Kevin Walsh (Gaelic footballer)

Kevin Walsh
Personal information
Irish name Caoimhín Breathnach
Sport Gaelic football
Position Midfield
Born Killanin, County Galway
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Club(s)
Years Club
1980s-2000s Killanin
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1990s-2000s Galway
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 5
All Irelands 2
NFL 0
All Stars 3

Kevin Walsh (born 1969 in Killanin, County Galway) is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player. He is the current manager of the Sligo senior football team.

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Playing career

An effective midfielder, Walsh enjoyed a successful playing career at club level with Killanin and at inter-county level with Galway. He was a key member of the latter team during the late 1990s and collected two All-Ireland titles and four Connacht titles during his career.[1] He also won an All-Ireland Minor Football Championship medal in 1986.

Coaching career

Club

In retirement from inter-county activity Walsh became involved in coaching. He had been in charge of the Aran Islands junior footballers in 2008.

Connacht

He was a selector with the Connacht inter-provincial team for a number of seasons.

Galway Ladies

Walsh was also involved with the Galway ladies footballers'

Sligo

He was appointed manager of the Sligo senior football team in November 2008.

He led Sligo from Division 4 to Division 2 of the National Football League in his first two years in charge winning the Division 4 and 3 titles in the process. He also lead Sligo to the Connacht Junior Football Championship & All-Ireland Junior Football Championship in 2010.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Galway GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. http://www.hoganstand.com/Galway/Profile.aspx. Retrieved 2010-04-09. 
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Tommy Jordan		 Sligo Senior Football Manager
2008-present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent

Teams

Galway - All-Ireland Minor Football Champions 1986 (5th title)

1 A. Brennan | 2 B. Silke | 3 F. McWalter | 4 G. Farrell | 5 P. Fallon | 6 A. Mulholland | 7 M. Tarpey | 8 J. Joyce | 9 K. Walsh | 10 T. Kilcommins | 11 F. O’Neill | 12 M. McDonagh | 13 T. Mannion | 14 P. Maher | 15 T. Finnerty |
Galway - All-Ireland Senior Football Champions 1998 (8th title)

1 M. McNamara | 2 T. Meehan | 3 G. Fahy | 4 T. Mannion | 5 R. Silke (c) | 6 J. Divilly | 7 S. Óg de Paor | 8 K. Walsh | 9 S. Ó Domhnaill | 10 M. Donnelan | 11 J. Fallon | 12 S. Walsh | 13 D. Savage | 14 P. Joyce | 15 N. Finnegan | Subs: P. Clancy for S. Walsh |
Manager: J. O'Mahony
Galway - All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Runners-up 2000

1 M. McNamara | 2 T. Meehan | 3 G. Fahey | 4 R. Fahey | 5 D. Meehan | 6 J. Divilly | 7 S. De Paor | 8 K. Walsh | 9 S. Ó Dómhnaill | 10 T. Joyce | 11 P. Joyce (c) | 12 M. Donnellan | 13 D. Savage | 14 P. Clancy | 15 N. Finnegan |
Manager: J. O'Mahony
Galway - All-Ireland Senior Football Champions 2001 (9th win)

1 A. Keane | 2 K. Fitzgerald | 3 G. Fahey (c) | 4 R. Fahey | 5 D. Meehan | 6 T. Mannion | 7 S. De Paor | 8 K. Walsh | 9 M. Donnellan | 10 P. Clancy | 11 J. Fallon | 12 J. Bergin | 13 D. Savage | 14 P. Joyce | 15 T. Joyce |
Subs Padraic Lally Michael Comer Tomás Meehan Michael Ó Callaráin Seán Ó Dóhnaill Alan Kerins Matthew Clancey Kieran Comer John Donnellan Manager: J. O'Mahony
1998 All Star Gaelic Football Team

1 M. McNamara | 2 B. Lacey | 3 S. M. Lockhart | 4 T. Mannion | 5 J. Finn | 6 G. Ryan | 7 S. De Paor | 8 J. McDermott | 9 K. Walsh |
10 M. DonnellanFOTY | 11 J. Fallon | 12 D. Earley | 13 K. O'Dwyer | 14 P. Joyce | 15 D. Browne
2001 All Star Gaelic Football Team

1 C. Sullivan | 2 K. Fitzgerald | 3 D. Fay | 4 C. Goggins | 5 D. Meehan | 6 F. Grehan | 7 S. De Paor | 8 K. Walsh | 9 R. O'Connell |
10 E. Kelly | 11 S. O'Neill | 12 M. DonnellanFOTY | 13 O. Murphy | 14 P. Joyce | 15 J. Crowley
2003 All Star Gaelic Football Team

1 F. Byron | 2 F. Bellew | 3 Cormac McAnallen | 4 J. Higgins | 5 C. Gormley | 6 T. Kelly | 7 P. Jordan | 8 K. Walsh | 9 S. Cavanagh |
10 B. Dooher | 11 B. McGuigan | 12 D. Browne | 13 S. McDonnellFOTY | 14 P. Canavan | 15 A. Sweeney
Sligo Senior Football Team Managers
  • P. J. Carroll (?–96)
  • M. Moran (1996–00)
  • P. Ford (2000–03)
  • J. Kearins (2003–04)
  • D. Corrigan (2004–06)
  • T. Breheny (2006–07)
  • T. Jordan (2007–08)
  • K. Walsh (2008)