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Kevin McElvanna is an Irish Gaelic footballer from the small club of Madden south-west of Armagh city. He played at senior level for the Armagh county team from 2001 to 2006 as a defender. [1]
McElvanna attended Queen's University Belfast. He won a Sigerson Cup in 2000 [2] and received a Full Blue award for his football achievements. [3] He also captained Armagh's U21 team to an Ulster Under-21 Football Championship. McElvanna was selected for the Armagh senior panel in 2001. In his six years as a panel member,he won four Ulster Senior Football Championship medals and one All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medal. Although he wasn't always in the Armagh first team, [4] McElvanna played an important role in games such as the 2004 Ulster semi-final. [5]