Jim McGuinness
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séamus Mag Aonghusa | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
12 November 1972 Glenties, County Donegal, Ireland | ||
| Nickname | Cher[1] | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
? -? | Naomh Conaill | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Donegal titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
? | Donegal | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Jim McGuinness (born 12 November 1972 in Glenties, County Donegal) is a former Gaelic footballer and current manager of the Donegal senior football team.
Playing career
As a scraggly-haired teenager in 1992, McGuinness observed from the bench Brian McEniff's team topple Derry in the final of the Ulster Senior Football Championship before going on to steal the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship from Dublin's grasp.[2]
A member of the 1992 All-Ireland winning team, McGuinness was also a star of Third-Level Colleges football, winning Sigerson Cups with Tralee in 1998 and 1999 as captain, and again as captain in 2001 with University of Ulster, Jordanstown. He played club football with Naomh Conaill, winning a Donegal Senior Football Championship in 2005. With Ireland, he played in the 1998 International Rules Series.
He played with Donegal until 2003. Upon retiring he became a fitness coach and lectured in sports psychologist in the North West Regional College, Limavady.[3]
Management career
U-21s
McGuinness guided the Donegal U-21 team to the All-Ireland U-21 Final, in which they were defeated by Dublin.
Seniors
First year
In July 2010, McGuinness was appointed as the Senior manager after his colleague John Joe Doherty resigned in the wake of a disastrous season.[4] McGuinness drafted Kevin Cassidy into his first McKenna Cup panel, despite Cassidy announcing his intention to retire the previous season's disappointing campaign.[5]
McGuinness's first year as manager proved successful, as Donegal gained promotion to Division 1 after beating Laois by a scoreline of 2-11 to 0-16. Donegal's 2011 All-Ireland Championship campaign began on 15 May 2011, against Antrim. Both sides performed poorly; however, Donegal ultimately triumphed, earning their ever first Ulster championship win for four years. On 17 July 2011, Donegal won their first Ulster title since 1992 when they defeated Derry by a scoreline of 1-11 to 0-8.[6] On 30 July 2011, Donegal faced Kildare in the All-Ireland quarter-final. A disastrous first half ensued but a thriller emerged during the second quarter, with the sides finishing level at full-time to drag themselves into extra-time. Donegal edged out Kildare by a scoreline of 1-12 to 0-14, with late points scored by captain Michael Murphy and two veterans, Christy Toye and Kevin Cassidy.[7][8] Donegal were then narrowly defeated by Dublin in the semi-final on 28 August 2011; Dublin went on to become All-Ireland champions by beating Kerry in the final.[9][10]
In November 2011, McGuinness dropped Kevin Cassidy from the Donegal panel after Cassidy contributed to a book (This Is Our Year).[11][12][13] Cassidy appeared not to understand why this was so.[14][15] Cassidy has not played for Donegal since.[16]
Second year
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References
- ^ "McEniff puts the don in Donegal". The Sun. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
McGuinness was only 19 in 1992. With his long, curly, dark hair even his team-mates called him 'Cher'.
- ^ "Forward thinking McGuinness groomed for Down". Donegal Democrat. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
Nineteen long years passed since McGuinness, the scraggly-haired teen, sat on the bench as Brian McEniff's vintage of 1992 toppled Derry and took the Anglo Celt Cup back to the Diamond in Donegal Town.
- ^ "The heroes of '92 - Where are they now?". Donegal Democrat. 8 January 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- ^ "McGuinness named new Donegal boss". RTÉ Sport. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- ^ "Cassidy and Hegarty in McGuinness' Donegal panel". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
- ^ "Donegal 1-11 Derry 0-08". RTÉ Sport. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ "Donegal 1-12 Kildare 0-14 (aet)". RTÉ Sport. 30 July 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ "McGuinness relishing new experience". RTÉ Sport. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ "As it Happened: Dublin 0-08 Donegal 0-06". RTÉ Sport. 28 August 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ^ "Cluxton the hero as Dublin win All-Ireland". RTÉ Sport. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ^ Keys, Colm (9 November 2011). "Donegal hero Cassidy axed for breaking code of silence on McGuinness methods". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ "Cassidy dropped from Donegal panel". RTÉ Sport. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ "Sometimes it's better when you say nothing at all". Donegal Democrat. Johnston Press. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ^ "Cassidy makes statement on removal from panel". RTÉ Sport. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ^ "Cassidy at a loss to explain dismissal". The Irish Times. Irish Times Trust. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ^ "Donegal to shade rematch of last year's Ulster final". Donegal Democrat. Johnston Press. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.