Kieran McGeeney

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Kieran McGeeney
Personal information
Irish name	Ciarán Mac Géibheannaigh
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Centre half-back
Born	(1971-10-18) 18 October 1971 Mullaghbawn, County Armagh
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Nickname	Geezer
Occupation	Civil engineer
Club(s)
Years	Club
1980s-2000s	Mullaghbawn
Club Titles
Armagh titles	1 & 3 Dublin
Ulster titles	1 & 1 Leinster
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1992-2007	Armagh
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles	6
All Irelands	1
NFL	1
All Stars	3

Kieran 'Geezer' McGeeney (born 18 October 1971) is an Irish former Gaelic football player and manager, who most recently managed the Kildare senior football team from 2007 to 2013.^[1]

McGeeney played football with his local club Mullaghbawn Cúchullain's in Armagh and was formerly a member of the Na Fianna club in Dublin. He was a member of the Armagh senior football team from 1992 until 2007, captaining the county to the 2002 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, their first and only title.

Playing career

Club

Born at Mullaghbawn, County Armagh, McGeeney was a member of Mullaghbawn's 1995 Armagh Senior Football Championship and Ulster Senior Club Football Championship winning side.^[2] He later moved clubs to Na Fianna on the northside of Dublin. With them he won the 1999 Leinster Senior Club Football Championship as well as three Dublin Senior Football Championships.

Inter-county

McGeeney, since retired and locally nicknamed "Geezer", captained the much revered Armagh to a historic first and only All-Ireland title in 2002. He won three All Stars Awards (1999, 2000 and 2002) and six Ulster Senior Football Championship medals (1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006). He also received the 2002 Texaco Footballer of the Year award.

McGeeney retired from inter-county football in 2007 but returned to the game as the manager of the Kildare footballers later that year. He led the county to a Leinster final appearance in 2009. Kildare have reached the All- Ireland quarter finals in each year he has been manager and they also reached the All- Ireland semi final in 2010 where they narrowly lost to Down. In 2013, McGeeney managed the Kildare U21's to the Leinster title.

International rules

McGeeney represented Ireland on a number of occasions against Australia, captaining his country in the 2006 International Rules Series. He led the Irish team who faced Australia in the first test at Pearse Stadium and in the second test at Croke Park. He has currently made twelve appearances for his country, making his debut back in 1998.

Management

McGeeney managed the Kildare senior football team from 2007 until 2013.^[3]^[4] He was axed after losing a ballot by county delegates by one vote, 29 to 28 in September 2013.^[5]^[6] In October 2013, McGeeney joined the management team of the Armagh football team under Paul Grimley .^[7]

In November 2013, it was announced that McGeeney would be involved with the Tipperary hurling team for 2014 as a member of the back room team.^[8]

References

↑ "Bolton: McGeeney sacking 'disgraceful way to treat a manager'". Irish Examiner. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
↑ "Tributes flood in for inspirational Geezer", Paul McConville, The Irish News, September 15, 2007, p. 64
↑ "McGeeney takes over as Kildare manager". Breaking News. 3 October 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
↑ "Kildare call a halt to the reign of Kieran McGeeney as manager". Irish Times. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
↑ "End of the road as Kieran McGeeney loses Kildare ballot by one vote". The Score. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
↑ "Kildare players vent anger at the disposal of Kieran McGeeney as manager". RTE Sport. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
↑ "Kieran McGeeney comes full circle with return to Orchard". Irish Independent. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
↑ "Kieran McGeeney to join Tipperary hurling backroom team". The Score. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2014.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Jarlath Burns	Armagh Senior Football Captain 2000-2005	Succeeded by Paul McGrane
Preceded by John Crofton	Kildare Senior Football Manager 2007-2013	Succeeded by Incumbent
Achievements
Preceded by Gary Fahey (Galway)	All-Ireland Senior Football winning captain 2002	Succeeded by Peter Canavan (Tyrone)
Awards
Preceded by Michael Donnellan (Galway)	Vodafone Footballer of the Year 2002	Succeeded by Steven McDonnell (Armagh)
Preceded by Padraig Joyce (Galway)	Texaco Footballer of the Year 2002	Succeeded by Peter Canavan (Tyrone)
Preceded by Padraig Joyce (Galway)	Gaelic Players' Association Footballer of the Year 2002	Succeeded by Steven McDonnell (Armagh)

Armagh Football Squads

Armagh – 2002 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (1st title)

1 B. Tierney
2 E. McNulty
3 J. McNulty
4 F. Bellew
5 A. O'Rourke
6 K. McGeeney (c)
7 A. McCann
8 J. Toal
9 P. McGrane
10 P. McKeever
11 J. McEntee
12 O. McConville
13 S. McDonnell
14 R. Clarke
15 D. Marsden

Subs used: B. O'Hagan for J. McEntee; T. McEntee for P. McKeever

Subs not used: P. Hearty; K. Hughes; C. O'Rourke; P. Loughran; J. Donalson; B. Duffy; G. Reid; P. McCormack; S. Maxwell; P. Duffy; C. O'Neill; K. McElvanna; S. Smyth

Manager: J. Kernan

v t e Armagh – 2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up

1 P. Hearty 2 F. Bellew 3 E. McNulty 4 A. Mallon 5 A. O'Rourke 6 K. McGeeney 7 A. McCann 8 P. Loughran 9 P. McGrane 10 R. Clarke 11 J. McEntee 12 O. McConville 13 S. McDonnell 14 D. Marsden 15 T. McEntee Subs used P. McKeever for D. Marsden K. Hughes for A. Mallon D. Marsden for A. Mallon B. O'Hagan for J. McEntee Manager J. Kernan

v t e Armagh – 2005 National Football League Champions (1st title)

1 P. Hearty 2 A. Mallon 3 F. Bellew 4 P. McCormack 5 A. Kernan 6 K. McGeeney 7 C. McKeever 8 J. Toal 9 P. McGrane 10 M. O'Rourke 11 J. McEntee 12 O. McConville 13 S. McDonnell 14 R. Clarke 15 B. Mallon Subs used P. McKeever A. McCann J. McNulty P. Loughran A. O'Rourke Manager J. Kernan

Ireland International Rules Football Squads

2001 Ireland international football team – International Rules Series

Subs: C. McManus; P. Joyce; B. J. O'Sullivan; E. O'Hara; J. Crowley; F. Grehan; C. McAnallen; C. Goggins; M. F. Russell; D. McCabe; N. Buckley; C. Whelan

Coach: B. McEniff

Selectors: J. O'Keeffe; P. Clarke

2002 Ireland international football team – International Rules Series

Subs: R. Cosgrove; J. Bergin; E. Kelly; E. O'Hara; D. Meehan; C. Holmes; D. Savage; T. Ó Sé; P. Burke; A. Rainbow; P. McGrane; P. Barden

Stand-by players: S. Cluxton; J. Gill; N. Walsh; D. Magee; R. Clarke

Coach: J. O'Keeffe

Selectors: M. Carney; P. McGinnity; M. Connor

v t e Ireland international rules football team - captains

1998 - 1999: McDermott 2000: Giles 2001: Tohill 2002: Moynihan 2003: Canty 2004 - 2005: Joyce 2006: McGeeney 2008: Cavanagh 2010: McDonnell 2011: Cluxton 2013: Murphy

Awards

v t e 1999 Irish News Ulster GAA All-Stars

1 B. Tierney 2 E. McNulty 3 S. M. Lockhart 4 J. McNulty 5 K. Hughes 6 K. McGeeney 7 A. McCann 8 A. Tohill 9 B. Burns 10 P. McKeever 11 S. Mulholland 12 B. Dooher 13 M. Linden 14 D. Marsden 15 O. McConville

v t e 2000 Irish News Ulster GAA All-Stars

1 S. McGreevy 2 E. McNulty 3 P. McGuinness 4 J. McNulty 5 K. Hughes 6 K. McGeeney 7 P. McFlynn 8 A. Tohill 9 J. McEntee 10 C. O'Rourke 11 R. Gallagher 12 P. McGrane 13 S. McDonnell 14 E. Muldoon 15 K. Brady

v t e 2002 Irish News Ulster GAA All-Stars

1 S. McGreevey 2 E. McNulty 3 C. Lawn 4 F. Bellew 5 R. Sweeney 6 K. McGeeney 7 K. Cassidy 8 J. Gildea 9 P. McGrane 10 C. Toye 11 M. Hegarty 12 O. McConville 13 A. Sweeney 14 B. Devenney 15 Peter Canavan

v t e 2005 Irish News Ulster GAA All-Stars

1 P. Hearty 2 R. McMenamin 3 K. McCloy 4 A. Mallon 5 A. Kernan 6 K. McGeeney 7 P. Jordan 8 S. Cavanagh 9 P. McGrane 10 B. Dooher 11 T. Freeman 12 S. O'Neill 13 S. McDonnell 14 R. Clarke 15 P. Bradley

v t e 2006 Irish News Ulster GAA All-Stars

1 P. Hearty 2 K. Lacey 3 B. Owens 4 F. Bellew 5 A. Kernan 6 B. Monaghan 7 B. Dunnion 8 P. McGrane 9 K. McGeeney 10 M. Little 11 E. Bradley 12 R. Kavanagh 13 S. McDonnell 14 R. Clarke 15 P. Bradley

v t e Irish News Ulster All Stars Team of the Decade (1995–2004)

1 M. McVeigh 2 K. McKeever 3 T. Scullion 4 S. M. Lockhart 5 D. Diver 6 K. McGeeney 7 P. McFlynn 8 A. Tohill 9 S. Cavanagh 10 B. Dooher 11 G. Blaney 12 O. McConville 13 M. Linden 14 P. Canavan 15 S. McDonnell

v t e 1999 All Star Gaelic Football Team

1 K. O'Dwyer 2 M. O'Reilly 3 D. Fay 4 A. Lynch 5 C. O'Sullivan 6 K. McGeeney 7 P. Reynolds 8 J. McDermott 9 C. Whelan 10 D. Marsden 11 T. Giles^FOTY 12 J. Horan 13 P. Clifford 14 G. Geraghty 15 O. Murphy

v t e 2000 All Star Gaelic Football Team

1 D. O'Keeffe 2 K. McKeever 3 S. Moynihan 4 M. McCarthy 5 D. Meehan 6 K. McGeeney 7 A. Rainbow 8 A. Tohill 9 D. Ó Sé 10 M. Donnellan 11 L. Hassett 12 O. McConville 13 M. F. Russell 14 P. Joyce 15 D. Savage

v t e 2002 All Star Gaelic Football Team

1 S. Cluxton 2 E. McNulty 3 P. Christie 4 A. Lynch 5 A. O'Rourke 6 K. McGeeney^FOTY 7 K. Cassidy 8 D. Ó Sé 9 P. McGrane 10 S. McDonnell 11 E. O'Hara 12 O. McConville 13 P. Canavan 14 R. Cosgrove 15 C. Cooper

v t e All Stars Footballer of the Year

1995: Canavan 1996: Giles 1997: Fitzgerald 1998: Donnellan 1999: Giles 2000: Moynihan 2001: Joyce 2002: McGeeney 2003: McDonnell 2004: T. Ó Sé 2005: O'Neill 2006: Donaghy 2007: M. Ó Sé 2008: Cavanagh 2009: Galvin 2010: B. Brogan 2011: A. Brogan 2012: Lacey 2013: MacAuley

Texaco Footballer of the Year

v t e Kildare senior football team – managers

É. O'Donoghue (?–85) J. Courtney (1985–87) P. Fitzgerald (1987–90) M. O'Dwyer (1990–94) D. Earley (1994–97) M. O'Dwyer (1997–02) P. Nolan (2002–05) J. Crofton (2005–07) K. McGeeney (2007–13) J. Ryan (2013–present)

Persondata
Name	McGeeney, Kieran
Alternative names	Geezer
Short description	Gaelic footballer with Armagh, Na Fianna and Ireland
Date of birth	18 October 1971
Place of birth	Mullaghbawn, South Armagh
Date of death
Place of death

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