Gerard O'Kane

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Gerard O'Kane
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Irish Name Gearóid Ó Catháin
Place of birth County Londonderry
, Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation Student
Club information
Club Glenullin
Position Centre-half back
Club(s)*
Club Years Apps (scores)
Glenullin ? - Present ?
Club Titles
Derry Titles 1
Inter-County
County Derry
Position Centre-half back
Inter-County(ies)**
County Years Apps (scores)
Derry ? - Present ?
NFL 1

* club appearances and scores
correct as of .
**Inter County team apps and scores correct
as of .

Gerard O'Kane (Irish: Gearóid Ó Catháin) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Derry, with whom he has won the National League. He plays his club football for Glenullin. He plays in the half back line for club and county, with his pace and stamina being two of his key attributes.[1]

Contents

[edit] Football career

[edit] Inter-county

O'Kane (right) in action against Donegal's Brian Roper during the the 2008 Ulster Championship
O'Kane (right) in action against Donegal's Brian Roper during the the 2008 Ulster Championship

O'Kane was captained the Derry Minor side that won the 2002 Ulster Minor Championship and All-Ireland Minor Championship.[2]

He was part of the Derry team that won the 2008 National League where Derry beat Kerry in the final.[3][4]

[edit] Club

O'Kane plays club football for John Mitchel's GAC Glenullin. After suffering disappointment at the semi-final stage on a few occasions, O'Kane won a Derry Senior Football Championship with Glenullin in 2007. He won the man of the match award for his performance in the final replay against Bellaghy. He also won the Ulster Senior Club Football League with the club in 2007.

[edit] School/college

Gerard O'Kane captained St. Pat's Maghera to success in the 2003 MacRory Cup and Hogan Cup. He was awarded Ulster Colleges Football All-Stars in both 2002 and 2003. In 2007 he won the Ryan Cup and Sigerson Cup with Queens University Belfast. In 2005 and 2007 he was voted onto the Datapac Combined Universities (All Star) team.

[edit] Honours

[edit] County

[edit] Club

[edit] College

[edit] Individual

  • Captain Derry minor Ulster and All-Ireland winning side: 2002
  • Captain St. Pat's MacRory Cup winning side: 2003
  • Captain St. Pat's Hogan Cup winning side: 2003
  • Ulster Colleges Football All-Star - Winner (2): 2002, 2003
  • Datapac Combined Universities - Winner (2): 2005, 2007

Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Heaney, Paddy. "Donegal vs Derry Ulster Senior Football Championship 2008 quarter-final - Key battle (Rory Kavanagh v Gerard O'Kane", The Irish News, 2008-05-31. Retrieved on 2008-06-01. 
  2. ^ Derry Football Roll Of Honour. Official Derry GAA website. Retrieved on 2008-03-31.
  3. ^ Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report. BBC. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
  4. ^ Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report - Derry GAA website. Derry GAA website. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
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Derry Senior Football Team
1 J. Deighan | 2 K. McGuckin (V. cap.) | 3 K. McCloy (Cap.) | 4  F. McEldowney  | 5 L. Hinphey  | 6 M. McBride | 7 M. McIver | 8 E. Muldoon | 9 J. Conway | 10 M. Lynch | 11 P. Murphy | 12 B.McGoldrick | 13 C. Gilligan | 14 P. Bradley 
15 | E. Bradley 
Subs: M. Friel for P. Murphy, | C. Devlin for E. Bradley | G. O’Kane for M. McBride | J. Diver for M. Lynch | J. Keenan for M. McIver
Manager: Paddy Crozier
(Team as of 30 March 2008 versus Galway)
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