Kevin McGuckin

Kevin McGuckin
Personal information
Irish name Caoimhín Mag Eocháin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Defender
Born (1981-02-21) 21 February 1981
Ballinderry, County Londonderry,
Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Nickname Slith
Occupation Chartered Accountant[1]
Club(s)
Years Club
Ballinderry Shamrocks
Club titles
Derry titles 6
Ulster titles 1
All-Ireland Titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2002[1]-2012 Derry
Inter-county titles
NFL 1

Kevin "Slith" McGuckin (Irish: Caoimhín Mag Eocháin; born 21 February 1981[1]) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Derry, with whom he has won a National League title. McGuckin was captain of the Derry team for 2007 and is currently the vice-captain. He is regarded as one of the best defenders in Ireland.[2]

McGuckin plays his club football for Ballinderry Shamrocks. He was part of the Ballinderry team that won the 2002 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship, and he has also won four Derry Championships and an Ulster Senior Club Football Championship with the club.

Football career

Inter-county

McGuckin (right) in action against Kerry's Tommy Walsh in the 2009 National League final

McGuckin made his Championship debut against Donegal in the 2002 Ulster Championship semi-final.[3] He was named Derry captain for 2007,[1] but missed most of the season after breaking his leg in a National League against Louth in April of that year.[2] He returned to come on as a substitute against Laois and started against Dublin in the All-Ireland quarter-final.

He was instrumental in the 2008 National League, which Derry won, defeating Kerry in the final.[4][5] McGuckin and Derry also reached the National League final in 2009, but were defeated by Kerry.[6]

Club

McGuckin lead Ballinderry Shamrocks to victory in October 2011 when he captained the side to their 11th County Derry title.

McGuckin won his first Derry Senior Football Championship in 2001 and Ballinderry went on to win that year's Ulster Senior Club Football Championship, and the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship the following March. He has won further Derry Championship medals with the club in 2002,[1] 2006,[1] 2008 and 2012.

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Province

McGuckin has been selected to play for Ulster and won a Railway Cup medal with the province[1] in 2004.[3] He was also part of the team that finished runners-up to Leinster in the 2005 Railway Cup final.[7]

Honours

Inter-county

Club

Province

Individual

Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Derry player profiles 2008". Official Derry GAA website. 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Kevin's pain is felt by Derry". The Belfast Telegraph. 11 April 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2008.
  3. 1 2 "Interview with Ulster Bank". Ulster Bank GAA website. 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
  4. ↑ "Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report". RTÉ Online. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
  5. ↑ "Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report - Derry GAA website". Derry GAA website. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
  6. ↑ Heaney, Paddy (27 April 2009). "No substitute to winning for the Kingdom". The Irish News. p. 62.
  7. ↑ Campbell, John (17 December 2005). "Kevin's hoping for end-of-year bonus". The Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 4 April 2008.
  8. ↑ "Derry line-ups 2005". Derry GAA website. Retrieved 2 April 2008.

External links

Gaelic games
Preceded by
Johnny McBride		 Derry senior
football captain
2007 		Succeeded by
Kevin McCloy
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