Kevin McGuckin

Kevin McGuckin
Personal information
Irish name Caoimhín Mag Eocháin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right-corner back
Born 21 February 1981 (1981-02-21) (age 31)
Ballinderry, County Londonderry,
Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Nickname Slith
Occupation Chartered Accountant[1]
Club(s)
Years Club
?-Present Ballinderry
Club Titles
Derry titles 4
Ulster titles 1
All-Ireland Titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2002[1]-Present Derry
Inter-county titles
NFL 1

Kevin "Slith" McGuckin (Irish: Caoimhín Mag Eocháin; born 21 February 1981[1]) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Derry, with whom he has won a National League title. McGuckin was captain of the Derry team for 2007 and is currently the vice-captain. He is regarded as one of the best defenders in Ireland.[2]

McGuckin plays his club football for Ballinderry Shamrocks. He was part of the Ballinderry team that won the 2002 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship, and he has also won four Derry Championships and an Ulster Senior Club Football Championship with the club.

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Football career

Inter-county

McGuckin made his Championship debut against Donegal in the 2002 Ulster Championship semi-final.[3] He was named Derry captain for 2007,[1] but missed most of the season after breaking his leg in a National League against Louth in April of that year.[2] He returned to come on as a substitute against Laois and started against Dublin in the All-Ireland quarter-final.

He was instrumental in the 2008 National League, which Derry won, defeating Kerry in the final.[4][5] McGuckin and Derry also reached the National League final in 2009, but were defeated by Kerry.[6]

Club

McGuckin won his first Derry Senior Football Championship in 2001 and Ballinderry went on to win that year's Ulster Senior Club Football Championship, and the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship the following March. He has won further Derry Championship medals with the club in 2002,[1] 2006[1] and 2008.

Province

McGuckin has been selected to play for Ulster and won a Railway Cup medal with the province[1] in 2004.[3] He was also part of the team that finished runners-up to Leinster in the 2005 Railway Cup final.[7]

Honours

Inter-county

Club

Province

Individual

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Derry player profiles 2008". Official Derry GAA website. Early 2008. http://www.derrygaa.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=666&Itemid=184. Retrieved 3 January 2009. 
  2. ^ a b "Kevin's pain is felt by Derry". The Belfast Telegraph. 11 April 2007. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/gaa/article2439781.ece. Retrieved 4 April 2008. 
  3. ^ a b "Interview with Ulster Bank". Ulster Bank GAA website. 2008. http://www.gaa.ulsterbank.com/interview-kmcguickin.html. Retrieved 3 January 2009. 
  4. ^ "Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report". RTÉ Online. http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2008/0427/derrykerry.html. Retrieved 27 April 2008. 
  5. ^ "Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report - Derry GAA website". Derry GAA website. http://www.derrygaa.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=630&Itemid=56. Retrieved 27 April 2008. 
  6. ^ Heaney, Paddy (27 April 2009). "No substitute to winning for the Kingdom". The Irish News: p. 62. 
  7. ^ Campbell, John (17 December 2005). "Kevin's hoping for end-of-year bonus". The Belfast Telegraph. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/imported/article963423.ece. Retrieved 4 April 2008. 
  8. ^ "Derry line-ups 2005". Derry GAA website. http://derry.gaa.ie/Football/team_news.htm. Retrieved 2 April 2008. 

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Gaelic games
Preceded by
Johnny McBride		 Derry senior
football captain
2007		 Succeeded by
Kevin McCloy