David Geaney (born 1985 in County Kerry) is an Irish Gaelic footballer, formerly playing for Kerry and An Daingean and playing for St Peters Dunboyne since 2013.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Daithí Ó Geibheannaigh | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Half/Full Forward | ||
| Born |
1985 (age 38–39) County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2002-2012 2013-2015 2015- |
An Daingean St Peters Dunboyne An Daingean | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2011 - 2012 | Kerry | 1 (0-01) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Playing career
editSchools
editGeaney first became known while playing with Dingle CBS.
Club
editAt club level, he helped Dingle win the Intermediate county title with a win over West Kerry rivals Annascaul. He played in the Kerry Senior Football Championship,[1] where Dingle lost to Dr Crokes in the final in 2012. He later joined Meath, playing for St Peters, Dunboyne.[2]
Underage
editIn 2003, he was part of the Kerry minor team.[3] That seasons Munster Minor Football Championship had a round-robin phase and Geaney played in the first three games against Tipperary scoring 0-03, Limerick scoring 1-01 and Waterford scoring 0-02. He returned for the semi-final with Clare where he scored 0-04. Kerry faced Cork in the final where he scored 0-02 to pick up a Munster medal. He failed to score as Kerry overcame Mayo in the All-Ireland quarter-final. He was limited to a single point as Kerry lost out to Laois in the All-Ireland semi-final.[4]
He later moved on to the Under 21 team as a panel member but had little success as Kerry lost out to Cork in both 2005 and 2006.[5]
Junior
editHe was part of the county Junior side in 2005. His first appearance was in the semi-final win over Limerick where he scored a point. He also appeared in the subsequent Munster final loss to Cork.[6]
Senior
editAfter a number of years away from intercounty football, he became part of the Kerry panel in 2011. He was part of the team that won the pre-season McGrath Cup after overcoming Clare in the final.[7]
He made his first league appearance with 4 points against All-Ireland champions Cork, and went on to play 4 more games.[8] He later made his championship debut against Limerick in the Munster semi-final.[9] He played no part for the rest of the championship< including the All-Ireland final loss to Dublin.
He played in the 2012 McGrath Cup but left the panel before the start of the league.
References
edit- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (27 October 2012). "Geaney ready to savor Dingle's county final day". The Score. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Dunboyne recruit ex-Kerry player". HoganStand. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Minor Football". Munster GAA. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 February 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: Minor Appearances :: David Geaney".
- ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: U21 Appearances :: David Geaney".
- ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: Junior Appearances :: David Geaney".
- ^ "McGrath Cup Football - Munster GAA". 11 June 2009.
- ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: League Appearances :: David Geaney".
- ^ "David Geaney". Terrace Talk. Retrieved 14 April 2013.