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Diarmaid Blake
Personal information
Irish name Diarmaid de Bláca
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Centre Back
Born Galway, Ireland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Club(s)
Years Club
1999–2017
Milltown
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
2002–2013
Galway 51 (0-1)
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 4

Diarmaid Blake is a Gaelic footballer from Galway. Blake plays his club football with Milltown and was a former member of the Galway senior team.

Blake came to prominence as a student for St. Jarlath’s College of Tuam, playing in two Hogan Cup finals, however, appearing on the losing side both times in 1999 and 2001. He captured his All-Ireland winner’s medal as a part of the Galway 2002 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship winning team.[1][2]

Blake’s senior career with Galway took off as he started at centre back in four consecutive Connacht finals between 2006 and 2009 and a National Football League final against Kerry in 2006. He was also nominated for an All Star Award during this period.

Honours

St. Jarlath’s College
Galway

References

  1. ^ "Galway GAA Official Website". Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Diarmuid Blake, Galway GAA | Player Profile". Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2011.