Niall Geary (born 1975) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played for club sides Tramore and Nemo Rangers, at inter-county level with the Waterford and Cork senior football teams and with Munster.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Niall Ó Gadhra | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Born |
1975 Tramore, County Waterford, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Software developer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Tramore Nemo Rangers | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 7 | ||
| Munster titles | 5 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1996-1998 2002-2005 |
Waterford Cork |
2 (0-00) 6 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:25, 17 April 2020. | |||
Career
editGeary began his Gaelic football career with Tramore, with whom he had minor and under-21 championship successes.[1] He simultaneously came to prominence on the inter-county scene with the Waterford minor and under-21 teams before making his senior championship debut in 1996. A move to Cork saw Geary transfer to the Nemo Rangers club and he had a number successes with his adopted club. These included seven County Senior Championship medals in nine seasons between 2000 and 2008, and he was also a part of the club's All-Ireland Club Championship-winning team in 2003. Geary also lined out with the Cork senior football team and won a Munster Championship medal as a substitute in 2002.[2][3]
Honours
edit- Tramore
- Waterford Under-21 Football Championship: 1994, 1995
- Waterford Minor Football Championship: 1993
- Nemo Rangers
- All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship: 2003
- Munster Senior Club Football Championship: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007 (c)
- Cork Senior Football Championship: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007 (c), 2008
- Waterford
- Cork
References
edit- ^ "Tramore-born Geary happy to cheer Nemo". Irish Examiner. 22 November 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ O'Riordan, Tom (27 May 1998). "Geary absence big blow for Waterford". Irish Independent. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Keys, Colm (5 August 2005). "Waterford ace Geary thriving on Leeside". Irish Independent. Retrieved 17 April 2021.