Eamonn Callaghan is a former Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Kildare county team.[3] He captained his county.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Éamonn Ó Ceallacháin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left half-forward | ||
| Born | Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Nickname | Leper[1][2] | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Naas | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| Kildare | |||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| NFL | 1 | ||
In 2011, Callaghan was part of the Ireland team that won the 2011 International Rules Series against Australia by 130 to 65.[4][5]
Alongside Kildare veteran Eoin Doyle as manager, Callaghan won a Kildare SFC with Naas (its first for more than three decades) in 2021 and the club then advanced to the Leinster Club SFC final.[1] In August 2022, he joined the Carlow senior football team as a performance coach under the management of Niall Carew.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Boyle, Donnchadh (22 August 2022). "Former Kildare skipper Eamonn Callaghan joins Carlow senior football backroom team". Irish Independent.
- ^ "Carlow role for Callaghan". Hogan Stand. 23 August 2022.
Affectionately known as 'Leper', the Naas man has been brought on board as a performance coach by manager Niall Carew, who served as a Kildare selector when Callaghan was in his prime.
- ^ "Dublin make a late point". The Irish Times. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- ^ "Australia 29-50 Ireland - As It Happened". RT. 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.
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