Kevin Reilly (Gaelic footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Full Back | ||
| Born |
22 February 1986 Navan, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2003-2016 | Navan O'Mahonys | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Meath titles | 4 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2005-2015 | Meath | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
Kevin Reilly (born 22 February 1986) is an Irish Gaelic footballer. He played at senior level for the Meath county team from 2005 to 2015.[1]
Reilly played in a variety of positions for Meath, appearing in midfield and half-forward in the 2009 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-Final defeat to Kerry. His most frequent position was at full-back, where he played during the 2010 Leinster Senior Football Championship Final, which resulted in a victory over Louth. In 2006,2008,2010 and 2011, Reilly was part of the Ireland.He is in the top ten most capped players. In 2008 and 2011 the team that won the 2011 International Rules Series against Australia by 130 to 65.[2][3] In 2013, he was appointed Meath captain by Mick O'Dowd. With his club Navan O'Mahony's, he has won three Meath senior titles. Reilly announced his retirement from inter-county football in 2015 due to injury at just 29. He has won 4 Meath Senior football championships with Navan O’Mahonys 2 Sigerson Cups, 2006 and 2010 1 Hogan Cup All Ireland Schools 2004 1 Leinster SFC 2010 In December 2019, he was named as a Meath under-20 county team selector under the management of Ger Robinson.[4] In 2021, he guided Trim to a Meath Intermediate Football championship, Leinster football championship and were All Ireland finalists.
References
[edit]- ^ "Meath 0-11 Galway 0-10". RTÉ Sport. 9 July 2011. Archived from the original on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ "Australia 29-50 Ireland - As It Happened". RTÉ Sport. 4 November 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ "Ireland win second test and Rules series". Irish Examiner. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ "Robinson appointed u-20 boss". Meath Chronicle. 13 December 2019.