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Paul Clarke (Irish footballer)

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Paul Clarke
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Midfield
Born 1966
County Dublin
Nickname Clarkie
Club(s)
Years Club
Whitehall Colmcille
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1985 - ?
Dublin
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 6
All-Irelands 1
NFL 3
All Stars 1

Paul Clarke (born in County Dublin, Ireland) is an All Star winning former Gaelic footballer for Dublin. He played football with his local club Whitehall Colmcille in Dublin and was a member of the Dublin senior football team for a number of years, starting in 1985.[1] He earned his first and only All-Ireland medal in 1995, the same year in which he won his only All Star award.

Biography

Having played soccer as a child up to Under-14 level, Clarke began playing Gaelic football while at school at St Aidan's CBS, in Dublin. He went on to join Whitehall Colmcille's, his local club, and was quickly noticed and selected for the inter-county Under 14 side, with whom he went on to win an under-14 leinster title.[1] Clarke joined the Dublin minor football team in 1983, and in 1984, led them to an All-Ireland Minor Football Championship as captain. In 1983, he went on a tour of Australia with a colleges team, where try-outs for Australian Rules Football were held, but he was not selected.[1]

Senior inter-county

Clarke joined the Dublin senior panel in October 1985 and had his debut in a win against Donegal in a National League fixture.[1] Over the course of the next decade, he would play in many positions in the backs, midfield and forwards. In 1995, playing in his fourth All-Ireland final, Clarke finally won an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medal, and also won an All Star award the same year.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Clarke, Paul". Hoganstand.com. 1995-09-15. Retrieved 2011-04-061. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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