Michael Maguire (Gaelic footballer)

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Michael Maguire
Personal information
Irish name Mícheál Mag Uidhir
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Goalkeeper
Born (1965-08-23) 23 August 1965 (age 56)
Castlehaven, County Cork, Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Occupation Builder
Club(s)
YearsClub
Castlehaven
Club titles
Cork titles 2
Munster titles 3
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1984-1998
Cork 2 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 19:20, 3 January 2013.

Michael Maguire (born 23 August 1965) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played as a goalkeeper for the Cork senior team.

Maguire joined the team during the 1984 championship and was a regular sub goalkeeper until his retirement after the 1998 championship. During that time he won two All-Ireland medals as a non-playing substitute.

At club level Maguire is a three-time Munster medalist with Castlehaven. In addition to this he has also won two county club championship medals. [1]

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References

  1. "Senior Football (Club)". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 3 January 2012.