Barry Gillis (born 12 January 1980)[1] is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Derry county team, with whom he has won the National League twice. He plays his club football for Magherafelt O'Donovan Rossa.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born |
12 January 1980 Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Occupation |
Service engineer[1] postman,[2] car wash owner and a postman working from Magherafelt | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Magherafelt | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
199x– | Derry | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| NFL | 2 | ||
Gillis plays full forward for Magherafelt, but plays as goalkeeper for Derry.[3] He is in the unique position of winning a National League medal as an outfielder (2000), and another National League medal as goalkeeper (2008).[4]
Playing career
editInter-county
editGillis was originally called up to the Derry panel as an outfielder in the late 1990s[3] and was on the panel for Derry's 2000 National League success.[3][5] Gillis was part of the panel when Derry reached that year's Ulster Senior Football Championship final, but were defeated by Armagh.[4] He pulled out of the panel for a couple of seasons in the 2000s as he was working in Dublin, but returned again.[3]
He was part of the Derry team that won the 2008 National League where Derry beat Kerry in the final.[6][7]
Honours
editCounty
edit- National Football League:
- Winner (2): 2000, 2008
- Ulster Senior Football Championship:
- Runner up: 2000
- Dr McKenna Cup:
- Runner up: 2005,[8] 2008, more?
Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.
References
edit- ^ a b "Derry player profiles 2008". Official Derry GAA website. 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
- ^ "Derry player profiles 2008". Official Derry GAA website. 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
- ^ a b c d Rodgers, Alan (29 February 2008). "Kerry litmus test". Gaelic Life.
- ^ a b "Derry need to make a championship mark says Gillis". Hogan Stand. Lynn Publications. 2 January 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
- ^ "Derry record intact after a dour struggle". Irish Independent. 29 November 1999. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
- ^ "Derry 2–13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Archived from the original on 30 April 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
- ^ "Derry 2–13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report – Derry GAA website". Derry GAA website. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
- ^ "Derry line-ups 2005". Derry GAA website. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2008.
External links
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