John Galvin is a former Gaelic footballer who played as a midfielder for Limerick in a career spanning 15 years from 1999 to 2014. He played his club football with Croom before transferring to Cratloe in Clare where he had been living for some years.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Ó Galbháin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
1980 (age 43–44) Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1998-2013 2014- |
Croom Cratloe | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Clare titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1999-2014 | Limerick | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 2 | ||
He was captain of the Limerick team that won the Munster Under-21 Football Championship in 2000. He played in 4 Munster Senior Football Championship finals but lost all 4 to Kerry in 2003, 2004 and 2010 and to Cork in 2009. In April 2003, he was named Vodafone GAA All-Stars Player of the Month for his part in helping Limerick win the Division 4 final of the National Football League.[1] He was Man of the Match in the 2010 final scoring 1-02. He was picked on the 2010 GPA awards team at midfield. He also plays hurling with Croom. He has been an all star nominee 3 times 2004, 2009, 2010. In 2008 he was part of the Munster team that won the Railway Cup.[citation needed]
In 2014, Galvin switched clubs to play for Cratloe in county Clare after living in the area for four years. He won the Clare Senior Football Championship with Cratloe in 2014.[2][3]
Galvin announced his retirement from inter-county football on 8 January 2015 after spending 15 years with Limerick and became what some people said "Limerick's greatest ever player."[4][5]
Honours edit
- Limerick
- Munster Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2000
- National Football League, Division 4 (1): 2010
- Munster Final Man of The Match (1): 2010
- GPA Team Of The Year (1): 2010
- Cratloe
- Clare Senior Football Championship (1): 2014
- Munster
- Railway Cup (1): 2008
References edit
- ^ "Awards for Galvin and Codd". Hoganstand.com. 13 May 2003. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ^ "Clare GAA: Cratloe is first club in 100 years to win senior county titles in both hurling and football". Irish Mirror. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "Galvin glad of Cratloe glory". Irish Examiner. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "Arguably the greatest Limerick footballer ever has retired from the inter-county game". thescore.ie. 8 January 2015. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "Tributes pour in as John Galvin retires". Irish Examiner. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
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