Personal information | |||
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Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Midfield | ||
Born | County Down, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
Nickname | Big Dan | ||
Occupation | P.E Teacher | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Loughinisland | |||
Club titles | |||
Down titles | 2 | ||
Ulster titles | 0 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2002 – present | Down | 41 (2-20) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Ulster titles | 0 | ||
All Stars | 0 |
Dan Gordon is a Gaelic footballer from County Down. He plays for the Down senior inter-county football team and with his local club Loughinisland. He briefly retired from the Down team in 2010 but returned at the start of the 2010 season. [1] Dan made his first championship start in 2002 where Down played Donegal.
He started at full back in the 2010 All-Ireland Football Final where Down were defeated 0-15 to 0-16 by Cork. [2]
Winner
Runner Up
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