Irish name Caoimhin Breathnach 1986-2004, 2014 Killannin Height 1.93 m Galway titles 1 All irelands 2 | Position Midfield Name Kevin Walsh All stars 3 Years Club Role Gaelic footballer | |
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Kevin Walsh (born 4 February 1969 in Galway) is a former Irish Gaelic footballer and current manager of the Galway footballers. He won three All Stars and two All-Ireland Senior Football Championships in his inter-county career with Galway. He also served as manager to the Sligo senior football team from 2008 to 2013.
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- Thank gaa it s friday kevin walsh
- Galway football manager kevin walsh on championship 2016
- Playing career
- Club
- Connacht
- Sligo
- Galway
- References
Galway football manager kevin walsh on championship 2016
Playing career
An effective midfielder, Walsh enjoyed a great playing career at club level with Killannin winning intermediate county titles in 1991 and 2014 against near neighbours moycullen at 45 years of age and at inter-county level with Galway. He was a key member of the latter team during the late 1990s and early 2000s and collected two All-Ireland titles and four Connacht titles during that time.
Club
Upon retirement from inter-county play, Walsh became involved in coaching. He had been in charge of the Aran Islands junior footballers in 2008.
Connacht
He was a selector with the Connacht inter-provincial team for a number of seasons.
Sligo
Walsh volunteered to manage the Sligo senior football team, and was appointed in November 2008.
He led Sligo from Division 4 to Division 2 of the National Football League in his first two years in charge winning the Division 4 and 3 titles in the process. He also led Sligo to the Connacht Junior Football Championship and All-Ireland Junior Football Championship in 2010. In 2011, he led Sligo to a second Connacht Junior Football Championship.
In 2013, Walsh fell out with Eamonn O'Hara after O'Hara launched a stinging tirade at his former manager on national television and told him to resign. The incident occurred following Sligo's first round elimination from the Connacht Championship at the hands of London. O'Hara gave his inside view of the chaos affecting the county as Pat Spillane peered down his nose over O'Hara's right shoulder, baffled at the news that a county like Sligo could be in an even worse state than Kerry.
Then O'Hara called Walsh "crazy."
Former Armagh footballer Oisín McConville said O'Hara was out of line with his outburst and pointed out that most teams, apart from those to have played in that year's All-Ireland final, go back training in November. Following defeat to Derry in the next game and elimination from the Championship, Walsh resigned as Sligo boss.
Galway
After the resignation of Alan Mulholland, Walsh was selected as favourite to replace him as manager. Pete Warren was also in the race but withdrew soon afterwards. In September 2014, Walsh was appointed as the Galway Senior Football Manager.