Stephen Lucey
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Stiofán Ó Luasaigh | ||
| Sport | Dual player | ||
| Football Position: | Centre-back | ||
| Hurling Position: | Full-back | ||
| Born |
4 January 1980 Croom, County Limerick | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1998-present | Croom | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Limerick titles | 1 (UCD) | 0 | |
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1999-2009-2011-2015 2000-2015 |
Limerick (H) Limerick (F) | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Munster Titles | 1 | 2 | |
| All-Ireland Titles | 0 | 2 | |
| League titles | 1 | 1 | |
| All-Stars | 0 | 0 | |
Stephen Lucey (born 4 January 1980 in Croom, County Limerick) is a former Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Croom[1] and was with the Limerick senior inter-county team. He also played football with Limerick.[2]
Playing career
Club
Lucey plays hurling with his local Croom club and has enjoyed some success. He also played with UCD during his college days.
Inter-county
Lucey first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Limerick under-21 team. He won a Munster title at this level in 2000 before later collecting an All-Ireland medal following a victory over Galway. The following year Lucey won a second set of Munster and All-Ireland under-21 honours, as LImerick completed the second leg of a three-in-a-row. By this stage he had already joined the county senior team, however, Limerick's hurling fortunes were about to take a dramatic downturn. Following the county's victory over Cork in the Munster Championship in 2001 Limerick failed to win a game in the province until their 2007 Munster semi-final victory over Tipperary. This was achieved following a three-game saga, however, Lucey's side later lost the Munster final to Waterford. Limerick later gained revenge by defeating 'the Decies' in the subsequent All-Ireland semi-final, setting up an All-Ireland final meeting with Kilkenny on 2 September 2007. In 2009 Lucey, along with 11 others, was dropped from the hurling squad thus ending his 9 year career. In early 2011 Lucey was recalled to the hurling panel after new Dónal O'Grady was appointed as manager.
Football
Lucey won a Munster Under-21 Football Championship in 2000 [3] and played in the All Ireland final only to lose out to Tyrone in the final. He won 2 Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship in 2000 and 2001.[4] He played in two Munster Senior Football Championship final only to lose out to Kerry both times. He made a return to the football panel in 2009 and played in another Munster Senior Football Championship final but lost out to Cork by a point. The following year Lucey's bad luck went on as Limerick were once again beaten this time by Kerry in the Munster Final.
Honours
Hurling
- 2 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 2000 2001
- 2 Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship 2000 2001
- 1 National Hurling League Division 2 2011
- 1 Dublin Under-21 Hurling Championship 2001
Football
- 1 Munster Under-21 Football Championship 2000
- 1 National Football League Division 4 2010
- 1 McGrath Cup 2004
- 1 Dublin Senior Football Championship 2002
Awards
- 1 GPA Hurling Team of the Year 2007
- 1 Munster Hurling Team of the Year 2005
- 1 Munster Football Team of the Year 2004
References
- ^ "History". Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
- ^ Fintan O’Toole and Brendan O’Brien (12 February 2009). "Doherty shuffles Donegal pack February 12, 2009". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
- ^ "Under 21 Football - Munster Final Winning Teams (1962 - 2008)". Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
- ^ "Under 21 Hurling - Munster Final Winning Teams (1964 - 2008)". Archived from the original on 19 July 2008.