Ciarán Murray
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Centre Half Back | ||
| Born | County Monaghan, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Physiotherapist | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| St. Tighernach's GAA | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1982-1990 | Monaghan | 55 | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Ciarán Murray is a former Gaelic football player for Monaghan.[1][2]
Playing career
Murray helped Monaghan to victory in the 1984–85 National Football League Final defeating Armagh. He collected two Ulster Senior Football Championship medals in 1985, beating Derry and again in 1988, defeating Tyrone in Clones. He claimed an All-Star Award for his efforts in 1985. He played for Ireland in the 1986 and 1987 International Rules series against Australia. In 1991, he retired from football due to persistent knee injuries. Murray acted as physio to the Republic of Ireland national football team in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and was famously seen on TV embracing Mick McCarthy following Robbie Keane's late, late equaliser against Germany.[3][4][5]
References
- ↑ GAA Info
- ↑ Hogan Stand Magazine All-Star makes his World Cup debut! 29 November 2002
- ↑ International Rules - Series 2 - 1986 – Australia
- ↑ International Rules - Series 2 - 1986 – Australia
- ↑ Hogan Stand Magazine. "All-Star makes his World Cup debut!" 29 November 2002.
| ||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, April 17, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.