Shane Carr

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Shane Carr
Personal information
Irish name Seaghán Mac Giolla Chathair
Sport Gaelic football
Position Back
Club(s)
YearsClub
199?–201?
Four Masters
Club titles
Donegal titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1998–2006
Donegal

Shane Carr is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as a defender for Four Masters and the Donegal county team.

His inter-county debut came in a game against Antrim in 1998. [1] He was part of the panel during 1998 and 1999. [1] He came back in 2001. [1] From 2001 he was part of the team until retiring in the spring of 2006. [1] According to the Sunday Independent , Carr left the panel when Eamon McGee moved ahead of him on the substitutes bench despite McGee's poor discipline and lack of dedication. [2]

Carr started the first game of Brian McEniff's last spell as Donegal manager, a league defeat to Galway in Tuam in February 2003. [3]

He played in the 2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final against Armagh. [4]

Carr won the Donegal Senior Football Championship with his club in 2003. He scored three points in the final against Termon. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Nulty, Chris (22 July 2011). "1992–2011: The best XV not to win Ulster…". Donegal News . Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  2. Crowe, Dermot (25 February 2007). "Former wild child wants football's natural high". Sunday Independent . Retrieved 25 February 2007.
  3. Duggan, Keith (3 February 2003). "Meehan adds spark to Galway attack". The Irish Times .
  4. "Armagh's double still alive". Irish Independent . 1 September 2003.
  5. "DONEGAL SFC FINAL: Masters marvels". Irish Independent . 13 October 2003. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2003.