Conleith "Deets" Gilligan (born 17 December 1979)[1] is a Gaelic footballer who played for the Derry county team, with whom he won two National League titles.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Conláed Mac Giollagáin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right corner forward | ||
| Born |
17 December 1979 Derry, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Nickname | Deets | ||
| Occupation | Business Development Manager[1] | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1996– | Ballinderry Shamrocks | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Derry titles | 7 | ||
| Ulster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1999–2012[2] | Derry | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| NFL | 2 | ||
Gilligan plays his club football for Ballinderry Shamrocks. He was instrumental in helping Ballinderry win 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.
Gilligan usually plays as a playmaker in the forward line and his vision and ability to pick out pin-point passes is well renowned.[3]
Playing career edit
Inter-county edit
Gilligan was a late addition to the Derry panel that won the 2000 National League. He joined the panel after the NFL final against Meath, which finished a draw[4] and came on as a substitute in the final replay.[5]
He was instrumental in the 2008 National League, which Derry won, defeating Kerry in the final.[6][7]
He announced his retirement from inter-county football in November 2012.[8]
Club edit
Gilligan won his first Derry Senior Football Championship in 2001[1] 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.[1] He has won further Derry Championship medals with the club in 2002,[1] 2006[1] (as captain) and 2008. He has also won seven Derry Senior League medals with the club (1995, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008).[citation needed]
Honours edit
Inter-county edit
- National Football League:
- Winner (2): 2000, 2008
- Dr McKenna Cup:
- Runner up: 2005,[9] more?
Club edit
- All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship:
- Winner (1): 2002
- All-Ireland Kilmacud Crokes Sevens Championship:
- Winner (1): 1998
- Runner up: 1999??
- Ulster Senior Club Football Championship:
- Ulster Senior Club Football League:
- Winner (1): 2008
- Derry Senior Football Championship:
- Derry Senior Football League:
- Winner (7): 1995, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
- Numerous underage competitions
Individual edit
- Derry Senior Football Championship winning captain: 2006
Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f "Derry player profiles 2008". Official Derry GAA website. 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
- ^ Duggan, Keith (26 April 2008). "Perfectly positioned to deliver for Derry". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
- ^ "Shamrocks and Emmett's set for epic tussle". Derry Journal. 2 September 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2008.
- ^ Heaney, Paddy (29 April 2008). "Derry ace Conleith drunk on success". The Irish News. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2008.
- ^ "Derry Football Roll Of Honour". Official Derry GAA website. Retrieved 27 March 2008.
- ^ "Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 30 April 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
- ^ "Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report - Derry GAA website". Derry GAA website. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
- ^ "Derry forward Conleth Gilligan calls time on 13-year inter-county career". RTÉ. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
- ^ "Derry line-ups 2005". Derry GAA website. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2008.