Brendan McVeigh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper/Midfield | ||
| Born |
1981 County Down, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| An Ríocht GAC | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Down titles | 0 | ||
| Ulster titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2003-Present | Down | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Brendan McVeigh is a Gaelic football player from County Down, Northern Ireland. He plays for the Down senior inter county football team and for his club An Ríocht as a goalkeeper.McVeigh made first start in 2005 against Tyrone he also played Midfield in the 2005 championship scoring a point
He played in the 2010 All-Ireland Football Final where they were defeated 0-15 to 0-16 by Cork.[1]
In October 2010, McVeigh was named as the goalkeeper in the 2010 All-Star football team for his performances for Down during the 2010 season, it was his first All Star award.[2][3] In November 2010, McVeigh was also named in the 2010 GPA Gaelic Football team of the year.[4]
References
- ^ "All-Ireland SFC Final: Cork 0-16 0-15 Down". BBC Sport. 2010-09-19. Retrieved 2010-10-27.
- ^ "'Strange' All Stars snub for Rebels". Irish Independent. 2010-10-14. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ "Four Down players are among the 2010 GAA All Stars". BBC Sport. 2010-10-14. Retrieved 2010-10-27.
- ^ "Cork & Down dominate GPA selection". RTE Sport. 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
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