Alan Keane (Gaelic footballer)

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Alan Keane
Personal information
Irish name Alan Ó Cathain
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Goalkeeper
Born Galway, Ireland
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Occupation Garda
Club(s)
YearsClub
Killererin
Club titles
Galway titles 4
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2001–2006
Galway
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 3
All-Irelands 1

Alan Keane is an inter-county Gaelic football goalkeeper for Galway. He has battled with Brian O'Donoghue for the position of first choice goalkeeper. [1] [2]

Playing career

He made his debut for Galway in 2001 and has won 3 Connacht Senior Football Championship medals and 1 All-Ireland. He was called into the playing squad with no former inter-county experience at under age. He has also won Galway senior medals with his club and represented Connacht in the railway cup.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "BANK OF IRELAND CONNACHT SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMI-FINAL". Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  2. "Westmeath battle past Galway" . Retrieved 6 April 2008.[ dead link ]