Joe Diver is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Derry county team, with whom he has won a National League title. Diver plays his club football for Bellaghy Wolfe Tones, and won the Derry Senior Football Championship with the club.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seosamh Ó Duibhir | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
| Occupation | Marketing executive[1] | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Bellaghy | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Derry titles | 3 | ||
| Ulster titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2006– | Derry | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
For both club and county Diver usually plays in midfield. He has also played in the half forward line on occasion.[1]
Playing career
editInter-county
editIn 2000, when Derry won the Ulster Minor Championship, Diver made a late substitute appearance in the All-Ireland Minor semi-final against Cork.[1] That game was shrouded in controversy, because a Cork player who was sent-off did not leave the field of play.[1] Diver did not play Under 21 football with Derry as he was traveling in the United States.[1]
Diver was first called up to the Derry Senior football panel in November 2005 for the 2006 season by Paddy Crozier.[2] He made his competitive Derry debut on 8 January 2006 against Monaghan in that year's Dr McKenna Cup.[3] His Championship debut came that year in a six-point victory over Tyrone at the age of 24.[1]
He was part of the Derry team that won the 2008 National League where Derry beat Kerry in the final.[4][5]
Diver played at midfield on the Derry team that reached the 2011 Ulster Senior championship final, and was made Vice Captain of Derry for 2012 season.[citation needed]
Club
editIn 2005 he won the Derry Championship with Bellaghy and helped the club reach the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship final,[1] in which they were defeated by St. Gall's.
While in America, he helped the Derry club side win the 2003 New York Junior Football Championship.[1]
Honours
editInter-county
edit- 1 National Football League 2008
- 1 Dr McKenna Cup 2011
- 1 Ulster Minor Football Championship 2000
Club
edit- Ulster Senior Club Football Championship: Runner up: 2005[citation needed]
- Derry Senior Football Championship: Winner: 2005. Runner up: 2004, 2007[citation needed]
- Derry Senior Football League: Winner: 2004[citation needed]
- New York Junior Football Championship: Winner: 2003[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Archer, Kenny (2007). "Diver leaving no stone unturned". The Irish News. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^ "Crozier names much-changed panel". BBC. 8 November 2005. Retrieved 1 April 2008.
- ^ Maloney, Seamus (5 January 2006). "Diver the sole debutant for Oak Leafers". The Irish News.
- ^ "Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report". Derry GAA website. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
- ^ "Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 30 April 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2008.