Gareth Johnson (hurler)

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Gareth Johnson
Personal information
Sport Dual player
Football Position: Left Half-Forward
Hurling Position: Full Forward
Born County Down, Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Nickname Magic
Club(s)
YearsClub
1999-present
Ballygalget
Club titles
Down titles 7
Ulster titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2003-2017Present
2007-2009
Down'
Down
Inter-county titles
 FootballHurling
Ulster Titles 0 2
All-Ireland Titles 0 0
League titles 0 1
All-Stars 0 0

Gareth Johnson (born in Ballygalget, County Down) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Ballygalget and football for Loughinisland and has been a member of the Down senior inter-county hurling and football teams. Johnson scored an injury-time goal in the 2013 Christy Ring Cup final to win it for Down for the first time in a 3-16 to 2-17 victory against Kerry.

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