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{{short description|Irish retired Gaelic footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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'''Kieran Duff''' (born 14 February 1961) is an [[Irish people|Irish]] former [[Gaelic football]]er. His [[National Football League (Ireland)|league]] and [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|championship]] career at senior level playing for the [[Dublin county football team|Dublin county team]] spanned thirteen seasons from 1979 to 1992.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://buzz.ie/former-dublin-footballer-kieran-duff-reflects-on-his-playing-days-and-his-move-from-the-pitch-to-the-stands/|title=Former Dublin footballer Kieran Duff reflects on his playing days and his move from the pitch to the stands|publisher=buzz.ie|date=26 May 2016|accessdate=8 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/Dublin/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=78854|title=Duff, Ciaran|publisher=Hogan Stand|date=11 December 1992|accessdate=8 November 2016}}</ref>


Born in [[Dublin]], Duff first played competitive Gaelic football during his schooling. He later joined the [[Fingallians GAA|Fingallians]] club and won a [[Dublin Junior Football Championship|county junior championship]] medal in 1993.
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Duff made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he was picked on the Dublin minor team. He won a [[Leinster Minor Football Championship|Leinster]] medal in this grade in 1979. Duff later joined the Dublin under-21 team, winning a [[Leinster Under-21 Football Championship|Leinster]] medal in 1980. By this stage he had joined the Dublin senior team, making his debut during the [[1979-80 National Football League (Ireland)|1979-80 league]]. Over the course of the next thirteen seasons Duff won one [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|All-Ireland]] medal in 1983. He also won four [[Leinster Senior Football Championship|Leinster]] medals, two [[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League]] medals and two [[GAA All Stars Awards|All-Stars]]. He retired from inter-county football during the [[1991-92 National Football League (Ireland)|1991-92 league]].
'''Kieran Duff''' is a former [[Gaelic football]] player with [[Dublin GAA|Dublin]] and [[Fingallians]].[http://www.fingallians.ie/history.php]


Duff also played [[association football]] for [[Swords Celtic]] and [[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]], making his [[League of Ireland]] debut as a substitute on 8 December 1985.
==Playing career==
Duff won the all-Ireland with Dublin in 1983. Kieran has won two [[GAA All Stars Awards|All Stars]] in 1987 and 1988. He won two [[National Football League (Ireland)|NFL]] medals for Dublin in 1987 and in 1991.


In retirement from playing Duff became involved in team management and coaching. He was a selector with the Dublin senior team under [[Paul Caffrey]].
{{1983 - All-Ireland Winning Team}}


==External links==
==Honours==
===Team===
*[http://www.hill16.ie/default.asp Official Dublin Website]
; Fingallians
[[Category:Dublin Gaelic footballers|Duff, Kieran]]
* [[Dublin Junior Football Championship]] (1): 1993


; Dublin
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* [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] (1): [[1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|1983]]
* [[Leinster Senior Football Championship]] (4): [[1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship#Leinster Senior Football Championship|1983]], [[1984 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship#Leinster Senior Football Championship|1984]], [[1985 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship#Leinster Senior Football Championship|1985]], [[1989 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship#Leinster Senior Football Championship|1989]]
* [[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League]] (2): [[1986-87 National Football League (Ireland)|1986-87]], [[1990-91 National Football League (Ireland)|1990-91]]

===Individual===
; Awards
* [[GAA GPA All Stars Awards|All-Stars Awards]] (2): 1987, 1988

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:League of Ireland players]]
[[Category:Shelbourne F.C. players]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Fingal]]
[[Category:Winners of one All-Ireland medal (Gaelic football)]]
[[Category:Men's association football players not categorized by position]]
[[Category:Republic of Ireland men's association footballers]]
[[Category:Association footballers from County Dublin]]
[[Category:20th-century Irish sportsmen]]


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Latest revision as of 23:37, 4 December 2024

Kieran Duff
Personal information
Irish name Ciarán Ó Duibh
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right wing-forward
Born (1961-02-14) 14 February 1961 (age 63)
Dublin, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Nickname Dully
Club(s)
Years Club
 Fingallians
Club titles
Dublin titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1980-1992
 Dublin 40 (9-57)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 4
All-Irelands 1
NFL 2
All Stars 2

Kieran Duff (born 14 February 1961) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career at senior level playing for the Dublin county team spanned thirteen seasons from 1979 to 1992.[1][2]

Born in Dublin, Duff first played competitive Gaelic football during his schooling. He later joined the Fingallians club and won a county junior championship medal in 1993.

Duff made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he was picked on the Dublin minor team. He won a Leinster medal in this grade in 1979. Duff later joined the Dublin under-21 team, winning a Leinster medal in 1980. By this stage he had joined the Dublin senior team, making his debut during the 1979-80 league. Over the course of the next thirteen seasons Duff won one All-Ireland medal in 1983. He also won four Leinster medals, two National Football League medals and two All-Stars. He retired from inter-county football during the 1991-92 league.

Duff also played association football for Swords Celtic and Shelbourne, making his League of Ireland debut as a substitute on 8 December 1985.

In retirement from playing Duff became involved in team management and coaching. He was a selector with the Dublin senior team under Paul Caffrey.

Honours

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Team

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Fingallians
Dublin

Individual

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Awards

References

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  1. ^ "Former Dublin footballer Kieran Duff reflects on his playing days and his move from the pitch to the stands". buzz.ie. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Duff, Ciaran". Hogan Stand. 11 December 1992. Retrieved 8 November 2016.


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