Club

In 2005 he won the Derry Championship with Bellaghy and helped the club reach the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship final,[1] but they were defeated by St. Gall's.

While in America, he helped the Derry club side win the 2003 New York Junior Football Championship.[1]

Honours

Inter-county

Club

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Archer, Kenny (2007). "Diver leaving no stone unturned". The Irish News. http://www.irishnews.com/championship/football/derry.html. Retrieved 6 April 2008. 
  2. ^ "Crozier names much-changed panel". BBC. 8 November 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/4417102.stm. Retrieved 1 April 2008. 
  3. ^ Maloney, Seamus (5 January 2006). "Diver the sole debutant for Oak Leafers". The Irish News. 
  4. ^ "Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report". Derry GAA website. http://www.derrygaa.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=630&Itemid=56. Retrieved 27 April 2008. 
  5. ^ "Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report". RTÉ. http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2008/0427/derrykerry.html. Retrieved 27 April 2008. 

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