Brian Lacey (Gaelic footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Briain Ó Laitheasa | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right corner-back | ||
| Born |
1974 Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Arravale Rovers Round Towers | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kildare titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1995-1997 1998-2004 2005-2006 |
Tipperary Kildare Tipperary | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Brian Lacey (born 1974) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played as a right corner-back for the Tipperary and Kildare senior teams.[1][2]
Born in Tipperary, Lacey first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor hurling team before later joining the under-21 football side. He joined the senior football panel during the 1995 championship. Lacey immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen before later joining the Kildare senior team. Throughout his career he won two Leinster medals and one Tommy Murphy Cup medal.
Lacey was a member of the Munster and Leinster inter-provincial teams on a number of occasions. At club level he is a two-time championship medallist with Round Towers. He began his career with Arravale Rovers.
Lacey retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 2006 championship.
He is a brother of former rugby union player and current referee John Lacey.
Honours
Player
- Round Towers
- Kildare Senior Football Championship (2): 1998, 2003
- Tipperary
- Tommy Murphy Cup (1): 2005
- Kildare
References
- ^ "Profile: Brian Lacey". Tipperary GAA Archives website. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ "Lacey overcomes bloodline to gallop into cynics' hearts". Irish Times. 26 September 1998. Retrieved 3 August 2015.