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'''Joel Cassidy''' (born 2 April 1977<ref name="HS 98">{{cite journal |year=1998 |month=March |title=Interview with Joe Cassidy |journal=[[Hogan Stand]] |url=http://www.hoganstand.com/Derry/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=45154 |accessdate=23 January 2009 }}</ref>) is an [[Ireland|Irish]] retired [[Gaelic football]]er and currently a [[Manager (Gaelic games)|manager]]. He played for Derry between 1997 and 200x. Cassidy played his club football for [[Bellaghy GAC|Bellaghy Wolfe Tones]] and won the [[Ulster Senior Club Football Championship]] twice, and the [[Derry Senior Football Championship]] ? times with the club. For both club and county Cassidy played in [[Gaelic football and Hurling positions|forward line]]. |
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A back injury forced Cassidy to retire from playing at any early age<ref name="GL jan09"/> and has since become involving in managing and currently manager of home-club Bellaghy. He is brother<ref name="HS 98"/> of former Derry player and current Derry manager [[Damian Cassidy]]. |
A back injury forced Cassidy to retire from playing at any early age<ref name="GL jan09"/> and has since become involving in managing and currently manager of home-club Bellaghy. He is brother<ref name="HS 98"/> of former Derry player and current Derry manager [[Damian Cassidy]]. |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Corner forward | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Occupation | PE teacher[1] | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
199x-200x | Bellaghy | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Derry titles | ? | ||
| Ulster titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1997-200x | Derry | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 1 | ||
| NFL | ? | ||
Joel Cassidy (born 2 April 1977[2]) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer and currently a manager. He played for Derry between 1997 and 200x. Cassidy played his club football for Bellaghy Wolfe Tones and won the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship twice, and the Derry Senior Football Championship ? times with the club. For both club and county Cassidy played in forward line.
A back injury forced Cassidy to retire from playing at any early age[1] and has since become involving in managing and currently manager of home-club Bellaghy. He is brother[2] of former Derry player and current Derry manager Damian Cassidy.
Playing career
Inter-county
Cassidy was part of the Derry minor team that won the 1995 Ulster Minor Championship and finished runners-up to Westmeath in that year's All-Ireland Minor final.[2]
In 1997 Cassidy and Derry won the Ulster Under 21 and All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championships,[2] defeating Fermanagh and Meath in the respective finals. He was also on the team the following year,[3] but Derry were defeated at the Ulster final stage by Armagh.
He made his Derry senior debut in February 1997 against Kildare in the National League.[2] Derry reached that year's Ulster Championship final but were defeated by Cavan. A year later he won the Ulster Championship with Derry, beating Donegal in the final.[4] Derry lost out to Galway in that year's All-Ireland Championship semi-final. In 2000 he won the National League with Derry??[citation needed]. Derry also reached that year's Ulster final but were defeated by Armagh.
Club
Cassidy had a successful underage career with Bellaghy; including winning two Derry Minor Championships and two Ulster Minor Club Championships,[2] as well as a Derry Under 21 Championship.[2]
Among his club awards at senior level include winning the Derry Championship in 1994,[2] 1996,[5] 1998?, 1999?, 2000? and 2005? In 1994[2] and 2000 the club also went on to win the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. In 1995 they reached the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship final, but were defeated by Kilmacud Crokes of Dublin. He has also won the All-Ireland Kilmacud Sevens in 2002[6] and the 2002 Castlewellan Sevens with the club.[7]
School
Cassidy's playing honours with his school include an All-Ireland B Colleges title.[2]
Managerial career
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Club
Cassidy first started managing Bellaghy underage teams in 1998.[1] In 2005 he guided the Bellaghy minor side to the final of the Derry Minor Championship, where they were defeated by Ballinascreen.[1] The first senior club he managed was Loughgiel Shamrocks (hurling) in Antrim.[1] In late 2008 he was appointed as the Bellaghy senior manager for the 2009 season.[1]
School
Cassidy is a PE teacher in Cross and Passion College in Ballycastle,[1] and has had some successes managing the school hurling teams.
Honours
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Inter-county
Club
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Bellaghy job too good for Cassidy to miss". Gaelic Life. 23 January 2009. p. 33.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Interview with Joe Cassidy". Hogan Stand. 1998. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ Campbell, John (26 January 1998). "Gribben gears up for championship". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
- ^ "Derry grab spoils in dire tie". Irish Examiner. 20 July 1998. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
- ^ O'Hara, Eamon (1996). "Cassidy double dumps Dungiven". The Irish News (reproduced on the Official Derry GAA website). Retrieved 23 January 2009.
- ^ "Too good to struggle". Hogan Stand. 31 December 2002. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
- ^ "Bellaghy win 2002 Castlewellan and Kilmacud Sevens". Retrieved 24 May 2008.