Kevin Reilly (Gaelic footballer)

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Kevin Reilly
Personal information
Irish name Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh
Sport Gaelic football
Position Full Back
Born (1986-02-22) 22 February 1986 (age 37)
Navan, Republic of Ireland
Height 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Club(s)
YearsClub
2003-2016
Navan O'Mahonys
Club titles
Meath titles 4
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2005-2015
Meath
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1

Kevin Reilly (born 22 February 1986) is an Irish Gaelic footballer. He played at senior level for the Meath county team from 2005 to 2015. [1]

Reilly played in a variety of positions for Meath, appearing in midfield and half-forward in the 2009 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-Final defeat to Kerry. His most frequent position was at full-back, where he played during the 2010 Leinster Senior Football Championship Final, which resulted in a victory over Louth. In 2006,2008,2010 and 2011, Reilly was part of the [[Ireland international rules football team|Ireland].He is in the top ten most capped players. In 2008 and 2011 the team that won the 2011 International Rules Series against Australia by 130 to 65. [2] [3] In 2013, he was appointed Meath captain by Mick O'Dowd. With his club Navan O'Mahony's, he has won three Meath senior titles. Reilly announced his retirement from inter-county football in 2015 due to injury at just 29. He has won 4 Meath Senior football championships with Navan O’Mahonys 2 Sigerson Cups, 2006 and 2010 1 Hogan Cup All Ireland Schools 2004 1 Leinster SFC 2010 In December 2019, he was named as a Meath under-20 county team selector under the management of Ger Robinson. [4] In 2021, he guided Trim to a Meath Intermediate Football championship, Leinster football championship and were All Ireland finalists.

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References

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  4. "Robinson appointed u-20 boss". Meath Chronicle . 13 December 2019.
Preceded by Meath Senior Football Captain
2013-present
Succeeded by
incumbent