Peter Burke (born 9 November 1976)[1] is a Gaelic football coach, selector and former player. He played as goalkeeper for the Kiltimagh club and the Mayo county team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | P. de Burca | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born | 9 November 1976 | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[1] | ||
| Occupation | Roofing business | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Kiltimagh | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1997–2004 | Mayo | 60 | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Burke made 60 appearances for his county between 1997 and 2004. He played in the 1997 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final defeat to Kerry. He did not concede a goal in that game but he did in the 2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, against Kerry again, another loss.[2] He won two Connacht Senior Football Championships, in 1997 and 1999, as well as the 2000–01 National Football League.[3] He was also involved with the Ireland international rules football team as a player.[3]
After Burke had retired from playing inter-county football, Mayo manager James Horan invited him to be Mayo's senior goalkeeping coach, a role Burke held for eight years (between 2011 and 2018), coaching his former understudy David Clarke. Stephen Rochford then appointed Burke as a selector ahead of the 2017 season.[4]
A hurler at youth level, he is a nephew of former Mayo goalkeeper Eugene Lavin.[1] He is originally from the townland of Cloondace (near Knock), is married with children and has a roofing business.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Burke Peter". Hogan Stand. Vol. 7, no. 35. 29 August 1997.
- ^ "The 25 best Mayo players of the past 25 years". Irish Independent. 20 September 2013.
- ^ a b c "2001 league win 'surreal' for Burke". The Mayo News. 29 April 2020.
- ^ "'A professional gentleman' — Burke hails Mayo's David Clarke". RTÉ. 5 January 2021.