Kevin Foley (Gaelic footballer)

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Kevin Foley
Personal information
Irish name Caoimhín Ó Foghlú
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right wing-back
Born (1960-01-09) 9 January 1960 (age 61)
Trim, County Meath, Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Occupation Veterinary surgeon
Club(s)
YearsClub
Trim
Club titles
Meath titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1986–1993
Meath 29 (1-00)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 5
All-Irelands 2
NFL 2

Kevin Foley (born 9 January 1960) is an Irish Gaelic football manager, selector and former player. His league and championship career at senior level with the Meath county team spanned eight seasons from 1986 to 1993. [1]

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Born in Trim, County Meath, Foley was raised in a family with a strong affinity for Gaelic football. He played competitive Gaelic football during his schooldays at Trim CBS and St. Patrick's Classical School in Navan. However, he favored soccer during his studies at University College Dublin. By this stage, Foley played club football with Trim, having begun his club career at juvenile and underage levels. He won a county junior championship medal in 1978.

In spite of never having played in the minor, under-21 or junior grades with Meath, Foley was added to the senior panel for the 1986 championship. Over the course of the next seven years, he won two All-Ireland medals as part of a two-in-a-row in 1987 and 1988. Foley also won five Leinster medals and two National Football League medals.

As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team in 1988 Foley won his sole Railway Cup medal.

In retirement from playing Foley became involved in team management and coaching. He was manager of the Clonard team that won their first county junior championship title in forty years in 2011. Foley also served as a selector with the Meath minor team. [2]

Career statistics

TeamSeason Leinster All-Ireland Total
AppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Meath 198600-0000-0000-00
198730-0020-0050-00
198810-0020-0030-00
198930-0000-0030-00
199030-0020-0050-00
199181-0020-00101-00
199210-0000-0010-00
199320-0000-0020-00
Total211-0080-00291-00

Honours

Player

Meath
Leinster

Manager

Clonard

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References

  1. "Kevin Foley". Hogan Stand. 16 August 1991. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  2. "Where are they now?". Hogan Stand. 18 March 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2017.