Kevin McManamon (born 9 December 1986) is a Gaelic footballer from Dublin who plays for the St Jude's club and was a senior member of the Dublin county team since 2010. He retired in December 2021.[2]

McManamon made his senior debut in O'Byrne Cup against Wexford.[3] In 2010 during the league he was selected as one of the top young players as well being part of the Under 21 Dublin team that won the All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship.[4]

In the 2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, McManamon played a significant role in the semi-final and final. In the semi-final against Donegal, he came as a substitute with 20 minutes left in the match and scored a vital point.[5]

In the final, he also came on with 20 minutes to go and scored a goal to reduce the margin between the teams at the time from 4 points to a single point. Dublin went on to win the match by a single point and the Irish Independent named him as their man of the match.[6][7]

As his career begun to wind down, Kevin developed a strong interest in Sports Psychology and has worked with such organisations as the winning Templeogue Basketball team and the Irish Amateur Boxing Team.[citation needed]

On December 1, 2021, in a statement released by Dublin GAA,[8] McManamon announced his immediate retirement from inter-county Football.

Honours

Dublin

References

  1. ^ "How Kevin McManamon is confronting sporting inactivity". RTÉ Sport. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  2. ^ "'Proud' Dublin legend Kevin McManamon calls time on glittering county career that helped change course of GAA history". independent. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Dublin ease past Wexford to spark new hope". Irish Independent. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Dublin 1-12 Kerry 1-10". RTÉ Sport. 7 February 2010. Archived from the original on 10 February 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Dubs hurdle defensive wall to earn long-awaited shot at Sam". Irish Independent. 29 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  6. ^ "The game at a glance". Irish Independent. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  7. ^ "McManamon ready to carry 'supersub' burden for Dublin". Irish Independent. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Kevin McManamon Statement: Inter-County Retirement". Dublin GAA. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
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