John Leonard (Gaelic footballer)

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John Leonard
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Loinín
Sport Gaelic football
Position Goalkeeper
Born (1976-10-20) 20 October 1976 (age 45)
Malahide, County Dublin
Club(s)
YearsClub
1995 – Present
St Sylvester's
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1997 – Present
Dublin
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1

John Leonard (born 20 October 1976 in Dublin, Ireland) is a Gaelic footballer from Dublin.

As a child he played for Na Phiarsaigh in Baldoyle and later for St Sylvester's, where he remains. In his early 20s he was also called up and played for the Dublin junior football team, until it was suspended after a violent on-pitch brawl.[ citation needed ] He was previously the reserve goalkeeper for the Dublin senior football team. Leonard was on Dublin's winning team for the 2008 O'Byrne Cup winning team which defeated Longford in the final. [1]

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