Donie Buckley (born 19?? in Castleisland, County Kerry) is a retired Irish Gaelic footballer and current coach. He played Gaelic football with his local club Castleisland Desmonds but never with Kerry intercounty team.
Buckley scored a last-minute goal in The All Ireland Club Final in 1985 to help Castleisland Desmonds win The All Ireland Club Final.
Soon after retiring from playing he because involved in coaching. His coaching career began in Clare where he led Milltown/Malbay in 1990 and Faughs in 1994 to County Championships. He then served as joint manager of the Clare senior team in 2006.
He then moved on to Galway club Moycullen, whom he led to an All Ireland Intermediate title in 2008.
He then served as selector with Mickey Ned O'Sullivan in Limerick for five years prior to joining the Kerry senior setup in 2011. He stepped down from his role with Kerry before the start of the 2012 Championship.
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Castleisland Desmonds – 1985 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Champions (1st title) |
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- 1 C. Nelligan
- 2 D. Ó Ciarubháin
- 3 B. Lyons (c)
- 4 W. King
- 5 D. Lyons
- 6 M. J. Kearney
- 7 P. O'Callaghan
- 8 M. O'Connor
- 9 D. Hanafin
- 10 W. O'Connor
- 11 C. Kearney
- 12 D. Lyne
- 13 J. O'Connor
- 14 D. Buckley
- 15 P. Horan
- Subs used
- M. Downey for J. O'Connor
- J. Lyons for D. Lyne
- Manager
- D. Geaney
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Castleisland Desmonds – 1986 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship runners-up |
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- 1 C. Nelligan
- 2 D. Ó Ciarubháin
- 3 B. Lyons
- 4 W. King (c)
- 5 J. O'Connor
- 6 M. J. Kearney
- 7 P. O'Callaghan
- 8 M. O'Connor
- 9 D. Hanafin
- 10 W. O'Connor
- 11 C. Kearney
- 12 D. Lyne
- 13 P. Horan
- 14 D. Buckley
- 15 J. Lordan
- Subs used
- M. Downey for P. Horan
- Manager
- D. Geaney
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- J. Maughan (1990–94)
- J. O'Keeffe (1994–98)
- T. Curtin (1998–00)
- P. Begley (2000–02)
- J. Kennedy (2002–05)
- D. Buckley - M. Brennan (2005–06)
- P. Ó Sé (2006–07)
- F. Doherty (2007–09)
- M. McDermott (2009–12)
- M. O'Dwyer (2012–13)
- C. Collins (2013–present)
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