Joe Diver

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Joe Diver
Personal information
Irish name Seosamh Ó Duibhir
Sport Gaelic football
Position Midfield
Born Bellaghy, County Londonderry,
Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Occupation Marketing executive [1]
Club(s)
YearsClub
Bellaghy
Club titles
Derry titles 3
Ulster titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2006–
Derry
Inter-county titles
All-Irelands 1
NFL 1
All Stars 1

Joe Diver is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Derry county team, with whom he has won a National League title. Diver plays his club football for Bellaghy Wolfe Tones, and won the Derry Senior Football Championship with the club.

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For both club and county Diver usually plays in midfield. He has also played in the half forward line on occasion. [1]

Playing career

Inter-county

In 2000, when Derry won the Ulster Minor Championship, Diver made a late substitute appearance in the All-Ireland Minor semi-final against Cork. [1] That game was shrouded in controversy, because a Cork player who was sent-off did not leave the field of play. [1] Diver did not play Under 21 football with Derry as he was traveling in the United States. [1]

Diver was first called up to the Derry Senior football panel in November 2005 for the 2006 season by Paddy Crozier. [2] He made his competitive Derry debut on 8 January 2006 against Monaghan in that year's Dr McKenna Cup. [3] His Championship debut came that year in a six-point victory over Tyrone at the age of 24. [1]

He was part of the Derry team that won the 2008 National League where Derry beat Kerry in the final. [4] [5]

Diver played at midfield on the Derry team that reached the 2011 Ulster Senior championship final, and was made Vice Captain of Derry for 2012 season.[ citation needed ]

Club

In 2005 he won the Derry Championship with Bellaghy and helped the club reach the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship final, [1] in which they were defeated by St. Gall's.

While in America, he helped the Derry club side win the 2003 New York Junior Football Championship. [1]

Honours

Inter-county

Club

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Archer, Kenny (2007). "Diver leaving no stone unturned". The Irish News . Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  2. "Crozier names much-changed panel". BBC . 8 November 2005. Retrieved 1 April 2008.
  3. Maloney, Seamus (5 January 2006). "Diver the sole debutant for Oak Leafers". The Irish News .
  4. "Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report". Derry GAA website. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
  5. "Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 30 April 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2008.