Kevin McManamon

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Kevin Phelim Roy McManamon
Personal information
Irish name Caoimhín Mac Meanman
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left corner forward
Born (1986-12-09) 9 December 1986 (age 37)
Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Occupation Sports psychologist [1]
Club(s)
YearsClub
2004–
 St Jude's
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2010–2021
 Dublin 25 (4–21)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 10
All-Irelands 8
NFL 5

Kevin McManamon (born 9 December 1986) is a Gaelic footballer from Dublin who plays for the St Jude's club and was a senior member of the Dublin county team since 2010. He retired in December 2021. [2]

McManamon made his senior debut in O'Byrne Cup against Wexford. [3] In 2010 during the league he was selected as one of the top young players as well being part of the Under 21 Dublin team that won the All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship. [4]

In the 2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, McManamon played a significant role in the semi-final and final. In the semi-final against Donegal, he came as a substitute with 20 minutes left in the match and scored a vital point. [5]

In the final, he also came on with 20 minutes to go and scored a goal to reduce the margin between the teams at the time from 4 points to a single point. Dublin went on to win the match by a single point and the Irish Independent named him as their man of the match. [6] [7]

As his career begun to wind down, Kevin developed a strong interest in Sports Psychology and has worked with such organisations as the winning Templeogue Basketball team and the Irish Amateur Boxing Team.[ citation needed ]

On December 1, 2021, in a statement released by Dublin GAA, [8] McManamon announced his immediate retirement from inter-county Football.

Honours

Dublin

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References

  1. ↑ "How Kevin McManamon is confronting sporting inactivity". RTÉ Sport . 23 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "'Proud' Dublin legend Kevin McManamon calls time on glittering county career that helped change course of GAA history". independent. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Dublin ease past Wexford to spark new hope". Irish Independent . Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Dublin 1-12 Kerry 1-10". RTÉ Sport. 7 February 2010. Archived from the original on 10 February 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Dubs hurdle defensive wall to earn long-awaited shot at Sam". Irish Independent . 29 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "The game at a glance". Irish Independent . 19 September 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "McManamon ready to carry 'supersub' burden for Dublin". Irish Independent. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "Kevin McManamon Statement: Inter-County Retirement". Dublin GAA. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
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